Courtyard by Marriott San Diego Oceanside

Very impressed all around! Traveling with young children is often a challenge, but Marriott staff & environment provided safety, and impeccible amenities and environment. Staff was the perfect balance of friendly and professional. Even other fellow lodgers had great attitudes! The big plus was the lovely ‘lounging’ area for gathering or just sitting in a comfy and beautifully designed ‘loung’ zone.

The location

The service

When I checked in it was at night around 9:30 and a man was standing behind me waiting to pay for some snacks. I was nervous that the desk agent would say my room number out loud (safety first!) and to my surprise he did not and just showed me the number and told me where the elavators were. He was very friendly.

When I checked in the mattress was wet on the left hand side of the bed. The good news is that they cleaned whatever spill was there but the bad news was that they didn't let it dry. Kinda gross. There was also no mattress pad or bed bug protecting pad that you usually see in hotels. I did wat at the cafe more than once and there was a gentleman wokring on Satruday morning who was so busy but he remained pleasant and was efficient. And then there was a young woman who worked the cafe register who was the opposite. I tried to be cheerful to maybe lighten her mood up but it seemed as if she did not want to be there nor be serving customers. She could have been having a bad day which I totally understand but I had her twice and she was the same each time. Again, I don't presume to know what she had going on. The next day I had breakfast and there was the same woman but was also another one who was so smiley, helpful and she was wearing a flower accesory in hair. She saved the Monday morning breakfast experience.

The building the lobby the pool area are nice. The second one was very nice.

The first room we were given the bathtub was dirty, so the staff was gracious and promptly switched us to a clean

Everything! I’ve stayed there many times…

They now charge for parking. I don’t like that…