Residence Inn by Marriott San Diego Oceanside — Hotel in Oceanside

I love staying in hotels that offer kitchenettes and Marriott’s Residence Inn chain doesn’t disappoint. The Residence Inn in Oceanside, California has studio and one bedroom suites with nice kitchens that include a sink, lots of cabinets, a full size refrigerator and a dishwasher (!). The kitchens come equipped with dishes, pots and pans and essential utensils. All you need to bring is your food!||We stayed in a studio that had a nice-sized living area with hide a bed sofa, desk and dining table that is open to the king-sized bed and divided by a dresser with a large TV that swivels completely around. Very comfortable for the two of us. ||This hotel is in Oceanside near the San Luis Rey Mission. We were visiting family in this part of town so it was convenient. If you want to go to the beach it’s a 20 minute drive down Mission Blvd. ||This part of town has a lot of condos and apartments and corporate office complexes and caters to business travelers during the week. The area is quieter on weekends. Shopping centers are nearby with Target, etc. There are a lot of trees along the sidewalks near the hotel if you want to walk or go running. ||At the same time it’s not isolated because there’s a strip of great restaurants right across from the hotel that you can walk to in a couple of minutes. That’s an added bonus. Grandma’s is great for a full breakfast, Felix BBQ is really popular locally and the Junkyard Sports Bar stays open late; it’s a lively place. There’s a popular Pizza takeout, a very good Italian place and a simple Mexican place with a big menu (tip: You have to tell them you want refried beans on or with your meal. They’re not automatic!). ||Our room was in the quieter back side of the building where the rooms number _23 to _35 (so 123 on the first floor, 223 on second, etc.). That worked out well since there was a loud family reunion at the pool on the other side of the building. We didn’t hear anything. Something to keep in mind if you want quiet. ||There’s a breakfast room that offers hot and cold choices that you find at most chains. This most recent visit we were a bit disappointed as it was pretty limited. No waffles or pancakes like before (like we really need that, but still)||We’ve stayed at this property several times and always find it to be reliable, clean and well-maintained and recommend it as a reasonably priced choice...

I love staying in hotels that offer kitchenettes and Marriott’s Residence Inn chain doesn’t disappoint. The Residence Inn in Oceanside, California has studio and one bedroom suites with nice kitchens that include a sink, lots of cabinets, a full size refrigerator and a dishwasher (!). The kitchens come equipped with dishes, pots and pans and essential utensils. All you need to bring is your food!||We stayed in a studio that had a nice-sized living area with hide a bed sofa, desk and dining table that is open to the king-sized bed and divided by a dresser with a large TV that swivels completely around. Very comfortable for the two of us. ||This hotel is in Oceanside near the San Luis Rey Mission. We were visiting family in this part of town so it was convenient. If you want to go to the beach it’s a 20 minute drive down Mission Blvd. ||This part of town has a lot of condos and apartments and corporate office complexes and caters to business travelers during the week. The area is quieter on weekends. Shopping centers are nearby with Target, etc. There are a lot of trees along the sidewalks near the hotel if you want to walk or go running. ||At the same time it’s not isolated because there’s a strip of great restaurants right across from the hotel that you can walk to in a couple of minutes. That’s an added bonus. Grandma’s is great for a full breakfast, Felix BBQ is really popular locally and the Junkyard Sports Bar stays open late; it’s a lively place. There’s a popular Pizza takeout, a very good Italian place and a simple Mexican place with a big menu (tip: You have to tell them you want refried beans on or with your meal. They’re not automatic!). ||Our room was in the quieter back side of the building where the rooms number _23 to _35 (so 123 on the first floor, 223 on second, etc.). That worked out well since there was a loud family reunion at the pool on the other side of the building. We didn’t hear anything. Something to keep in mind if you want quiet. ||There’s a breakfast room that offers hot and cold choices that you find at most chains. This most recent visit we were a bit disappointed as it was pretty limited. No waffles or pancakes like before (like we really need that, but still)||We’ve stayed at this property several times and always find it to be reliable, clean and well-maintained and recommend it as a reasonably priced choice...

I've stayed at many Residence Inn, this one seems a bit different than some of the ones I've stayed at. Here's why.

I redeemed my points for here the other night during a weekend. The good thing was, it was only 20,000 points. It's reasonable and of course, I love Residence Inn so that you can get hot breakfast in the morning. Saves a lot of time. So I booked it here while going to Legoland.

I have to say though, this hotel is not directly off the freeway. It's still a few miles inland. Depending on where you're coming from, you either see some industrial area or a whole vast of nothing.

There is a big lot here, next to a strip mall of restaurants. That was nice, though being a semi-local, I already knew I wasn't going to eat at any of the restaurants there. (There was a BBQ place but I'll have to check it out another time)

This hotel layout is shaped like an L with the elevator in the middle of the L. So it can get kind of confusing where you are going. Our room was on the 4th floor. They say all the rooms were king bed studios. I was hoping for 2 beds but the lady at the front desk said they didn't have any. Huh? I would think so people would need 2 beds, am I wrong?

I also noticed no free coffee / tea on the way to the elevator like my usual Marriotts. Dang it.

The room was small, the bathroom was decent. The bed was firm (that was a thumbs up) Probably not good for the kids to jump because there was no bounce. The gripe I had with the room was the air conditioning because it sounded like a VW starting up for 10 minutes throughout the night. There were no soap and sponge to do the dishes (not that we ate ) but we usually get a travel size type in Residence Inns.

The pool was heated and the hot tub was extremely hot.

The gym was good size with a tv, 2 threadmill, a exercycle and an elliptical along with a multipurpose machine and free weights.

The hot breakfast had Latkes (potato pancakes) . Yay! That was good. They also had Florida Natural's orange juice. (also good) but it ran out.

Upon checking out, I told the lady to email me a copy of my receipt and I have yet to receive it. We've also lost something in our room and of course, it's no where to be found.

So there's a lot of good and bad for this Residence Inn, just...