san diego family trip

Hi I was looking for a hotel recommendation for a family. Our kids are 10 and 8. We will be going to sea world.zoo,legoland. We are staying for 4 nights 1/9-1/13. Our price range is about $200 or less a night. We will be renting a car and understand parking is an issue. I have seen some holiday inns that have kid suites and the reviews are very mixed. I%26#39;d love some input on where to stay.

Thanks

san diego family trip

The HOliday Inn Express-OldTown gets decent reviews. If you don%26#39;t want to pay for parking there is street parking in this neighborhood near OldTown State Park. It is centrally located between the zoo and SeaWorld . Legoland is a 40min drive north.

If you would consider upping you r price a bit then you could consider the Embassy Suites La Jolla which offers free cooked bkfst,afternoon wine an d munchies AND an indoor swimming pool., It is just inside your budget BUT prkng costs more

san diego family trip

Riffs mom

thanks for that information. Where would you recommend that doesn not have a suite, but just regular rooms?

Thanks for your help, this is our first time in San Diego and I am unfamiliar with it.

Thank you

The Oldtown neighborhood is a nice central area with restaurants and stuff to see as well. Here in SD the 4th grade students spend 1 week going to Old Town State Park to see a bit of Calif history.

There is a nice LaQuinta there as well which get sgood reviews.

Another area I like is Shelter Island (not really an island).this area is pretty with views of SanDiego Bay,wlakingbikingpath,playground etc. and is only abou t15min driving to downtown and t he zoo. There are low cost restuarants in driving distance(very near) Prices will vary in the hotels.There%26#39;s the BayClub ,and the Best Western Island Palms.

IF you don%26#39;t care about the area bein g scenic or interesting then you could try the hotels in MissionValley/hotel circle-reasonably priced but alongside th e busy freeway and not too walkable.

Crowne Plaza is one of the nicer hotels there but there are others like the DAysInn/Comfort Inn etc.