Chula Vista Hotels

Following its opening in summer 2025, Gaylord Pacific Resort is set to become the premier convention center in southern California, with 1,600 guest rooms and nearly half a million square feet of event space - housed in a spectacular building on the Chula Vista waterfront, bordered to the south by the local marina, and to the north by San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The hotel is easily accessed, being right next to I-5 at the H Street exit (8A). Most guest rooms have uninterrupted views across Silver Strand Beach to the Pacific Ocean. The resort includes a large outdoor pool complex, and several dining outlets.

The all-suite/extended stay Residence Inn by Marriott is part of the Otay Ranch Town Center development on the east edge of the city, alongside Hwy 125, five miles north of the Mexican border. There are many restaurants and large stores nearby, surrounded by extensive residential estates, though unspoilt countryside is just a short drive away to the east, including the hills of San Diego National Wildlife Refuge. Guests have a choice of 148 kitchen suites (two bedroom, one bedroom and studio), and a full range of amenities for meetings, business and leisure. Free hot breakfast is served each morning, and free socials weekday evenings. A complimentary grocery shopping service is available.

Homewood Suites Chula Vista is part of a business district on the east edge of the city, just off Otay Lakes Road, a few blocks from Hwy 125. Eastlake Country Club is just across the street. The hotel caters primarily for extended stay guests, offering accommodations in studio, one bedroom and two bedroom configurations; all have a full kitchen and 55 inch TV. Both daily hot breakfast and weekday evening receptions (Mon-Thu) are complimentary. Snacks and sundries can be purchased from a 24 hour shop, while other items can be ordered using the grocery shopping service. Also available are a fitness center, outdoor pool and 100 person meeting room.

The Hampton Inn has an easterly location in Chula Vista, 2 miles from the restaurants and shops of Eastlake Village Center. The hotel shares a site with the Homewood Suites, part of a business district opposite Eastlake Country Club. Free hot breakfast is available, also provided in a takeout version, and there are several restaurants within walking distance. The business center and convenience store are both open 24 hours. All guest rooms are equipped with a microwave and refrigerator.

The SpringHill Suites by Marriott is a spring 2024 addition to the all-suite/extended stay accommodation choices in Chula Vista, and it has a northwesterly location in town in the foothills of San Miguel Mountain, location of the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge. The hotel is a short walk from the restaurants and shops at the Village Center, along Hwy 125; it features oversized studio suites, one bed or two bed, all with separate living area. Hot breakfast is complimentary.

Chula Vista's Holiday Inn Express occupies an impressive four story building lined with the obligatory palm trees, situated on E Street, a few blocks west of the town center and within easy reach of I-5, I-805 & the South Bay Freeway. All the rooms contain a microwave, refrigerator, coffee maker and ironing facilities. The two main leisure amenities are a fitness center and an outdoor heated pool, at the rear of the hotel well away from the main road. The hotel serves free hot breakfast buffet and has a convenience store though no restaurant; the nearest diners are one block east and west. There is one meeting room available, capacity 150 people.

Guest rooms at Best Western Chula Vista are on two floors, entered via exterior corridors, and have views of the limited-size parking lot at either side. Some overlook an outdoor pool which, like the two accommodation blocks, is lined by a few palm trees. The hotel is part of a group of restaurants and other businesses beside Interstate 5 (E Street exit), within walking distance of Sweetwater Marsh National Wildlife Refuge on the shores of San Diego Bay. Downtown San Diego is seven miles north. A fitness center, business center and meeting space are the other main facilities. Free continental breakfast is provided.

Best Western Plus Otay Valley Hotel occupies a new-looking, three floor building surrounded by palm trees next to I-805 (exit 3; Main Street), close to Otay, Castle Park and Otay Mesa as well as Chula Vista, and offers perhaps the best lodging of the somewhat limited choice of hotels south of San Diego. The Mexican border is 4 miles further south, while two of the main area attractions (Knotts Soak City USA Waterpark and Coors Amphitheatre) are 2.3 miles east. For relaxation, the Best Western has an outdoor pool, hot tub and fitness center; other amenities are guest laundry, a microwave/refrigerator in each room, and free hot breakfast.

Wi-fi and continental breakfast are the two complimentary amenities of Comfort Inn Chula Vista, which occupies an older, four floor building by the Bonita Avenue exit of I-805, half way (8 miles) between the city center and the Mexican border. The surroundings are mostly residential but there are a couple of restaurants adjacent, and many more on the far side of the freeway around Westfield Plaza Bonita. The interior corridor hotel has an outdoor pool & hot tub at the front and is surrounded by a rather small parking area. The free breakfast comes with a selection of hot items. Rooms are available with kitchenette facilities.

The Quality Inn is a three story, exterior corridor property along Broadway just south of the center of Chula Vista, one mile from the marina and a shoreline park, at the edge of San Diego Bay. There are several restaurants within walking distance. The hotel has a sheltered, south-facing outdoor pool, and it provides free hot breakfast. Guest rooms are equipped with refrigerator and microwave.

Howard Johnson Chula Vista is a typical budget motel that offers the usual, basic range of amenities (free continental breakfast, free wi-fi, guest laundry, a pool and business center), and is contained within a relatively old building, with three floors and exterior corridors. Select rooms feature a kitchenette. The motel is situated along Woodlawn Avenue, one block from Interstate 5 (access is from the E Street exit), in a busy suburban neighborhood but less than half a mile from the unspoilt countryside of Saltwater Marsh National Wildlife Refuge. There are many restaurants close by, and the E Street trolley station is right next door.

Days Inn Chula Vista is a large, budget-priced motel, with exterior corridor guest rooms on four floors, and the parking lot at the front, shared with a Mexican restaurant; situated along busy Broadway, a road lined with many shops and other businesses, three blocks from the H street exit of Interstate 5. Amenities are an outdoor pool, free wi-fi, and free coffee plus breakfast item. A refrigerator and microwave are installed in all accommodations.