If you want a clean hotel with good rooms, an above average reception (for a courtyard), centrally located for things to do in san diego, with a small pool, on a reasonable budget, this is it. If like me you are on a business trip and can afford to pay a little more to be in a location from which you can walk to nice bars and restaurants, find another hotel. The first day i turned around for 20 minutes without finding a decent place for lunch and came back to have lunch at the courtyard. Then i decided to either drive to the gaslamp district for dinner or eat in the room.

This hotel is well located and close to most San Diego's attractions. Rooms have been recently renovated and very spacious. A good alternative when visiting SD.

I'm not sure if this hotel is brand new or if it's been majorly overhauled. The location is in Hotel Circle, so I'm guessing it took over some other property & was redone or they did a new build. The lobby is the new Courtyard lobby with the bistro (think Starbucks, but better in terms of food) concept versus the normal restaurant. Rooms were defintely stylish & nice - bathrooms were clean with marble countertops.

Location is good, right off the highway - with decent dining nearby & easy on/off highway access. Parking was supposed to be $16/night according to the website, but we weren't actually charged - I think this was a mistake, but it worked out in our favor. Plenty of parking in the back of the hotel, the front definitely filled up.

Front Desk staff & check-in girl were friendly. Didn't really interact with the staff that much except checkin/checkout, but it was a good experience both times.

If going back, I'd stay there again - much newer product than most other Courtyards.

We spent 3 nights here as part of a larger 2 week family road trip in December 2011. We were in San Diego for the Zoos and Theme Parks, so we didn't spend a lot time at the hotel, but this hotel worked out great for us. It was affordable and centrally located. Our kids really enjoyed being able to get in the heated pool and hot tub following a long day at the theme parks and Zoos.