San Diego Travel Forum

My wife and another couple are visiting San Diego for a week in Nov and are looking for a condo on Mission Beach. Any suggestions with a reasonable price. (around 1500 to 2000 per week) Must be on beach and two bedroom.
Thanks
rick

San Diego Restaurant week is an event for people like me who love to experience with food. I am eagerly waiting for September 13 for the food celebration to begin so that I can taste dishes from a wide variety of cuisines. I have heard a lot about the art of dining in San Diego but this will be the first time when I will be attending it. Very excited to attend this food festival and have already booked the flight tickets for San Diego and rooms at the California Suites Hotel. Can anybody guide me about the best restaurants out of the 180 local restaurants that dot the city?

I will be in San Diego for a week-long conference. While they'll definitely keep us busy during the day, I'm looking forward to experiencing the city at night. Can anyone recommend good ethnic food restaurants in the city? Also, any areas where a girl should not go alone?

I'm not interested in seeing Sea World, any other interesting and non-touristy places I should check out?

My brother and is fiance are planning to get married here. They are originally from SC and plan to get their marriage license there. I can't find anything about how they can get married here without a marriage license here. Can they be married in San Diego with a SC marriage license? Also, any ideas where I can find someone how would do a sunset marriage on the beach?

Will be celebrating my 50th Birthday so I would like to know what are some of the hot spot and what are some of the best places/things to do beside the zoo or sea world. Some of my co-workers told me to make sure that I go to the gaslight dist. but what else?

hi.. will be there for a long weekend in early september... anyone recommend a great hotel on a great beach... perhaps not too far from the town??? Also, love smooth jazz... any reco's on bars that have ??? or does anyone know of any smooth jazz festivals ?? how about best outlet malls/ shopping ?? The brits are coming... yahoo....

Can anyone indicate to me just how "luggage-friendly" this bus is? I will be arriving with a large suitcase and a carry-on and would like to know if there are luggage storage racks under or on the bus. Also, are there are nasty stairs on the bus to ascend/descend? Do passengers with luggage use the bus or, is it used mostly by airport workers without luggage? Any comments would be helpful.

Is there a store near Horton Plaza that sells table wine and bag-in-box wine? Do pharmacies sell wine (as they do in states such as Florida)?

Hi there, I am looking for a nice hotel in a central location to the airport,marina the zoo etc and of course nice restaurants in late oct (for only 2 nts) for age braket around late 40's...any advise would be greatly appreciated!

I was wondering what's the best way to get from San Diego Airport to LAX? I know about the train and bus but it's time consuming since they take me to Union Station and then I would catch a bus from there. My flight leaves at 1pm and I rather not head out from San Diego at 5 in the morning. Once when the canceled my flight form San Diego to LAX, they put us all in a big shuttle bus and took us there. Is there a bus company that regularily runs between SAN and LAX? Can I take the coaster up to Oceanside and catch a shuttle from there?

Hey all. Me and my husband are contemplating traveling to San Diego with our son who will be 4 months old by this time and would love some ideas, recommendations and opinions. Is Aug. a weather month? What is the family friendlyist area for us to stay? What should we include on our visit? We will be there for one 6-8 days in the middle of the month. We are going to try VRBO first for an apartment so if anyone has any recommendations we'd appreciate it. If we can't find an apartment/house we will be using priceline. Any takers for a house swap? We are in San Antonio near Fiesta Texas. Thank you in advance.

Dear VTs

Can you advice how can I buy a SIM for my mobile / cell phone ?

How much will it cost ?

Would any one be kind to advice what is the best budget option to reach GsLamp District from airport ?

How much would a taxi cost ?

Are there any public transport options like buses and rail ?

I will be traveling with my family of 4 adults and have 4 luggage.

We'll be in San Diego for four nights beginning on Friday, May 29 with my two kids, ages 5 and 7. So far we're planning to visit Sea World and the USS Midway. We may also go to the zoo. Originally we had planned to spend quite a lot of time at the beach, but it doesn't look like it will be warm enough. So, we're looking for suggestions for other things to do. Thanks.

I want to visit San Diego with my family of 4 adults in July 2009.

Will really appreciate guidance on best value / budget accomodations meeting the following needs :

1. Price US $ 100. - 150
2. Location : Heart of City. Lively place outside hotel
3. Easy availability of public transport ( 5-10 minutes walk from hotel)
4. 5. Do not care about the view

Will be thankful for guiding us to stay at a perecft location.

Anyone going to Comic Con in July, 2009?

My son and I will be there, 54 and 31. Anyone for a beer, let us know.

Gary

I have heard a lot about the famous San Diego County Fair (www.sdfair.com), the fifth largest Fair in North America that I am really excited to witness it myself. I have booked the flight tickets for San Diego and rooms at California Suites Hotel (http://www.californiasuiteshotel.com). But what I am unsure about is, can I showcase my photography at the Fair? I am a good photographer and would love to exhibit some of my pictures. Can anyone suggest how I can do that?

Hi there, my partner & I will be in San Diego for 2 nights in July. We are planning to visit Sea World for one day, and relax the other day before our flight.
We'd like somewhere for around $100 US a night & if possible clean, safe & near a few decent pubs/music.
We are thinking about hiring a car to drive down from Anaheim.
Thanks!

