Oceanside Marina Suites

This is not really a resort but its right on the beach. People have their weddings there so to give you an idea how great the view is during a nice clear day.
They have some theme rooms and are ok, slightly out-​dated unless they’ve done some real remodeling in recent years.
Great location tucked away from the busy streets with a tropical fwwling in the courtyard.

The location is good the pool is good. The problem is the rooms are really old. If the rooms where redone and made new it would have 5 stars

I really wanted to love this place but they just didn’t do the right thing. We did have a couple problems with the quality of the accommodations but nothing really major. The biggest problem was after we checked out. When I got home I realized they charged my card double for the room – not the $ 100 dollars for incidentals but over $ 300. One charge went through and one was pending on my account for a week. I needed to buy plane tickets for my sister’s wedding but because of their mistake I could not. I called and asked them to remove the mistaken hold and they promised to do so but they didn’t. I am disappointed that they did not honor their word. It is hard to do business with an organization that is not trustworthy. I wouldn’t trust them with my credit card again.

If I could choose NO STAR I would. The people that answer the phone and work
The front desk are awful. I was a hotel supervisor for 4 years and would never let the phones ring off the hook or allow someone to hold for 20 minutes to make a reservation. THEN my husband became ill and I asked to move the reservation to a few days later and they would not allow me to modify the date of arrival without canceling and charging me $ 170 for the cancellation of the night I booked. So… You want to charge me for the room and you expect me to continue making a reservation for 3 nights later??? Are you Crazy? You JUST lost. Customer! Horrible business policy HORRIBLE! I wasn’t trying to cancel, I was trying to move the day but since I wasn’t within 7days I couldn’t? I didn’t even make the initial reservation 7 days ago!!! That makes ZERO sense!

We loved the location of the resort. Got a crappy room, literally looking at the public restrooms. Shower curtain rod was broken so taking a shower was a challenge. Carpets are seriously dirty. The couch is questionable. The employees at the front desk were nice.

We were reserved a two bedroom suite which was pretty pricey and then we were told that we could only have one car parked on the property! There was no air conditioning. The location is nice views are beautiful but the rooms are old and run down. Staff was rude and hardly ever at the front desk. The pool had been taken over by lots of kids. Not recommended if you want to relax. Would not come back!

General: The buildings are 2 – 3 stories but there are no elevators so those with bad knees beware. Lobby looks nice and has one computer for general use. Parking is limited to 1 vehicle per room and the overflow parking is at the Jolly Roger restaurant 0.25 mile away. Wifi is free and unsecured.
Room 159 (2 bedroom /​2 bath suite): No Air Conditioning. When the windows are open you could definitely hear noise from others within the complex and from the Oceanside Yacht Club nearby. Room was not well lit for a family with young children. Light switches didn’t work. Bathrooms are on the small side. When closing the bathroom door paint dust fell on us.
Injury: My young son stepped on a shard of glass and pierced his toe enough for him to bleed. We were told that vacuuming doesn’t always pick up everything from the carpet (but this is high traffic /​low height carpet). We also found a second shard of glass on the tile in the dining room. We were offered some first-​aid supplies. We were offered 25% (best the manager could do — also because it was not a gash or big cut). They offered to book us a room at another location at our expense. We were told to contact Ownership on Monday (since we were staying on Sunday).

Super cute and full of character! I’m not a fan of the big chain hotels that all look the same, so happy with this one.
There is obvious wear on the room and its furniture, no big deal to me. No A/​C in the rooms, but that’s alright. I think having a window or standing fan in each room would make a huge difference. The communication at the front desk wasn’t great; no mention of the included breakfast, pool, or any other amenities available.
We did witness three of the housekeeping staff sit in a room across the way for over an hour with their feet propped on the coffee table talking. I understand needing a lunch break (if that is what it was) but not like that.
I would recommend to a friend looking for a hotel with a fantastic view and location, but alright sleeping without perfection.

This hotel is an absolute joke, doesn’t even deserve a star! Our 1yr anniversary getaway has turned into an appalling nightmare. Our room was «over-​booked» and we weren’t notified until 4:30 the day before arrival then once we arrived we were given the choice of rooms neither of which are what I originally booked. Then they want to charge out the ass for it… we get the room because there is no where else to stay and apparently there’s no A/​C (which isn’t noted on the website when booking room) and the general manager of the hotel refuses to take our call or comp the room for completely screwing up our stay because she’s off the clock. I have never experienced such a poorly managed establishment in my life. I will never book here again and will most certainly not recommend it to anyone!

