Oceanside Hotels

A newly built Holiday Inn hotel opened fall 2009 in north Oceanside, located at exit 54B of I-5 - close to the edge of Camp Pendleton, a short walk from Oceanside Harbor and 2.8 miles from the local airport. The full service property includes its own restaurant, offering breakfast, lunch, dinner & 24 hour room service, plus a range of facilities for business, events and meetings. Accommodation comprises 110 modern, luxurious rooms, some with ocean views; other facilities include a fitness center, pool, gift shop, meeting space and a lounge/bar.

Oceanside's Holiday Inn Express hotel has a pleasant location overlooking the golf course of El Camino Country Club, alongside the 78 Freeway which links Oceanside and Carlsbad with Vista, San Marcos & Escondido. Interstate 5 runs 1.5 miles to the west, with the nearest beach half a mile further. The hotel is a new-looking, medium-sized building (62 rooms & suites, 2 floors), featuring an outdoor pool, fitness center, newsstand, whirlpool and the free Express Start continental breakfast. Other meals are available from Hooters restaurant/bar, just next door.

Best Western Oceanside Inn has a good location near the center of town, adjacent to interstate 5 (exit 52) and 0.8 miles away from the nearest beach - west, along Oceanside Avenue. The neighborhood is relatively quiet, with a line of trees hiding the hotel from the interstate, and wooded, residential land extends in most directions. 2007 saw a full renovation of the inn and its 80 spacious rooms, half of which have relaxing views over the tropical courtyard garden, outdoor pool and hot tub. Other amenities include a fitness room, guest laundry and free continental breakfast.

The Residence Inn hotel in Oceanside sits at the center of a large area of new development on the hills a few miles inland from the coast, in a generally residential district though with various shops, offices & restaurants being constructed in the immediate vicinity. The four storey inn features 125 modern, comfortable suites, each containing a full kitchen and such stylish additions as plasma TVs and granite work surfaces. Free buffet breakfast and evening reception are provided; the other main amenities are an outdoor heated pool, hot tub, fitness room, bbq area and fire pit. Nearby attractions include Legoland (8.5 miles), Plaza Camino Real (3.5 miles) and Oceanside Beach (4.5 miles).

Open fall 2011, Courtyard San Diego Oceanside is the second Marriott hotel near the Seagate Corporate Center, in the hills on the east side of town, close to many shops, restaurants and other businesses. The 76 and 78 freeways enable quick travel to other area locations including the Pacific Ocean beaches, 4.5 miles west. Guests enter the hotel via a modern, welcoming lobby, complete with media wall, bar, business center and dining area for the free hot breakfast served each morning. All rooms and suites are equipped with a microwave, refrigerator and luxury bedding, and are part of a handsome, four floor building that also contains a fitness center and 3 meeting rooms.

The Comfort Suites in Oceanside is one of the closest hotels to the marina, located at 888 N Coast Highway - a few blocks north of downtown Oceanside and less than a mile from the waterfront (and the south entrance to Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base). It is also right next to exit 54A of interstate 5, the junction with Route 76. Many of the 40 rooms have nice views over the town, the harbor & the ocean, and all contain a microwave & refrigerator; also available are several two room suites. The 3 floor inn has an outdoor pool and serves free continental breakfast.

Quality Inn is another central Oceanside hotel, just east of I-5 along Mission Ave, close to the City Center Golf Course. The interstate puts all San Diego area attractions within easy reach - nearby sites include Mission San Luis Rey (5 miles), Carlsbad Premium Outlets Mall (6 miles) and Legoland (7 miles). The 79 rooms are on the small side but comfortable and well equipped, all containing a microwave and refrigerator, coffee maker and ironing facilities. Free continental breakfast is served; for lunch and dinner the hotel has a Chinese buffet restaurant on the premises. Leisure amenities comprise an outdoor pool and an exercise room.

Although right beside Interstate 5, Rodeway Inn Oceanside has a peaceful setting overlooking the San Luis Rey River, nearly opposite Marina Del Mar and a quarter of a mile from the Pacific Ocean. The inn is an old style exterior corridor property of 80 rooms, facing the sheltered parking area, at one side of which is a small outdoor pool. A hike/bike trail runs past to the north, along the river banks. Motel amenities include free breakfast, free wi-fi, meeting space, basic business services and a refrigerator/microwave in each room.

Near the northeast corner of Oceanside, CA,the Super 8 provides comfortable, motel-style accommodation in a hilly, partly residential neighborhood close to Oceanside Airport. The location is 3240 Mission Ave, a road which passes the beautiful buildings of Mission San Luis Rey de Francia 2 miles east, and meets I-5 (exit 53) 1.8 miles west. The accommodation block contains 106 rooms & suites on 2 floors, and is set back a little way from the highway for a quieter night's sleep. Many rooms overlook the hotel's tree-lined outdoor pool. Free continental breakfast is served, and there are a few restaurants close by, though most are a mile away either east or west.