Best Western Mission Bay

We stayed here to attend a conference downtown. Just a 15 minute drive so it was a great location. We got a great deal through Groupon and it was perfect. Rooms were very clean, beds were comfy, nice and quiet area, and the yummy breakfast was very convenient! Would definitely consider staying again!

My boyfriend and I stayed at Best Western Mission Bay so we could be close to Seaworld. For the price I paid, it met my standards. 3 minutes to Seaworld, 10 to Pacific Beach, and 15 to Downtown. The room was clean, included a refrigerator, a microwave and an ironing board. Nice shower and closet with a body mirror, that is a plus. When we got there it was really hot but it cooled down when we adjusted the air conditioner, another plus for temperature control. The only problem we had was that the toilet didn’t flush. We figured out that you have to hold it down or wait a significant amount of time before you could flush for it to work. Maybe it was just us or maybe it was just the room but be warned of malfunctioning toilets. To the credit of the hotel, they sent a maintenance man to check it out. Parking is free. Overall it was a nice stay.

Stayed here for 3 nights when we took our son to Seaworld and Legoland. Friendly staff, allows late check in, check in and check out was a breeze, clean rooms, soft beds and pillows, clean bathrooms with enough towels for 4 people, great customer service, and has wifi. They have a jacuzzi and a pool open up to 10pm — said to be heated but wasn’t so heated when we used it on a summer night of Sept. Ran out of towels so we just called the office to send us some which they did right away. The hotel building is kindda like a letter U and rooms are facing across each other, the small sized pool is right in the middle of the U shaped hotel that is surrounded by parked cars. It isn’t so bad since it is covered by a gate with a key code and plants around it making it a little private. Breakfast items are delicious and it changes every morning. The bfast room is tiny and it does get crowded especially if you get in late like past 8am but people come and go so there is usually a place to sit and eat otherwise you can always take your food in your room. Bfast room is always clean and there is an attendant making sure everything is well stocked. They have hard boiled eggs, cereals, fruits, apple and orange juice, tea, hot choco, milk, coffee, pastries, bread with a toaster machine on the side, waffle mixture and a waffle maker machine on the side which you make on your own, and also they have yogurt every single day and then on the main entrée, one day they have bfast burrito with sausage inside then another day they have bacon, then a bfast sausage another day etc… We were well fed every morning which saved us a lot of money instead of brunching outside. The hotel itself is not so small and not too huge either, parking spaces near the rooms are mostly narrow for compact cars but if you cannot find any spaces which is usually at night like past 6pm, they have plenty of parking spots at the side of the hotel. This particular hotel is super close to the freeway and Seaworld and no traffic during our Sun — Wed stay. There is a gas station across the street at the corner of the hotel. Our 2 queen beds are great to fit 4 people, room wasn’t so large but it wasn’t tight for us either. We slept well with their 4 each bed — small fluffy piilows and a/​c was quiet and cold enough for our liking. It was quiet at night during our stay, we could not hear noises from outside. Area is safe and well lit. We saw a lot of familes with kids there. They provided a mini shampoo, lotion and conditioner and coffee stuff in the sink. Bathroom is narrow but clean. Towel is thin and not so soft just like at any other hotels you stay at and it does look and smell clean. Our room had a mini fridge, office table, microwave, tv and a 4 drawer cabinet. They have a fruit bowl in their check in office for guests. Don’t expect for an ocean view or breeze here though. Construction tools and machineries and a muddy lot are what you will see upon entering the hotel parking lot — not a pretty site to look at but it doesn’t bother us at all since it doesn’t belong to the hotel anyways and it is far away from the office. These things are at the backside of the hotel belonging to another fenced property. Overall, we enjoyed our quiet and smooth stay here. We liked the staff and amenities. We will definitely be back here if we return to Seaworld. From Los Angeles, it took me 2 hours exact to drive here on a Sunday night. And it was a 30 minute drive to Legoland at Carlsbad in the morning from the hotel with very light traffic.

Great stay! After we checked out of a horrible hotel we checked in here and Madison and Steve were so helpful with where to eat, places to visit, directions then they quickly got us in to a nice comfy and clean room. We stayed for 3 nights and every morning they served a great breakfast and it was always different and it was real food not just pastries and coffee. The women who run the breakfast are so nice too, I was leaving with out utensils and one of them noticed and stopped me to hand me some ands napkins. They even have trays to carry back your breakfast to your room. The housekeeping staff was great too. I left some blouses piled on our unmade bed not realizing they were coming and when we came back they had them all fixed on a neatly made bed. Our stay was just perfect. Best Western will be the first hotel I look at next time we need a room.

This hotel doesn’t look like much from the outside but it’s got a lot going for it. Very friendly staff– greeted with a smile & made to feel welcome. The room was clean & the beds were very comfortable. The hotel was booked however it was very quiet. The breakfast buffet was the big surprise — scrambled eggs, French toast, waffle, cereal, bagels, donuts, coffee, tea, & juices. Yes the pool is small & in the middle of the parking lot. Yes, the surrounding neighborhood isn’t that great. Yes, close to the freeway but I didn’t hear it. It’s not a resort hotel but for a couple nights it’s a very decent place to stay.

