Affordable Beach Hotel?

My wife and I are coming to San Diego next month and are wondering about affordable hotels near the beach. We would like to stay below $150/night as we will be spending several nights there. Thanks!

Affordable Beach Hotel?

Just a little info first -February will be much milder than what you are used to but for us SanDiegans it is too cold to swim in the ocean.

There are a few possible hotels an ddepending on your dates there may be more-

YOu can check out the OceanBeach Hotel-neighborhood is surfy/hippy small townish yet in the city. restauratns nearby to walk to.

The Ocean Park Inn which is at Pacific Beach which has a cement path to walk or bike on along the beach and more hotels nearby.I talso has bkfst and free parking.

By the way you will need a rental car to get easily to other tourist sites.

There are other inexpensive hotels but they are not necessarily at the beach.

Perhaps youwould consider staying away from the beach and being able to drive to one as you probably willnot be spending all you rdays on the sand inFeb.

Affordable Beach Hotel?

Check the rates (and the reviews) for some of these places:

www.danainn.com

www.shelterpointe.com

www.surferbeachhotel.com

www.bayclubhotel.com

Up in Del Mar, about 20 min north of San Diego, they somehow seem to escape the rain more than any other place around. All the hotels there are quite close to the beach, maybe check the Best Western Stratford. In Carlsbad, also north of San Diego, check TamarackResort.

Joe you have given som egood ideas for hotels but the shelter pointe and the bayclub are not at the beach. They are on Shelter Island which has great views of the SanDiego Bay but not a beach.

I agree that they might be good choices if the folks want to change their minds an dnot be right on a beach. Especially inFeb!!

Thanks for the posts they are very helpfull. Hope you don%26#39;t get tired of me I have more questions.

Ken

You can%26#39;t get more on the beach than the ';Del Mar Motel on the Beach'; It is possible that you could get a rate of $100 depending upon availability. see www.delmarmotelonthebeach.com

This is a one star motel, see the TA reviews for others%26#39; opinions:

tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g60750-d76747-R鈥?/a>

We enjoyed Shelter Pointe and it is near the beach as the original poster requested but not ON the beach. However, it is now called Kona Kai resort and I think the rates have gone up.

How's the temperature in San Francisco at the moment?

Am being nagged by my shopping buddy as to whether or not she needs to use valuable space in her suitcase for a warm jacket!!! Wondering what the weather is like there at the moment? :o)

How's the temperature in San Francisco at the moment?

At the moment it%26#39;s freezing cold. It%26#39;s 1:30AM in mid-January and it%26#39;s the coldest it%26#39;s ever been in ten years.

But during the day it warms up to a balmy 50 degrees Fahrenheit, about 10 Celcius.

How's the temperature in San Francisco at the moment?

At the moment, 05:02, it%26#39;s 38°F. On the road home from Monterey around 02:30, it was 23°F a bit North of Prunedale.

The ';Don%26#39;t-miss SIGHTS in San Francisco'; page geocities.com/iconoc/Articles/Sights.html has enough to keep you busy for nine twelve-hour days. It includes links to your best source of advice on WHERE TO EAT here, the UseNet Group ba.food, and the quite-good sfSurvey. It also has a WEATHER CHART with a link to current conditions.

It%26#39;s supposed to be warming up slowly over the next several days. Perhaps your mother could bring layers for maximum flexibility and then buy a jacket if she needs one when she gets here. You%26#39;re going to be shopping anyway, right? Save that suitcase space for the stuff you%26#39;ll need!

you better bring jackets. Daytime highs for the next 10 days average 14 degrees Celsius

Brrr! Jackets it is - very squishy ones that don%26#39;t take up much space! Thanks for that! :o)

5 hours in San Diego and nice late lunch recommendations

We have 5 hours to kill before we are supposed to meet someone for a late lunch at 3 p.m. on a Saturday.

What should we do for 5 hours? Does anyone have a of where to have lunch. By the water would be nice, good food with a relaxed atmosphere would be great!

Thanks!

5 hours in San Diego and nice late lunch recommendations

wakegirl, Where are you going to be? Will you have a car?Where are you meeting this person? Have you been to SanDiego before? SanDiego county is very large!!

acne

5 hours in San Diego and nice late lunch recommendations

We have 5 hours to kill before we are supposed to meet someone for a late lunch at 3 p.m. on a Saturday.

What should we do for 5 hours? Does anyone have a of where to have lunch. By the water would be nice, good food with a relaxed atmosphere would be great!

Thanks!

5 hours in San Diego and nice late lunch recommendations

What part of town? For five hours, I would recommend the Old Town Trolley (bus) tour - it lasts only a couple hours, but takes you to all kinds of great locations - Old Town, Balboa Park, downtown, Coronado - and you can get off at various locations, then explore more and get on again.

For lunch, Fish Market right on the water downtown is great - fun atmosphere, very casual. If you have a car, then Point Loma Seafood near Shelter Island is also great. There are many others, that%26#39;s one of my favorites, but if you have a specific type of food in mind, let us know and we can give you more ideas.