I recently stayed at Oceanside Marina Suites and I found the location of this resort to be amazing!
The positive… the location right next to the ocean and the marina is amazing! We had an ocean side view, two bedroom suite with a living room and the biggest balcony I have ever seen. I loved that I could hear the sea lions at night as they hung out in the marina. During the day there is a water taxi for hotel guests that take you over to the little shopping village across the way. Also the staff who were at the hotel and the boat captain were really friendly!
At first I freaked out about not having air conditioning but I opened the windows at night and it was perfect to keep the room cool during the day. Oh and what an amazing breeze from the ocean!
Some changes needed… the free breakfast is okay but nothing hot, think cereal and pasteries. More choices like bagels would be good. Also the rooms are a little dated. Some simple upgrades would be good. The bathrooms were nice but other places in the hotel room needed to be upgraded.
Overall I would defiantly stay here again! It would be a perfect place for a big family and the prices were not to bad for a suite.

Had a great weekend in Oceanside celebrating my brother’s graduation. We shared a two bedroom, two bath suite on the ground floor. The harbor view from the back patio was stunning. The grounds are well kept.
The room was fairly well appointed with a full sized kitchen and a sleeper sofa. Some aspects of the suite were quite run down — especially the bathtub, which needed to be replaced entirely. The windows are also thin, and this being a family oriented hotel, it tends to get quite noisy.
The pool area was inviting and clean, although I never got the chance to take a dip.
The continental breakfast was a joke– when we arrived on the scene around 9am, there were just a few pathetically stale pieces of bread, some watery coffee and a fridge filled with tiny light yogurts.
Overall a good experience but I would research other options in the area.

View is wonderful. The scenery and the town is perfect. The rooms just require some renovation and air conditioning. Also the free breakfast is missing bagels, toast, eggs, and a waffle maker.

No intended fire behind my words, but some of these reviews feel entirely too pretentious. I mean, come on. So many of you mentioned AC. For real? AC in Southern California? Tons of HOUSES down here don’t even have AC. It’s Southern California. It’s called ocean breeze, lol. This is the Mecca of good weather in the entire country. Let’s refrain from nitpicking, here. I have to imagine that there MUST have been huge renovations and changes made between this past weekend I spent here and the other reviewers past experiences, because it doesn’t even sound like the same hotel. I left my stay here feeling silly for worrying about the cleanliness and the caliber of room I’d get, and wondering if the reviews I read here (and on tripadvisor, please spare me of any hate messages for not agreeing with previous reviews because it wasn’t just here) were just collectively from people that were expecting entirely too much. In my opinion, the price was lower than the location, cleanliness, and cuteness received here.
The room was one of the most spacious, comfortable rooms I’ve ever stayed in. We had a 1BR suite. As another reviewer said, it is apparent these rooms used to be apartment rooms because they’re huge, open, and accommodating.
Let me just say that both women that I talked with at the front desk were super friendly and pleasant. Maybe some of you talked with other people so maybe there are some rude ones, but the girls I had the pleasure of speaking with were helpful, awesome, and I want to thank them for being so accommodating and understanding when we walked in late with a fussy, noisy, sleepy toddler. On a Thursday night, there was a woman running the front desk all night at this small, family-​owned hotel. After finally getting in around 11:30, this was great. They were just as cheery as if we were to get in at usual time. Thank you for that!
I didn’t partake in the breakfast, so I’m no use in reviewing that area. :) I know there’s a restaurant up the road that offers a discount to this hotels guests (I think), and there’s a discount for hotel guests on a little boat tour ride from the harbor. We had plans, but that would’ve been a cute thing to do.
Idk, guys. We really enjoyed our stay at this hotel and don’t have many complaints. We’ll be back soon for Legoland and as long as there’s room here, we’ll stay here. Anyone else that scours reviews and user pictures when choosing a place to stay, know that I feel your pain and was in your shoes just a few days ago. This germaphobe priss was just fine at this hotel, and I’m glad we have a place to stay whenever we come through Oceanside.