Clean rooms with microwave refrigerator. The rooms are a good size and beds are comfortable with lots of fluffy pillows. The motel has a complementary hot breakfast that is fairly decent. I was surprised that this motel has nicer and more comfortable rooms than some resorts I have stayed at. The pool was heated and the water was perfect. I didn’t particularly love the fact that the pool is in the middle of the parking lot.

We got a Groupon deal for this hotel for 2 nights. Its in a sketchy part of SD but seemed safe. We chose this because they allow dogs. We stays with our 6 year old Yorkie during a weekend break from L.A. The staff is helpful and the free breakfast in the morning is okay. The breakfast room gets crowded in mornings so you can carry the food back to the room.

My friends and I decided to go to the hotel since this was close to San Diego. Might as well give it a try… right? When we got there, the area looks less crowded so that was a relief. Here’s the pros and cons:
Pros:
1. comfy beds and a TV
2. Swimming pool and jacuzzi
3. Free parking :)
4. Free breakfast buffet
5. Free wifi
6. Friendly front desk
Cons:
1. Bland food and no vegan options :(
2. Nosy housekeepers
3. Noisy people

This Best Western Mission Bay is about 300 yard walk to Mission Bay Park. I chose this hotel because they are Dog Friendly also. The surrounding neighborhood was safe for me at night walking my Dog.
First impression as I drove up was, it look old and run down. There was some kind of construction going on next to it. The vegetation was not kept up.
The room was what I expected for the price point. The room has an in-​wall air-​conditioner, desk, television, microwave, mini-​fridge, hair dryer, and coffee maker. The down side of the room was that there were no electrical outlets next to the beds to charge cell phones or plug in laptops. Yes, there were plugs on the desk, but who sits at the desk nowadays. The bathroom was clean, bed was clean and lots of pillows. There is free Wi-​Fi, but it was slow.
There is a fenced in swimming pool (apprx 4.5 ft deep) and a Jacuzzi. A few chairs and tables. The bad was the lock on the entrance gate. Since I was not instructed on the special way to enter the code. Another guest told me how to enter it for next time. Wish the guy at the front desk would have explained it.
They serve a continental breakfast daily, but on Sunday, they had bacon and sausage. Their typical breakfast was the Waffle station, pastries, fruits, cereal, milk, coffee, juice, yogurt, and breakfast sandwiches.
Some things I want to recommend. Offer customers ‘checking-​in’ a bottle of water like another hotel chain does. Mark (in-​room) where the Ice Machine is located. Place those who customers with Pets (Dogs) away from high traffic areas. My dog kept growling and barked a couple of time, because people walking by our room (Stairway and near breakfast room).
Overall, I would stay there again.

The room was clean. The continental breakfast every morning was good. There were omelets, sausage, cereal, juice, bagels and donuts, and waffles. The WiFi was not that great and I don’t see you being able to do your whole day’s work there. Other than that the place was fine. No problems, and no worries about vagrants or anything like that.

Very adequate facility, if this is what you are willing to pay. Not bad, not great. Rooms are a bit smaller, and older, but seems clean, and decent. No complaints.

Great location. Good views from top floor. Fine hotel. Pool is small with two lounge chairs. Room is comfortable but has weird, damp smell. Breakfast is good, but always CROWDED. Watch what you leave on the floor; cleaning staff will take it as garbage. And there were ANTS… lots of ants and we were on the third floor.
Front desk clerk Madison was extremely helpful.

We stayed here for our 2014 JW convention. Room is ok size, clean and they serve breakfast. Breakfast was really good. Had cereal, coffee, juice, etc. the waffles Ahhh so delicious. The staff very helpful specially Anabel and so friendly when we walked in to the cafeteria. The bay is really close just to walk around. There’s a grocery store 5 minutes away by car tho. We’ll stay here if we have our next convention in San Diego.

I chose this hotel b/​c it got me bonus points on my southwest rewards card. Jesse at the front desk was polite, friendly and quick –the perfect hotel check in guy. I went to the room I wasn’t too impressed, found a small spider in the tub but ok, found something on the white sheets umm and them the tv didn’t work and when I got it to work most of the channels were fuzzy :(now I’m wishing for another hotel. So all in all spend the extra 50 bucks and find another place. Happy traveling.
Edited the next morning. I am bumping my additional star rating from 2 stars to 3 stars. The continental bfast is great. A waffle station, breakfast sandwiches, hard boiled eggs, fruit, good tea. To top it all off the food is decent not just available. And they have a staffer in there who is warm and efficient. Kudos best western.

