We've been staying at this hotel for many years. We like its location and proximity to the various attractions, easy access on/off freeway, mall across the freeway. While the hotel is still pretty good, we feel that it has gone downhill just a bit, making it less attractive, but still decent.
For breakfast, it seems that they now have those (defrosted) pancakes, whereas before we were able to make our own waffles, which were pretty good. The pancakes were not that good and nuking it in the microwave made the edges tough.
They started charging $8.00 for parking the last few times we were there. Not sure why besides the obvious reason to make more money. It kinda sticks in my craw when hotels charge you a parking fee when they are already charging you for the room - could be just me - and it is not a 'luxury' hotel in a downtown area.
When we checked in the room after a very hot and dusty day, there were no bath towels. Yes, it was brought quickly, but ...
Used to have the USA newspaper - now it's Wall Street Journal, which may be fine for some people, but ... WSJ certainly not for everybody.
Maybe we're getting older, but it seems that the ice machine by the pool seems further away now! Or we were just so tired that day and would feel better after a good night's rest!
All in all, still decent hotel, though not as good as it used to be. Disappointed in that respect.
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7 September 2011
Dear dragon789wv,
We respectfully appreciate your informative review. You put a lot of time into it and we thank you. We are using it to improve. We are addressing many matters of which you detail, such as breakfast. We plan on improving our breakfast and other aspects of our hotel very soon. I'm glad you found our location a nice spot for visiting areas around San Diego and I hope you continue to return.
Respectfully,
Andrew Wojcik
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