La Mesa Hotels

Ten miles east of San Diego, Holiday Inn La Mesa is part of a corridor of shops and businesses on the north side of interstate 8 that includes the Grossmont Center Mall. The three floor hotel enjoys a tree-lined site on the edge of a residential area, with a small outdoor pool at the rear, and an on-site bar/restaurant, the La Mesa Cafe, serving breakfast and dinner. There are plenty more food and beverage outlets within walking distance. The full service, recently renovated property also offers a fitness center, guest laundry, business center and two meeting rooms.

Half way between the centers of La Mesa and El Cajon, the Spanish/adobe-style Best Western Plus La Mesa contains 78 clean, extra large rooms, each equipped with microwave & refrigerator, plus all the standard amenities. The inn faces the north side of interstate 8, reached from exit 14C (Severin/Fuerte Drive) - a short distance east of the Grossmont Shopping Center, and close to many restaurants. Guests can take advantage of free hot breakfast buffet, an outdoor pool, hot tub, laundry facility and a business center.

San Diego State University is two miles west of Days Inn La Mesa; other nearby locations include Lake Murray, Mission Trails Regional Park and Grossmont Center Mall, while the closest trolley station (La Mesa Boulevard) is one mile east. The refrigerator/microwave-equipped guest rooms are divided between two exterior corridor blocks at either side of the parking lot, which is enlivened by a few palm trees and other tropical plants. Some accommodations contain a kitchenette. The motel has a small outdoor pool at one side, in sun only during morning and early afternoon. Continental breakfast is provided free of charge.

Motel 6 La Mesa has a westerly location in the city along University Avenue, 9 miles from downtown San Diego. The neighborhood is mostly residential, but with various restaurants and small shops along the main road; the nearest mall (Marketplace at the Grove) is one mile south beside the 94 freeway. Guests rooms at the Motel 6 are on two floors, arranged around three sides of the rather small parking lot, and all feature a microwave, refrigerator and free wi-fi. Despite the limited facilities (free morning coffee is the only other amenity), the motel enjoys a good reputation, for clean rooms and friendly staff.

All rooms at Motel 6 La Mesa face east, looking across the parking lot and an adjacent business towards the Fletcher Parkway exit of I-8; the property is bordered by the interstate on one side and the green line of the San Diego trolley system on the other. The nearest station (70th Street) is half a mile west. Shopping and dining can be found close by on the far side of the freeway. The exterior corridor, two story, budget-priced motel offers wi-fi and free morning coffee.