8/10 Good
Greg
Travelled with partner
6 Jan 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was nicely appointed and well designed. The location of the TV was a bit awkward but the layout of the suite made the location mandatory. Over-all an excellent room. The rooftop lounging area is also very nice for viewing spectacular sunsets. Location is very convenient in terms of quick access to the highway and we really appreciated the new TJs across the street.
On the down side, the room features a 3 panel pass-thru bypass sliding glass divider between the desk and bed area that rattles every time you walk near it. We stopped it by wedging napkins between the panes of glass but it is annoying. The single biggest detractor, sadly, was the hotel bar. IMO, a hotel bar is an accomodation to the clients and should not be treated as a profit center. I understand the cost of alcohol at bars, but the glasses of wine that we were served were price as a premium wine at $9 a glass and were truly mediocre on top of seriously over-priced. Worst of all, the bartender had the same welcoming personality as an airport parking attendant making him the biggest detracting aspect of the entire stay.
I would recommend the hotel to fellow travelers with the caveat of avoid the bar (you can pay the per glass price for wine across the street at TJs for a full bottle of a much better wine and not have the aggravation of a surly bartender), and we found that you'd best hit the continental breakfast early if you don't want to be in a line (PS; no pastries).
Greg
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025