Poinsettia Park

This is a member of Historic Hotels of America. The exterior fire escapes testify to its age, but the interiors have been nicely updated. The bath is nice, the Nespresso works. Flavored wter on offer in the lobby. The rooms are not large but efficiently laid out. Although there is a restaurant on site, our late arrival coincided with a decision to close early, so we went to bed with only a cup of coffee and some cheetos. Although several websites indicated there was an airport shuttle, a call to confirm this revealed it was not true. BUT there is a city bus from the airport (not the easiest to locate) that stops just across the street. The location allows walking to the waterfront, Little Italy, the Gaslamp Quarter, and even the baseball stadium. Overall we were pleased with this hotel.

For how expensive it is, I was extremely disappointed in the pool and outdated rooms. The pools were not maintained when we went, the bar was closed when it said was open from 11a-5p. Beautiful landscaping & gardens surrounding the golf course though. Looks like an amazing place to have an event, but didn’t give me the resort-style ambiance I was looking for (that’s just my opinion).

If you are there midweek before June 1, plan for the advertised amenities to be closed. Unfortunately, I was unaware of this and so the adult pool did not have food and beverage service, and similar issues throughout my stay.