No A/​C. Right up front you should know that there is no A/​C throughout the hotel. When I asked the front desk about the A/​C the girl told me, «The cool ocean breeze will keep you cool.» That was not true but they did provide me with a fan and I had to keep the sliding glass door and window open.
First thing you hear in the morning is birds chirping. I love birds but not when there’s about 20 – 30 of the chirping uncontrollably starting at the crack of dawn.
Another fallacy is that every room has an ocean view. It was my 19 wedding anniversary and told this to the lady on the phone a month in advance; they put me in one of the outdated rooms in the back. When I saw the honeymoon suite and other rooms I asked for those rooms but the lady said those rooms had been booked for 2 weeks but no one had said anything about the upgraded rooms when I booked my reservation a month ago.
When we arrived there was a small amount of toilet paper. When we ran out about 11pm and I went to the desk, nobody was there and no contact information was available; the phone didn’t work. We had to wait until the next morning to get toilet paper.
Breakfast is a joke, and the maid just made our bed; we had to tip her to get her to vacuum.
In short, beautiful views if your lucky enough to get a good room. Service is not the best and there is no A/​C. I would not recommend this place!

Got to the hotel around 1:30 am (4:30 am my time) after about 10 hours of travel. The attendant asked for my credit card to keep on file. I asked if she was charging anything and she said a deposit, I then asked if I would be able to pay the remainder on a debit card when I checked out. She said «of course». She tried running my cc card twice and told me it was declined both times. I then handed her my debit and asked how much she would be charging. She said $ 179 for the one night fee and told me to come down in the morning to get everything straight with the cc card. I woke up to my husband calling @ 7:00 a.m. — raising He$$! 2 Charges totaling $ 979.03 had been charged to my credit card and $ 679.03 had been charged to my debit card. A total amount of $ 1658.06 had been charged to my cards for a stay that was only $ 579.03. I immediately called the front desk and was told a manager would call me when she got in — Never happened! My husband spent over an hour getting the $ 979 charges off my credit card, so I would actually have some money on my trip to San Diego. Also, on the night I checked in, I asked if I could have a late check out of 4:00 pm. (my plane didn’t leave until 10 PM to return home) The attendant said she didn’t think that would be a problem since it was Monday but I would probably be charged $ 100. I said that was fine.
Monday came and I was told I would need to pay $ 100 and I would only be allowed to stay until 1:00 PM (so $ 100 for 2 hours extra).yeah right. After messing up royally with my cards, a manager never contacting me to resolve the situation — I was expecting a FREE late check out until 4:00 pm. Guess they really don’t care much about their customers or online reviews.
The room was nice and clean, but had a mildew smell. We had to purchase candles to burn. Breakfast didn’t start until 8:00 a.m. — we were already up and gone by that time.
It is a shame — my son is stationed @ camp pendleton for the next 3 years. This is the perfect spot to stay, but I will never spend another dime here. I will also make sure all other family and friends know to stay clear of this «hotel».

I don’t normally write reviews on Unilocal,however, I couldn’t allow my resent stay at this hotel go unmentioned. Stayed here for a family get together and visit my brother who’s an officer in the Marine Corps. Several of my siblings and parents opted to stay closer to the other side of the marina for closer access to the shops and restaurants. On the website the hotel and grounds look great with amazing views and a great place for us to all meet as we planned our weekend’s events.
Booked our stay for two nights in excess of $ 600.00 combined — a one room suite the first and a two room suite the second. When we arrived it was clear that this place started as an apartment complex and at some point been changed to a hotel. Upon opening the doors to both «units» the mildew odor was almost overwhelming and hoped my family members wouldn’t notice or say anything about it. At first glance the suites looks nice and somewhat clean… Then you notice kitchen cabinet doors hanging off, broken floor/​fireplace tiles, non-​functioning shower/​tub; and dirt and hair in every corner, on all the base boards and window sills that looks like they haven’t been touched in months.
I could look past some of the cleanliness issues because we were all so excited about being together for the weekend. As the evening progressed and we all met back at the hotel, as with most families, you start to laugh and have a good time enjoying each others company. Suddenly there is a loud banging at the front door which is one of the female office clerks advising me and my family that she’s had complaints about the noise and if we weren’t quite she was calling the police to have us «escorted from the property». In addition it was indicated that if any of the other guests left because of our noise — we would be charge for their nights stay as well!
As my siblings and are NOT 18 — 20 some things, but 30 – 40 in age, to have some disrespectful snot come to the door threating to call the police without warning, and rapid fire threats to how our stay would end was disheartening to all of us to say the least, only magnifying all the other faults with this hotel. Perhaps management should re-​evaluate their cleaning staff, as well as send their employees to a class on manners and hospitality.
Sadly because of this hotel, some hotel staff and the way it wishes to conduct business and treat their guests our weekend wasn’t as we’d hoped and I will never stay here again. I would highly recommend doing extensive research before booking your stay at this hotel.

