We stayed with a group and used 6 rooms. Although there were some minor cosmetic things that could be touched up in the bathrooms, all of the rooms were clean and comfortable. The staff was wonderful to work with and the breakfast was in a large conference area. Considering how expensive hotels can be in the San Diego area, this was a pleasant surprise. There is no pool at this facility so if you are looking for that, you will need to go elsewhere. With a market across the street, a 24 hour donut shop adjacent to the hotel and an excellent and cheap Mexican restaurant right next door, it is tough to beat. Easy access to the 5 freeway and a very short drive down the street to the beach.

I was a bit concerned when I realized that I would be staying here. The other reviews were mostly negative. I was pleasantly suprised to discover that the motel was a great value for the price. The room was clean, recently renovated and had most ammentities of more expensive motels (toiletries). It didn't smell bad and the carpet was very clean (I felt nothing abnormal when I walked on it barefoot). The free breakfast was great with lots of choices to eat. The location was acceptable, very near Highway 5 which made it convenient and also close to Camp Pendleton. An added bonus was the fabulous and very cheap Mexican restaurant next door. All told, it was a very good value for the money.

If you are looking for a great price, friendly staff, comfortable beds, clean rooms and a great breakfast (free) this is the place to stay, The rooms could stand a few cosmetic fix ups but that didn't effect our stay. We had a great time with morning walks to the beach followed by a breakfast in their spacious CLEAN breakfast room. The breakfast room staff was right on top of keeping everything well stocked. We will stay here on our next trip to California. Sandy S. Binghamton NY

OK, I am the first to give a great review if the place is great, but this place is not great! Here is what we experienced:
Late check in because room wasn't ready
Our room was smelly
The carpet wasn't clean, it was vacuumed, but not clean.
When I asked for the closest grocery store, I was told to drive to Ralphs (on Hwy 78 I think) But as we pulled back into the Hotel parking lot, I saw a different grocery store tucked into a shopping center just across the road, he never even mentioned that one!
The breakfast was the best thing about this place but there is very limited seating to eat. We took our 3 kids and our food back to our room to eat only to find it being cleaned. The woman cleaning didn't offer to leave and come back later, she just kept on cleaning, it was weird and uncomfortable. I know we could have asked her to go, but I didn't want to be rude and state the obvious.
They make it seem like the beach is a walk away, really it can be done, but we didn't try because we had 3 kids and it would have been an uphill climb to get home(downhill on the way). Not to mention the fact that you have to cross under the freeway. If you want a hotel close to the beach, this is not it!
We also had so much trouble connecting to the wireless internet. We had to call a 1-800# for help since the front desk couldn't help. We gave up after several hours of trying different things.
AND when we tried to get a discount because of the things had happened that shouldn't have, the manager was unsympathetic and refused to do it in any way shape or form since he saw no problem with our experience.
It wasn't super horrible, we did sleep fine and the beds were alright, but it's not nice there.