As always I plan the family vacation late. This was a real task in that we were hoping to get something downtown for the 4th. I started with 4* hotels at $120, went all the way up to $190, no luck. Changed to 3* stars at $130, then went to $140 and got the Courtyard San Diego. Not my first choice but still not far from Downtown, Coronado and Mission Bay. Now on to plan for Disneyland!