Stayed here for work for the month of December. They are dog friendly that’s why I chose them, but they are not dog conscious. Let me explain: when we arrived after traveling for two and a half days, we checked into our room that cost approximately $295 per night. As usual I checked the room out to make sure it was safe for my little 5lb fur-baby. Alas, I readily find that the room has not been vacuumed as I picked up a Benadryl pill and a yellow piece of candy that I can only assume had chocolate in it based on its size. Chocolate is poison to dogs and anything is poison to a 5lb dog. I let it go. We scheduled to have housekeeping come in to clean when we weren’t at work and had our dog with us and out of the room. I left a good tip and had everything ready for them, e.g. towels in one pile on the tile floor, items up and off the ground, etc, but again they did not vacuum. We scheduled housekeeping again and I left an even larger tip with a note that asked for additional washcloths, and a new/cleaned extra blanket b/c the one that was in the closet hadn’t been cleaned prior to our occupancy. How do I know this? B/c when we went to use it a Gatorade cap fell out of it! So with the $20 tip, we didn’t get additional washcloths, he/she simply folded-up the previously soiled blanket, and we still haven’t had it vacuumed and we have a pet that we are paying extra for. Dogs shed—vacuuming is required! The front desk staff are super nice and the outside area where you can take your pets to use the bathroom is nice, but the rooms are not clean. Aside from the issues listed above, the handles on the cabinets were sticky and the windows are dirty from the inside (probably from the bathroom shower). I’ve purchased cleaner to clean handles and countertops. I wish the suites came with a vacuum that the guests could use. So I like staying here, but if you have a dog please do a protective sweep for things left by prior guests.
Great location, nice rooms, nice public areas, lousy ”free” breakfast (no it's NOT a buffet but a cheap limited selection that one finds in budget hotels with soggy sausages, mushy dehydrated scrambled egg - dang, a major disappointment from what they advertise). Look for price deals, otherwise it's a little expensive. For exploring the San Diego harbor area, Little Italy, downtown the location is hard to beat. Also the Naval Museum is steps away and a worthwhile visit.
- Yobo S