SanDiegoDana
TUG Member
With a new baby arrived, we decided to forego our regular January trip and instead burned a bunch of points and invited my parents to visit San Diego to see their new grand daughter.
They spent 3 weeks (22 nights) at the Pulse San Diego hotel and here's some quick notes, for anyone thinking of staying there:
Side note: you could stay here during Comic Con week, but it's quite a walk. There is a trolley station nearby, though....
They spent 3 weeks (22 nights) at the Pulse San Diego hotel and here's some quick notes, for anyone thinking of staying there:
- The location is good. DEFINITELY not "great" as it's a fair walk to get anywhere downtown (it's on the very outskirts of downtown, FAR from the gaslamp district) but you can drive directly onto I-5 or CA-163 (North only) as there are onramps only 2 blocks away.
- THERE IS NO PARKING. SERIOUSLY: YOU WILL NOT WANT TO PARK HERE. This is the single biggest problem with this location: self-park is $35/day and valet is $40/day. The valet station is small/cramped and fills up quickly (and it's on a busy street) so you will NOT enjoy driving here.
- I can't emphasize enough how annoying this was. The building is in the same structure as the San Diego Symphony (Symphony Towers) and the opposite tower is an office building: as such you are paying office building parking rates. NOT FUN.
- The rooms are nice: recently renovated and very "trendy"
- The rooms either have a shower or a tub (not both)
- TV and WiFi were as I expected from other MVC locations I've visited
- The kitchenette is pretty small, but there's a bar fridge and a microwave
- New beds, comfy if you like Marriott's mattresses
- In general, a very "upscale/trendy" feel. NOT a family feel (you could bring kids, but think of it as a hotel, not a resort.)
- No on-site laundry, though vague messages indicate there will be once renovations are done in mid-2017
- The vague messages also mention a "kid zone" but it's not due till mid-2017
- The bar is really cool (spacious, good selection) and the food in the restaurant is also good (my parents really enjoyed the breakfasts and the service immensely)
Side note: you could stay here during Comic Con week, but it's quite a walk. There is a trolley station nearby, though....