LOVED THIS HOTEL. Very clean. Very good customer service. The room was big (we had 2 queen beds). It was loud on some nights but it didn’t bother me. The breakfast was phenomenal. Geez the BEST. They have Waffles, Juices, Yogurts, Coffee,
Tea, Bagel, Pastries, Eggs, Omelets, Sausages, should I keep going… :) The cleaning ladies were super sweet as well. The pool and jacuzzi were clean and good. Also the Wifi worked but not always. What I loved the most was the Mission Bay Park that was like a 7 – 10 min walk from the hotel. Defiantly gonna recommend this place and I will stay here next time I’m here. :)

2−½ stars at least it was very clean, very small, old I just didn’t like my wife having to walk half a block in the dark! the manager was cool very polite, Julio but for the money I would expect more, sorry. I guess though it’s the location you know you go to an old crowded California town it’s the mystic I guess idk I can’t ask much it is 11:30 pm and I’m making reservations on line, thanks for reading my review check out the pictures

the heater/​cooler fan was making a clanking sound and it was quiet loud at night. eventually during first night I turned it off at 4am, and got one of the family member cold.
Also the bed is kinda soft, so if you used to sleeping on a hard bed, this might cause discomfort the next day.
Overall staffs were nice, even gave me a tray to take breakfast up to the room for the sick family member, breakfast changes everyday, but some day is bad, think very dry bean burrito.
Parking gets busy after 7PM, but the secondary parking lot has enough spaces, but the problem is it doesn’t have enough lighting at the secondary parking lot, makes it a lot less safe parking your car there.

Lets start with the pluses… the location to mission bay is great! It is right down the road about ½ to 1 mile away. Our room came with a fridge which was nice. The room was pretty quiet, even though we had a loud family of with a bunch of kids next door, we could only hear them when they were outside the room. The air conditioner also worked really well. The biggest plus though was that they allow dogs on the first floor! We had our dog with us so this was great! The breakfast is also pretty good.
Now the bad… the area around the hotel is really bleak, no restaurants or anything else that you could really walk to. The pool is so small that if a fat guy cannon balled into it there would be no water left. There were about a dozen fruit and regular flies in our room and our neighbors must have thought someone was getting beaten when my girl friend went after them with a balled up magazine!
If you only go to your room to sleep or have a dog with you this place is ok… get out and spend your time at the beach or old town and just come back here to crash. If you want to relax at the hotel and spend time there, try some place else.

How much time do you spend in a hotel room? Unless you are looking for resort style accommodations, then this is a perfect pick for a family trip.
Parking lot:
The parking lot is on the smallish side if you plan to park near the pool area otherwise there is ample parking on the side of the motel, facing Clairemont.
Check-​in:
Upon check-​in I was greeted immediately. The front desk was busy with another guest but I did not have to wait long. The gentleman assisting me appeared on the youngish side, so he seemed a little inexperienced however, he was quick and friendly while he checked me in.
Rooms:
When I entered the room, it appeared fairly standard to my expectations for Best Western. Which is a good thing. I did not notice any unusual amounts of debris or stains anywhere. With this being a pet friendly motel, it appeared rather tidy. The beds were as they should be for the motel. I did not have any issues getting to sleep. The only issue I did notice in the room was the cord for the hair dryer kept falling out.
Noise level:
We stayed for several days and for the most part, it was a rather quiet stay even with it being so close to the pool. There was the usual kid noise around the pool until 10pm but I could not hear much even with our door facing it.
Probably the noisiest experience I had during our stay was a group of women who showed for breakfast one morning. They were gabbing and cackling so loud for 7am but aside from that it was a very nice to sit and chat with other travelers.
Continental breakfast:
They serve breakfasts in the morning which start at 7am. The fare was above standard as some places only serve cereal, bagels and fruit. Each morning there was a hot breakfast which usually consisted of a microwaveable item. In addition, they have a waffle machine, yogurt, OJ, apple juice, coffee, sweets, bagels and more. I am telling you all of this because we did not have to buy breakfast each morning. It was a nice extra.
Pool:
The pool is on the smaller size however it matches the motel. The distance to attractions was nice. The place is right off the freeway, so it was just minutes to downtown. Plus, if you go east on Clairemont there are many dining options. We found Target, Chipotle and a tasty mexican drive-​thru across from the pharmacy (
). Try their breakfast burrito or tacos. They were great.
Note:
If you have pets, there is a park within 5 minutes walking distance, west of this location. Also, most of the motels in San Diego are older. This is a given. Unless you plan on staying at a super swanky hotel, I have always trusted Best Western.
I would definitely recommend this location for families traveling. We will return.

The pros:
The front desk staff was very friendly and helpful.
The hotel is close to Sea World, the SD Zoo, mission bay, the beaches.
The free breakfast. The hot food was different every day. The gentleman that keeps the breakfast stocked throughout the morning is so nice.
The in-​room wifi worked constantly and it was pretty fast.
The price. Very reasonable rates
The cons:
The beds are hard as rocks. Extremely uncomfortable by the 3^rd night.
The location. Seems to me you wouldn’t want to go out after dark in this neighborhood.
The rooms are on the small side.
I don’t like the «motel» setting where your room door leads to the outside.
I don’t think I would stay here again even for the great rates. We had booked a 4 night stay, but left after 3. It was our last day in SD and we had planned a trip to Wild Animal Park. We left the mission bay hotel and found a Best Western in Escondido since it was closer. Now that was a nice room.