Go to www.localwally.com and go to the hotel section. I'm a San Diego
local who writes the site and I visited all the hotels and picked the
ones I would stay at in the hotel section. It's a nonprofit site so no
worries that I'm trying to scam anyone :-) Anyway, lots of other good
stuff there too. I just updated it this summer, so all restaurant
reviews and attraction recommendations are new and up to date.
Thanks - hope that helps.
Wally
Chuck Whealton wrote:
> Bryan wrote:
> > "Chuck Whealton" wrote in message
> > news:1153604707.131845.299420@s13g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > >
> > > Bryan wrote:
> > >> We used to stay at the Catamaran Resort in Pacific Beach. Not affordable
> > >> on
> > >> our budget any longer!
> > >> We've been staying at Campland On The Bay in our RV/Trailer. I'm tired
> > >> of
> > >> hauling the thing for 12 hours at 7mpg for a couple of days visit.
> > >>
> > >> We're visiting San Diego in August (I know, Prime Time) arriving on a
> > >> Sunday
> > >> and leaving on a Thursday. Our entire focus for our visit is Pacific
> > >> Beach
> > >> and La Jolla Shores; we visit San Diego to hang out on the family
> > >> friendly
> > >> beaches.
> > >>
> > >> Any hotel suggestions? We don't want to stay in a noisy cheap dump with
> > >> sandpaper bedding and paper thin walls and ceilings, but we can't afford
> > >> the
> > >> Catamaran any longer (unless you know a way we can stay there for a
> > >> bargain).
> > >>
> > >> I've got less than 2 weeks to figure this out or I'm stuck dragging the
> > >> trailer 1200 miles.
> > >
> > > Bryan:
> > >
> > > Do yourself a super big favor and just go to http://www.travelocity.com
> > > (or your favorite travel website) and select the "Hotels" link. Search
> > > for stuff in San Diego during your dates. Yea, you're probably going
> > > in a prime time period.
> > >
> > > I did a search since I'm always on Travelocity anyway. I did it from
> > > August 6th through August 10th for 2 adults and saw some NEAR San Diego
> > > (El Cajon - 16 miles away) for an average of $69 per night. However,
> > > read any review to ensure they're not the places that you're trying to
> > > stay away from.
> > >
> > > If you're into winging it, right as you pull into San Diego from around
> > > I-8 (a favorite trip of mine when coming from Phoenix), there's an area
> > > called Hotel Circle with a boatload of hotels that range from the bad
> > > to the good. Unfortunately, I couldn't find anything good that was
> > > related only to "Hotel Circle" bookings in San Diego.
> > >
> > > Have fun!
> > >
> > > Charles R. Whealton
> > > Charles Whealton @ pleasedontspam.com
> > >
> >
> > Would you like to tell me about your hotel circle suggestions/favorites?
>
> Bryan:
>
> Sorry I couldn't get back to you sooner. I have no favorites in Hotel
> Circle. It's the desolate drive from Phoenix to San Diego that's my
> favorite!
>
> I stayed at the EconoLodge which back then I considered SUB STANDARD
> (it was the only room left at Hotel Circle that night) and at another
> hotel on the other side of the highway who's name escapes me simply
> because it was fine as my company booked it for me while I was there
> for other than vacation. Let's face it, if it's OK and average we
> don't normally remember 'em!
>
> I'd look into California Bill's suggestion about the possibility of
> renting a house or similar during your stay. It may be a wiser
> economic move and it certainly won't hurt to find out the prices.
>
> Have fun!
>
> Charles R. Whealton
> Charles Whealton @ pleasedontspam.com
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