Our room was great, the view was amazing and all the amenities were pretty nice. One thing is the staff at the front desk, more specifically the female staff need better people skills… Two of whom seemed to be upper management. Other than that, great place and great value. Tip: Bring your own cooking tools and kitchen stuff, they gave us an attitude about requesting paper towel lol

No A/​C. Holes in the wall. Missing baseboard. Couldn’t turn off outside light so it shines in the room all night. Curtains would not keep light out. It was hot. Did I mention no AC! they said none in the entire hotel. No ventilation. Will not stay here again. We were in for Ironman. Could not sleep well with the heat and lights in the room. They said «there is a box fan in your closet «. Trash still in trash can when first entered the room. Beer can!

Many hotels and resorts have some rooms that are better than others in the same complex. That’s just common sense; it would be very challenging to design any hotel which has every room being perfect. I digress for a moment and will recall that I did stay at one place in Ixtapa, Mexico that managed to create a property in which every room was virtually identical in size and design, all with virtually the identical view regardless if you were on the top or bottom floor. But that was a rarity indeed.
Back to the story. The Oceanside Marina Suites has ONE room that is perfect, with some nice rooms and some «also ran» rooms. But the word perfect can be defined in many ways depending on your needs and tastes. While many of their rooms are larger (and in some cases MUCH larger) than most hotels, and most of them probably would not be described as ugly, the room I am referring to, #351, is relatively small at 400 square feet. It’s called the Premier Studio and the one we stayed in is a one-​of-​a-​kind. It is essentially a bedroom with a massive wood four-​poster bed that faces onto wall-​to-​wall French doors, a private balustrade balcony (with its own private hot tub for two) that overlooks a stunning view of the harbor and the ocean beyond and faces west for the perfect sunset view. It has a bathroom that with a twin rain-​head glass-​enclosed shower that is jaw-​dropping. And, it is far from being the most expensive room (we paid just over $ 200 including taxes). This room is obviously designed for newlyweds and other lovers who are all about an ultra-​romantic place to, um, «enjoy each other’s company». The bed is an extra-​large California King that is so high it needs to be crawled in to. There is a small microwave, coffee-​maker and bar fridge in the room. The only drawback (for some people) is that the private balcony is not 100% private. It juts out over a sometimes busy sidewalk and has several massive boulders that attract people to enjoy the beautiful view and, though the room is on the second floor, they are approximately at the same height as your room, and there’s no place to «hide». The jetted hot tub, however, is positioned in such a way that after dark a couple can, um, not be encumbered with excessive clothing.
The property is very attractive and sits on its own peninsula so there are NO cars driving around and no need to be concerned about security. The staff is very pleasant and helpful. There is not much in the way of on-​site dining or entertainment but all that is very close nearby in Oceanside. If you go, note that Oceanside has cleaned up its act a lot since its days as a seedy military town but it’s still not some place you want to walk around much at night. If you like chain restaurants, there are several nearby, including one about ½ mile away and if you like local character, Oceanside abounds with small mom & pop choices to suit any taste.
For location, ambience, cleanliness, friendliness and overall good vibes, this is a great place to chillax and get away for a night or a weekend. Because the prices (at the time of year we stayed) were so reasonable for me it earns all 5-​stars.

A nasty dirty place that needs an renovation. there were ants all over the breakfast food table., hot milk and orange juice. The pool cleaner in the morning was pouring bleach into the pool. Right next to people eating breakfast.