I am very happy with the Country Inn and Suites. I got the room by booking on priceline for only $60 a night for one week at the end of March. On the outside, the hotel doesn't look like it will be as nice as it really is. When you walk in the lobby you are welcomed with a warm fireplace. The lobby area is just very upscale feeling. When we got to our room it definitely didn't disappoint us. It was a King non-smoking room. We got a rollaway since there were no two bed rooms available. We found out that the bottled water in the room is free. There is also free wi-fi and it had a strong connection. There is room service and a bar downstairs but we didn't use these amenities. The breakfast was free and consisted of waffles, eggs, bacon, juice, toast, cereal, yogurt, etc. It was definitely one of the best breakfasts I've ever had. Also, in the morning there is a USA Today newspaper delivered to your room door. In the evening there are free cookies at the front desk and they are very good. We didn't use the pool since it was too cool out but it did look very nice. With free parking and all the free amenities, this room was a GREAT value!

My husband and I were on a business trip to San Diego March 23, 2007. Our hotel choices were Holiday Inn and Country Inn and Suites. Holiday Inn was $149/night and CIS was $139 plus breakfast. We decided on CIS since breakfast was included. We were very skeptic to order room service due to the lack of food we have received in previous hotels. To our amazement, the quality and amount of food we received for our dinner was fabulous. The prices were comparable to that of any restaurant...$9.25 for a 1/2 lb burger & onion rings. We also ordered a chicken quesadilla for $10 and boy was it filled with lots of chicken. No skimping on the room service food in this hotel. The free breakfast buffet included scrambled eggs, bacon, pancakes, muffins, fruit, bagels, waffle irons to make waffles with different syrups and fruits to top with. Orange and cranberry juice available along with cereals and milk. There is something and more than enough food for everyone. The rooms were immaculate and the service was great. AAA+++ will go again!! Beds were great & comfy..everything was sooo clean!!

We stayed here this past week for our family's spring break vacation. We traveled with two small children (ages 6 & 2) so we booked a two-room suite. While the rooms themselves weren't huge, it was perfect for our little family. We had a king bed in one room and a couch with a pull-out bed, perfect for the kiddos. The room was clean and the staff was polite and helpful. We booked through the hotel website with our AAA discount, so we got a pretty good rate. We also chose this location because we wanted some "quiet" and we got it! Mostly business travelers in this hotel, so by the time we got up and around, they were mostly gone from the property. Parking was free (yay!) and the hotel was easy to find (just off the 805 on Mira Mesa Blvd). We didn't have to drive far at all for any of the attractions we visited (Legoland, Sea World, the Zoo, Coronado Island, etc.) and actually enjoyed our little bit of "sight-seeing" as we traveled to each location. The traffic was no worse than we were used to in KC, but we purposely avoided the major brunt of rush hour by design of our schedule.

The best part of this hotel was the free breakfast. If you're into gourmet, home-cooked meals, then you shouldn't book here just for the breakfast. However, we're a "cereal and toast" family, so there was just the right amount of variety for everyone in our gang. Coffee, juice, milk and hot tea for drinks. Three cereals, bagels, bread/toast, make-your-own waffles, yogurt, fresh fruit and make-your-own oatmeal were staples. There were also three hot buffet-style offerings each day that we noticed were scrambled eggs (every day), a rotation of sausage links and bacon, and a third dish that rotated each day (we enjoyed pancakes, breakfast burritos, and cheese blintz).

The pool was decent sized, but we only dipped into it one night (way too cold during our visit!). It also had a hot tub just right for about 4 people. Plenty of deck chairs and adequate towels were other highlights.

The high-speed wi/fi throughout the hotel was great, too. We took our laptop with us so we could do on-the-fly research. Never had trouble connecting or with slow speeds.

We noticed the air conditioning unit was unusually loud, too, but we switched the fan to "on" instead of "auto" on the thermostat so the kick on/off wasn't so noticeable. We sleep with our exhaust fan on at home, so the white noise was welcome!

Down the road to the east about 2-3 miles were typical shopping areas with plenty of restaurants (Target, Mervyn's, Best Buy, Cold Stone Creamery, Souplantation, Buca di Beppo, Rubio's, On the Border, Red Lobster, to name a few). We ventured down there a few times for food and assorted sundries at the stores.

On the whole, we had a great time here. Clean, comfortable, and in a quiet location. Just right for our little family!

We just got back from a week at the Country Inn and found it to be an excellent hotel overall. They upgraded us to a suite (at no extra cost) which-although not huge-was quiet and pleasant. The king size bed was comfortable and the bathroom was large . We also got good use out of the included fridge and microwave in the suite. The breakfast was very good and offered a large selection ; everything from bacon and eggs to oatmeal and (freshly made) waffles. The fitness room is small but well-equipped and the pool was open when were there, and quite nice. (and we used the laundry room, which was a bit $$ but which was convenient)
Yes, our AC/fan unit was also quite loud but I wore ear plugs at nite (and thus rendered it into a white noise BG) The staff was helpful and nice (and the fresh cookies offered each evening a nice touch) And free (plentiful) parking is a perk, esp. in San Diego.
The hotel IS far from the "main drag" so if you want to be right where the action is, this might not be the place for you. We however, had a rental car (crucial if you stay here) and the drive didn't bother us (about 15-20 mins. into town)
A few tips: Skip Seaport Village unless you are into $$ kitsch (altho they do have a Crazy Shirt outlet which is great-and their cookie shop is excellent too) Beware the Mexican food there-it is overpriced and dreadful. Ditto the Acapulco Restaurant in Old Town and the restaurant across the street from the hotel . And if you see a "Living Room" bistro(they are all over the city) . stop in. Good food(esp the chocolate cake!) and coffees.