Me and two friends are planning a trip to san diego in late june.

I am researching the best locations to stay and party. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

We want to stay on/near the beach. However we need access to where the nightlife resides. Optimum location would be walking distance (4-5 miles).

What street has the most and best quality clubs and bars? Pacific Beach?

What Beaches/clubs/bars are the best for our age range? (23-24) And we like girls.

Money is somewhat a matter. But not much.

Thank you.

where do you buy tickets for the coaster?

Hi all,
we are thinkking about a long weekend for the weekend of may 25th.
1.Is the weather good for beach and walk about at that time?
2.What is the best beach to target
3.Which hotel by that best beach in San Diego woulod you recommend?
We don't mind paying more for a fine hotel.
Thank you in advance.
lengleng

Hi...I am a little overhelmed with all the hotel options available in San Diego.

We will have a car and we are planning to go to The Zoo, Sea World, and Legoland.

We will be two adults and 1 child age 9...traveling June 18th thru 23rd.

Any recommendations would be great.

THe preferred rate would be 150.00 to 175..of course a beach would be nice..but I am not finding that...



I have checked out a few of your travel pages..but there are still soo many choices.

Spring is awesome in San Diego. We had heard tons about it and this year we’ve all decided to come to San Diego for a nice long weekend. Sandy beaches, wild parks, sea world and shopping centers, you got ‘em all here. And of course the thrilling and rocking night life. But we are still undecided on where we are goin’ to stay. Someone suggested California Suites Hotel. Looks like a good location from its website (http://www.californiasuiteshotel.com/). But what about the services and stuff? Pls suggest.

WE ARE 70+ YEARS OLD WHAT KIND OF RATE CAN YOU GIVE US FROM 4-30 TO5-5 WE ARE NOT HANDYCAP. WE ALREADY HAVE OUR TICKETS FOR THE FLIGHT.
WE WOULD LIKE THE HOTEL RATES FOR THE ONE ON 5434 KEARNY MESA RD SAN DIEGO.

THANK YOU MRS HUNNICUTT

My family is meeting in San Diego in September'09 to celebrate my mother's 70th birthday. She loves San Diego and we want to take her out for a special birthday dinner. She isn't into high tech cuisine, but she's is a good cook who appreciates good food. She's not a big seafood fan (except for salmon and shell fish).
We're looking for a restaurant that is classy without being pretentious with a warm and inviting atmosphere and really great food. Any suggestions?

Hey guys

I was wondering... Florida has these really neat houses to rent, so called vacation rentals for about 1000-1500 usd/week, i.e. http://www.floridaheindl.com/

I'm trying to find something similar for me and my GF in San Diego but all I'm googling are some 3000-4000 usd/week houses of far lesser comfort than the ones mentioned in florida; how come?

Assuming that I won't get any further in my quest with affordable house rentals in san diego I decided to switch my preferences:

Duration of visit: 7-9 days
No. of people: 2 (double bed, shower, kitchen would be nice too)
Max. price for 7 days (for 2): 1500 usd
Location: as the vacation rentals with pools or at the beach front don't seem to be an option, I'd prefer downtown (near gaslamp, little italy etc.).
Type of "place" in order of preference: house > condo > hotel/apartment > hostel

Yes, I know Hotel Coronado is relly nice but also too far away (we won't be driving with a car, buth rather with public transportation) and also not really affordable (-:

Thanks for all good recommendations (downtown would be really nice!).

Hi everyone,

Thanks in advance for any help you may be able to give!

Here is our tentative itinerary -

La Jolla cliffs and Point Loma tide pools, Carlsbad Flower Fields and gem mine, Pine Valley and Mount Laguna, Ocean Beach Weds. night market, North harbor cruise and Midway Museum, L.A. for the day to tour the Kodak Theater (Idol fans).

Possible restaurants - Major's Diner in Pine Valley, Roberto's, looking for others in same price range

We are not looking for theme parks as we live in Orlando and have plenty here.

The girls are 14 and a mature 9 - they are not girly-girls. : ) Thanks again!

We are flying into San Diego in July for the start of a massive summer long road trip?

Where is the best place to stay in San Diego? We will have a car.

I want to visit San Diego with my family of 4 adults in June 2009.

Will really appreciate guidance on best value / budget accomodations meeting the following needs :

1. Price under US $ 100
2. Location : Heart of City. Lively place outside hotel
3. Easy availability of public transport ( 5-10 minutes walk from hotel)
4. Prefereabaly near any stop of old town trolley
5. Do not care about the view

Will be thankful for guiding us to stay at a perecft location.

Hi everyone!

2 friends and I are planning a trip to SD in late June and we're very excited about going! we were thinking about staying there between 10 and 15 days. Is this too long?? Are we going to get bored after 5 days? We thought about this destination because there seems to be plenty to do: city, beach, mountains, Mexique, LA not too far... so we'd have time to rest, do sightseeing, shopping etc... We really just want to enjoy everyday life and discover a new city.

We won't have a car coz none of us has a driving license yet but we don't mind taking buses/train to go out of SD for a day or so.

Thanks for your help!