Oceanside Marina Suites‎ - Oceanside, California

Jennifer Ramos

The location itself and the view to our suite was beautiful. Although there was no AC, visiting in October was pretty fresh and cold at night. Our suite was overall clean, however the carpet to the stair case and in the rooms needs to be teared down. All carpet should be replaced with either tile or wood to create a cleaner space. The carpet was brown itself and the dirty spots on the carpet were dark. Other than that I strongly recommend staying here.

Misty

Such a great hotel ?❤️ the rooms are very spacious and little old looking but very clean. The views are wonderful all around the hotel , wether you want to see the sunset or if you want to look at the boats and sea lions ?. Its very affordable for how big the rooms are and i didn't need the air conditioning like every one is complaining about

Idahospud24

You can only do so much with an old apartment complex. Our room was very dated, but there was hot water, the towels and sheets were clean and the kitchen was very adequate. It was a very busy weekend, so the parking was horrible! But the location is awesome! The grounds and the pool are very nice.

David or Lisa Seuferer

This hotel is GORGEOUS. I do not understand the negative reviews I read on here. I was very nervous about our trip - but my breath was completely taken away by our very first step into our suite. We stayed in the 2 bedroom deluxe suite - 2 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, a full kitchen with dining table, spacious living room with TV and fireplace, and gorgeous balcony with table and four chairs. We sat on our balcony often and in the dawn/dusk periods, we could often watch dolphins and seals frolic in the harbor.

There is NO AIR CONDITIONING, so keep that in mind. All the windows open well, there is a gorgeous sea breeze, and there were three very nice, large fans provided that was plenty to keep us comfortable. Evenings are quite cool - we were there June 18-23rd.

HOWEVER - people can be jerks. Because most everyone has all their windows open, you do have to be considerate of your neighbors. People below us had a boom box speaker thing out on their patio, blasting music really loud. I tried to shout down to ask them to turn it down, but it was so loud, they could not hear me and I had to call the desk to have staff come speak with them. These people also smoked marijuana out on their patio - I'm a nurse and know it when I smell it. The resort is supposed to be non-smoking, but I don't know how they can 'police' what is being done outside.

For healthy adults, the swimming beach is a 20 minute walk away. You can drive there, too, of course, and there is free parking on a large lot near "Joe's Crab Shack" - but traffic is always crazy and there is not always a spot in the free lot, and parking in the pay lot is expensive. We walked. If you have small children or fitness problems, you will want to plan to drive.

You do have to pay to park - $15/day - this is typical of any busy resort or large city type hotel I've stayed at. The spots are not huge - I drive a Toyota Highlander and had no problems parking or getting in and out. People with huge monster trucks had issues.

This is not a typical hotel - if we called to ask for something, we got it right away. The latch on our patio door was wonky and it was fixed in ten minutes. We had plenty of towels, so we did not need to ask for more while we were there. The pool and hot tub are salt water and very nice. The whole place was absolutely gorgeous. The rooms were spotless, the beds comfortable. Our son is a Marine and will be done with his service next summer. We will absolutely be back.

Richard Hawkins

Be advised there is NO AIR-CONDITIONING in any room, this would be fine if you’re on the side facing away from the morning sun…and have breeze if not you’re going to really not be comfortable. It was a miserable experience trying to get good sleep. And it’s a shame because this place has so much potential with location and what it could be. Also the curtains on the windows are a joke… and don’t block light worth anything.

Alice Ragozza

The place is cute but nothing spectacular, the bedroom a double queen deluxe was small and very dark. From the pictures was better.
The service was poor and rude. In particular we had to wait 20 min before the receptionist (a lady in her middle age with dark hair) came for let us checking in. Not only that, when she find out our friends were visiting from Italy and me I was an Italian married to an American man, she told to my husband to be careful because “once I got the green card I’ll leave him and keep the US residency; this is what a lot of women from Europe are doing”. Well, never in my life I found a person who work in the hospitality business so racist and rude! This is beyond being unprofessional.

I do not recommend this place unless you are a white American and not a tourist from other countries (be aware!).

Lily Rosemary

We had a very good experience with this hotel. We had to make a last minute change of hotels and we stumbled upon this one for a good deal. Service was excellent and accommodating. Will be coming back. 🙂

Ray Cote

The suites are older but kept very clean. The staff is very nice but after hours no one is available during weekdays until 10? Maybe noon. The grounds are very clean and have fantastic views of the marina and of the ocean.