5 hours in San Diego and nice late lunch recommendations

You may want to consider the Sheerwater Restaurant at the Hotel Del Coronado if you do decide to go to Coronado. It%26#39;s a lovely are of San Diego, the drive over the bridge is scenic and the town is quaint and charming. We dined outside at the Sheerwater the first week of Dec and enjoy our lunch very much. I have a review of our meal with some photos if you%26#39;re interested.

After lunch you could explore the Del, there are shops there and nice little museum store where you can read about the history of the hotel. Also in Coronado is a Historical Museum that is free of charge that we enjoyed. Of course, donations are accepted after visiting the museum.

In La Jolla, we enjoyed a nice snack before dinner at the Crab Catcher, you will have views of the water here and the clam chowder is very good. Enjoy your trip! :)

Family wants on Beach in San Diego

We are planning a family vacation in June and we are looking for something on the beach. We will be in San Diego from Wednesday June 20 - Monday or Tuesday June 25 or 26. We are very interested in something wtih a kitchen. We are a family of five, Kids are 8, 2, 1. Do you know of any nightly rentals and not just Saturday to Saturday?

Family wants on Beach in San Diego

I am not sure what you mean by ';nightly rentals';?

There are houses and condos that usually rent for a week but you can get hotels with kitchens as well that will rent for however many nights you want.

The La Jollabeach and Tennis club has family cottages at La Jolla shores Beach.

TheBeach Cottages are on Pacific Beach as is th eCapri by theSea which is a condo that rents like a hotel. The Catamaran Hotel has what they call studio rooms with a full kitchen as well. It is across the street from th eocean at PacificBeach an dbacking up onto MissionBay Park.

What type of quilt do you like

Hollywood to Santa Monica

On public transportation, from Hollywood/Highland corner, can Santa Monica be reached by public bus? approximately how long to get there? and the fare for adults

Thank you

Hollywood to Santa Monica

On mta.net you can map out any bus route that you need before your trip. Print out a few routes and have them with you, they%26#39;ll come in handy.

One way to Santa Monica is to walk one block south on Highland until you get to Sunset Blvd, take the #2 bus (make sure it says UCLA or Westwood on the front) to Westwood Blvd. In Westwood (a neat neighborhood to browse around in for awhile) you then catch a Blue Santa Monica bus to SM.

The first bus is $1.25, or $3 for a day pass if you are going to be riding any other metro that day. The Blue bus is separate charge.

The #2 bus goes through West Hollywood and Beverly Hills neighborhoods, so the day pass is a good idea (just ask the bus driver and have $3 correct change)....you can hop on and hop off wherever you want, either on the way to Santa Monica or at night on the way back.

Hollywood to Santa Monica

The ride is about an hour and requires taking 2 buses (one after another). There are a number of routes that drop you in a number of different places in Santa Monica.

If you plan on taking at least 3 METRO BUS or METRO RAIL rides in one day (at $1.25 per ride) then buy a $3 DAY PASS which is good on METRO BUS OR METRO RAIL.

If you don%26#39;t have a street address in Santa Monica that you are going to, you can use landmarks like SANTA MONICA PIER as a destination while plotting your trip on MTA.NET (See the upper right corner of their home page for instructions on how to do this).

Good luck!

thanks for all the great info. If I took a cab, lets say to the Santa Monica Pier, from the HOllywood/Highland area, how much would it cost?

Depends on time of day and traffic delays , but I would say a taxi would be $45 - $60?

Tradewinds Airport Hotel

Has anyone stayed at this hotel? I couldn%26#39;t find anything on trip advisor about it.

Thanks

Claire.

Tradewinds Airport Hotel

Hi There,

I stayed at the Hotel and enjoyed it. It has a unique enviroment to it. The rooms were suites and were nice. Hope this helps.

Michael

Tradewinds Airport Hotel

I%26#39;m guessing you won%26#39;t find much about this hotel because Inglewood is not a popular tourist location.

I stayed there during Sept 11th 2001, only due to my travel overseas being disrupted.

I had been stuck in The East coast for a week, and had a wonderufl caring experience with the staff at a hotel.

I was unable to get to Europe in time for my appointment, so I managed to fly back to LAX. I booked four nights at the Tradewinds (then called the Adventurer inn) and as I was short of funds, booked into the hostel. I stayed one night in the hostel, and then the next day was kicked out of there, even though I had paid. They said I was elderly (I was 39 at the time) and could not stay there.

I told them to find me somewhere else, but they told me I had to pay extra for a hotel room.

I refused and was kicked out. I should have stood my ground, as they had accepted my payment and they had formed a contract. But at that time, I was emotionally drained, and left.

This was not a friendly caring hotel, and they did not worry at all about how they treated me.

They did not kick me out for any other reason than my age. I am a quiet person, and travel extensively and have never had a problem at a hotel before.

I have heard more nightmare stories about this place than any other. The fact that they go under 3 or 4 different names (Tradewinds, LA Adventurer, Backpackers Paradise)...should tell you something...not proud of their reputation I guess. There are also weird statements posted online about former employees there being what sounds like enslaved. Avoid at all costs.