My husband, toddler son, and I have stayed at the Sommerset Suites twice in the last month as we prepare to relocate to San Diego. I did a fair amount of research before we traveled, and felt the SS would offer the most in terms of amenities for the price. Our main need was a kitchen since we were bringing homemade baby food with us, and were on a budget.
The property is a bit dated, so don't expect luxury in terms of room, bathroom or kitchen amenities. However, we found everything to be clean and met our needs.
The staff were great - we needed a few things for our son (extra sheets after he got sick one night, extra trash cans for diapers, etc.) and every request was met within minutes. This past trip, all of the self-serve luggage carts were gone from downstairs - my husband informed the front desk and a cart was quickly to our door.
Overall, we felt it was a good choice. Here is a quick list of the good things:
-friendly and helpful staff - everyone we came into contact with was great
-reasonably priced parking ($6 night)
-free wireless internet
-full kitchens with refrigerators, range top, oven, dishwasher and microwave
-huge pantry area with sliding door off kitchen to store all the extras that come with young children - food, toys, etc.
-his/her closets in bedroom
-ironing board and safe in room
-free breakfast in the morning with MYO waffles, hard-boiled eggs, juices, coffee, bagels, muffins and fruit
-centrally located on Washington in Hillcrest - just off the 163, minutes to the 5 - and right in the midst of all the restaurants and shops in Hillcrest
-pretty quiet given its urban location (it is near a hospital...during our second trip we did hear the ambulance a few times)
-plenty of room for all the toys you can stuff in the car
-pool for older children
-computer/inernet terminal with printer by the front desk
And the not-so-good:
-older property
-you can hear noise from the pool most of the day since most of the rooms have windows that face the pool courtyard
-some noise given the location
-no free parking
-no hair dryer in room
-not a luxury property
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