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trolley and hotel circle
Posted: Wed August 3, 2011 03:42 PM UTC
When I used to live in SD, highway access from hotel circle was a little tricky since you might have to cross over the freeway first in order to find an on-ramp. For this trip, I'm planning to take the trolley rather than rent a car. Are there trolley stations on both sides of the freeway, or should I limit my hotel search to just north or south of I8?
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Re: trolley and hotel circle
Posted: Wed August 3, 2011 06:04 PM UTC
Hi there,

You are talking about the Green Line (SD Trolley) and the tracks meander on both sides of I-8 depending on where you are. If you are staying near near the Hotel Circle area, the tracks/stations are north of I-8. Further east, it goes under I-8 to link up with SDSU (south side). And even further east, it crosses back to the north side to head out to Santee. Take a look at the link for more details: http://www.sdcommute.com/RegionalMaps/RTM_March2011.pdf

Hope this helps.

Barry

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Re: trolley and hotel circle
Posted: Wed August 3, 2011 06:04 PM UTC
The trolley is on the north side of I-8 through Mission Valley, but most of it is also across the San Diego River, which has only a few bridges. Most of the hotels on Hotel Circle are on the south side of I-8 also.

If you want to stay in San Diego and get by on public transit, you'd probably be better off in the Gaslamp, Downtown, or Old Town.

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Re: trolley and hotel circle
Posted: Wed August 3, 2011 06:14 PM UTC
Thanks so much for the advice. I went to school in SDSU and graduated in 1991. The trolley wasn't so extensive then, plus I never spent any time in the gaslamp. Based on what I've been reading, it looks like that is really the place to be. We live in Wisconsin and want just a long weekend getaway to see the old stomping grounds again. I'm guessing there have been lots of changes in 20 years!

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Re: trolley and hotel circle
Posted: Wed August 3, 2011 06:40 PM UTC
Trolley stops along or near the I-8 are located north of the Freeway and there are motel/hotels in the area. See the Green Line stops for Mission Valley, as well as the Blue Line and Orange Line at: http://wikitravel.org/upload/shared//c/cb/Missionvalley_sandiego_map.PNG

There is also information on the timestables for these Trolley lines at:
http://transit.511sd.com/PDFs/TrolleyTimetables.pdf

I prefer the Old Town area for a hotel. The Holiday Inn Express in Old Town also has complimentary local shuttle service up to 5 miles. That might be something to consider. Their website:
http://www.hiexpress.com/hotels/us/en/san-diego/sannf/hoteldetail

Costing a little more for a day pass is the Old Town Trolley which has a tour style trolley system. See their website:
http://www.trolleytours.com/san-diego/

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Re: trolley and hotel circle
Posted: Thu August 4, 2011 05:10 PM UTC
You will definitely enjoy the changes...I hope that you have a great time :)

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