Priceline Hotel: 2* San Diego (Point Loma-Shelter Island-Old Town) Howard Johnson SeaW

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First bid accepted. Could I have won it for less?

Howard Johnsons SeaWorld

3330 Rosecrans Street

San Diego, CA 92110

This was a very good value. Parking, internet, and breakfast all free. Microwave and refrigerator in room. Hotel has been recently redecorated. Carpet, drapes, and furniture almost new. Attractive art on the walls. Exterior recently repainted and the parking lot was being repaved the day I was there. Two story motel with exterior doors facing the parking lot. Outdoor pool was small for the number of rooms and guests.

Hotel caters to families visiting SeaWorld on a budget. On a strip of Rosecrans with other similar hotels...Days Inn, Super 8, the usual suspects. To my eye HoJo's looked like the best of the lot. Maids keep doors open when cleaning and all the rooms I saw had two beds. My room had a queen bed plus a bunk bed (!) for kiddies.

Not a pretty area of San Diego. Rosecrans is a very busy street. Good area if you need to fill a perscription: Walgreens, CVS, and Long's within 2 blocks. Lots of fast food, chain restaurants, and liquor stores. HoJo's guests get 15% off at Sizzler or free nachos appetizers at the Mexican restaurant next door. 1.5 miles to SeaWorld, which is the main reason people stay here.

The hotel's main issue, and it's potentially a big one, is that the walls are thin. The couple next door didn't talk much but when they did I could hear what they were saying. Later I could hear the man snoring as if he was in my room. Luckily he was just an intermittent snorer...5 minutes here, 5 minutes there, with hours of quiet in between. It wasn't a problem for me but with the wrong neighbors it could be a long night here.

I liked it well enough to try Add a Night. I got a counteroffer of $47. I passed and went someplace else. The night I won at $40 was $99 online. The $47 night was $119.

Bid was placed through BetterBidding's PRICELINE link.

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