nakedfool 0 #1 March 2, 2012 Hi All, I'm taking my girlfriend to San Diego in a few weeks and am looking for a cool/inexpensive place to stay. nothing too commercialized close to the beach nothing too expensive (trying to stay under $150/night close to good food relaxing I don't know ANYTHING about San Diego so suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks a bunch folks! NF Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ManagingPrime 0 #2 March 2, 2012 If you are staying for more than a few nights you may want to look into beach rentals. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spills 0 #3 March 4, 2012 I lived in Imperial beach for 4 years. Its a pretty cool little surf town. The IB forum is the most south west restaurant in the country and a pretty cool local bar. Its about a 15 to 20 min drive to Coronado which is a nice place to spend a day. If you get bored in Coronado you can take the ferry to San Diego and walk around. Just watch out for drunk sailors. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,396 #4 March 4, 2012 If you want to keep costs down I'd look at something north of Solana Beach - something like Encinitas, Carlsbad or Oceanside. There are still some great places to eat and drink along that coast (Pizza Port, Kai's, Fidel's etc) but the hotels are a little cheaper. If you want to get to downtown the Coaster commuter rail runs along the coast there, and if you want to get inland the Sprinter runs east to Escondido. And in general the beaches are better, too. Cleaner and less crowded. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nanook 1 #5 March 4, 2012 If you want to be in San diego and not have to travel far, look for hotels or motels in Point Loma or Mission Valley area. There's no reason to go south or west of the City, I.E. chula vista, Imperial Beach, National City, El Cajon. ect. ect. These are all the bad parts of San Diego and have no attractions to speak of, unless you like to get robbed or need your Meth. Point loma and Mission valley are both within six miles from Downtown San diego, The Beaches such as Mission Beach Pacific Beach and Ocean Beach, and Balboa Park. Have fun!_____________________________ "The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never know if they are genuine" - Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
