Hotels near San Diego International Airport - SAN, San Diego

My first time in San Diego and was not disappointed. Great weather, friendly people, felt very safe walking about. A few homeless people, but they seem to keep themselves to themselves. Easy to get around on the new trams. Busses are $2.50 flat fare, reliable and plentiful. And train services across California. Compact city, so quick to get around. The harbour front is great with a long promenade from the airport all the way to Seaport Village, with great views, and plenty of restaurants. Can recommend the seafood at the "Dockside" upstairs near the Star of India sailing ship. Also walked to downtown and found a great cafe "The Corner Bakery Cafe" on Broadway, fantastic food! We visited the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier, amazing, and took a 2 hour harbour with Flagship Cruises. Also took the Trolley Tour hop on and off bus with commentary. It visits all the main attractions on a loop service, great for first time to get to know the area. Be sure to pick up leaflets with discount vouchers in many food outlets. At the harbour front there is a kiosk where you can get discounts on some attractions. Went to the zoo which was a great day out. I'd not seen Polar Bears or Pandas before. The Orang-Utans were hilarious! You must also visit Coronado Island, great food and beaches. Easy to reach by bus via the toll free bridge.

San Diego is a perfect place to live and a perfect get away place to stay! You get the best of both worlds here. Everything is within you’re reach. You can chill and relax at the beach while basking in the sun or get the fast pace city living by going down town. All of that with crème de la crème of all year round of perfect sunny weather!

Fabulous city, fabulous people - do warm and friendly So much variety Loved it Are at Harley Gray - lobster disappointed but the fish & chips great Baja Bettys was buzzing, friendly, fabulous - loved it The Midway was fabulous - but not cheap! The Old Town trolley was perfect for getting around Balboa park was another not to miss! All round fabulous city to stay

very walkable and even better on a bike , including getting to Coronado island, which I highly recommend. Balboa park is great / one of the best I have visited in any City and also say a 30 min walk from down town. Only down side is the number of street people ! - everywhere from down town to Balboa park. One other negative are the extra service and /or credit card fees on most all bills - not used to that - why not increase the prices and be transparent ??

I stayed overnight to catch a show at the Old Globe in Balboa Park. Loved the theater. The park is AMAZING. Restaurants in the area were terrific. The next morning walked the Seven Bridges Trail and saw a lot of San Diego around the park. It was long (over 5 miles) but educational. Looking forward to coming back again sometime.

While I definitely have a soft spot for San Diego and visit fairly often, it has gotten more run down in the last 10 years. Mission Beach and Pacific Beach have gotten pretty trashy. The area is mostly for young people looking to get drunk, loud and obnoxious. I prefer the Gaslamp and Seaport Village area but those areas do have issues with homeless people hanging around the area. I think the best area in San Diego is the Torrey Pines area and Coronado Island, both of which I highly recommend staying at if you go to San Diego.