SpringHill Suites San Diego Oceanside/Downtown

+ Located by train station. This might be a negative for some guest, but I was coming from DTLA and took the train to get to Oceanside. It was so convenient and nice to just walk straight to the hotel from the tracks. Yes, you do hear the trains coming by throughout the day and night, but its not that bad when you have your balcony doors and windows shut. The hotel also provides complimentary ear buds to help block noise!
+ Convenient location to the Pier and beach. Also primely located to Hello Betty restaurant for dining and boozing. And if you don’t mind a (very) short walk, the hotel is close to lots of local bars and eateries as well. There is a liquor store a couple blocks away where you can pick up some beer/​wine and snacks.
+ Beautiful lobby & front desk is stocked with complimentary Chulapops! There is also fresh spa water for guests and PLENTY of seating
+ Complimentary Breakfast! The breakfast is pretty damn good for being complimentary. They have your regular breakfast items — scrambled eggs, sausage, waffle station, bagels, english muffins, muffins, oatmeal, cereal, coffee, juices, yogurt, etc. — and plenty of it! There is also a dining hall that is quite large so there is room for everyone.
+ Pool & Amenities are really nice and well kept. There are lots of fire pits and patio seating around the entire hotel so you can relax and enjoy the resort in peace. They offer clean towels for guest, and the communal space is immaculate.
+ Rooms are all beautiful, modern, and clean. They are all decent size and come with balconies. I loved the Paul Mitchell products they provide! Rooms come with iphone speakers/​alarm clock, refrigerator, microwave, complimentary coffee, and free wifi.
+ Great staff who are efficient, helpful, and friendly. From the concierge to the cleaning staff, everyone was a delight and very welcoming!

Honestly I was very impressed with this hotel. It’s easy to find and they are super close to the Pier. The room was nice and so was our view.
Its cheaper than staying at the Wyndham Oceanside Pier Resort. Upon check in, the front desk warned us of the train that passes right behind the hotel. Honestly, the train passing by didn’t bother me at all. They even provided ear plugs in our room, which I thought was very sweet of them.
The hotel is located right next to the Hello Betty restaurant. This was great because we didn’t have to go far to find a decent place for food and drinks.

We were booked in an ocean view room and were given a room facing Hello Betty’s with a great view of the hotel sign and parking lot across the street. This hotel needs to redefine «ocean view» because at best our room was partial ocean… look at the photos.
We paid ocean view prices for a room facing Hello Betty’s. Their idea of customer service.
Good job

Nice location —- steps to beach.
Great corner room with view. opened the patio door fell asleep to the crashing waves every night. no need for a/​c.
Great room set up — with small privacy wall for the desk/​living area. Refrig, micro, safe, hot pot, plates, utensils, plenty of storage for food, clothes and luggage. Big big fluffy bed — lots of different pillows (firmness types).
Breakfast was typical marriott fare — i didn’t use but once due to schedule — but set up looked good and big open tables for lots of folks to sit and eat.
Front desk folks were nice — and very knowledgeable about local area.
Plenty of restaurants to walk to.
Be aware —– there are still some small gangs of homeless folks that will walk the streets in Oceanside — and they can be intimidating for the newcomer. I’m fam with area — but still a little unnerving when you are alone.
Parking was my only negative. We had to work until 11:30a — midnight daily but no valet person was available at night — even though the valet parking service was mandatory. we ended up parking in the Coastliner train station a couple of times — but it is unguarded.
Train — I only heard train whistle once. But my schedule may have impacted this. I was on top level, facing ocean — so didn’t impact me as much as other Unilocal contributors.

Oh, how the mighty have fallen.
Abysmal, terrible, awful, dreadful, unpleasant, and any other related synonym; are the best words to use to describe our most recent stay at this hotel.
I booked with points, for two nights. The original booking was for a 2 queen room. But at check-​in I was told that the only 2-​queen rooms available were on the back side of the hotel, where the train runs.
I opted to squeeze the family in to a king-​size room, on the front of the hotel. Thinking the discomfort (due to a smaller space) would be worth it, since we’d be away from the terrible train noise.
Things didn’t happen that way, though.
Our room was located directly above the Hello Betty restaurant outdoor seating area. And starting in the late afternoon of our first day there, they turned on the outdoor speakers, & blasted music, long in to the night.
I called down to the front desk, to complain.
They offered up earplugs.
But earplugs don’t do anything to help you get to sleep when the bass from the music is vibrating in your room!
I get that the hotel can do nothing about the noise from the trains
But in what universe is it ok to allow noise pollution (that is 100% avoidable) to permeate guest rooms?!
We left our room at noon– the following day, & returned around 9PM to find that our room had not been cleaned.
To top it off, the rooms are already showing signs of wear & tear. A piece of metal wainscoting had come loose from the wall, & I ended up slicing my foot open.
It was like the icing on a piece-​of-​crap cake.
I still love the Oceanside area. In the future, when we return, I will book us rooms at the North Coast Village condos. The only reason I’ve preferred to stay in a hotel, as opposed to a vacation rental, is because YOU’RE SUPPOSED to get housekeeping on a daily basis…
I’d suggest following my lead.
Unless you want to «pick your poison», & deal with either train noise, or Top 40 on mega-​volume.

Was here a few months ago and I still remember how nice it was!
+ The front/​waiting area was well decorated, open and clean.
+ Front desk was very courteous. Check-​in was quick, but it was also a deadtime in the season. fall/​winter. They even let me take a few chupachups that they had sitting in a bowl. haven’t had them in YEARS!
++ Hotel room was NICE! A little balcony with a view of the beach/​ocean, which was 2 blocks away. No big buildings to hinder the view of the Pacific. Bathroom had a glass door on the short and a little window to look outside. Room had a separate office/​couch area.
+ Pool is on the roof; a great place to see the sunset.
+ Complimentary breakfast is in the huge area with tons of seating. Plenty of options for breakfast with most of the typical breakfast foods.
+ I briefly used the computer near the elevators and they had some security/​privacy application that limited what you could access. Never really seen that in hotel computers.

NEXT TO TRAIN TRACKS. This place needs to be realistically averaged down, it sits right next to a train track with a crossing and is a 6 story hotel so it’s train noises all day and night. Wish I had seen that on a map, I wouldn’t have stayed here. They do provide a small noise maker and ear plugs to drown out «city noises», but if you’ve ever stood next to train tracks when a train is passing is you’ll understand what a joke that is.
The first room they put me in was right on the corner of mission road and the train tracks, every time a train passed it sounded like it was barreling through my room. I called and asked for another room, they said there weren’t any rooms available at my rate anywhere else in the hotel which I found strange considering how empty the hotel seemed. The next morning after a sleepless night, I went to the front desk, and asked again, and what do you know, several rooms were available for immediate move in. I got a new room, walked in, heavy chemical smell (probably carpet cleaner) and a black ice air freshener hanging on the bed frame. Turned around, walked back out, complained again, got a new room on the ocean side. It was still loud. Was able to sleep maybe 5 hours the next two nights.
I was going to up them one star for moving me to the front of the hotel, but they wanted to charge me an extra $ 50 to check out one hour late (@noon instead of 11am). And $ 100 for a 2pm check out. I’m not really sure why they operate the way they do, but I never plan on staying at this hotel again so maybe they bank on one stay tourists and aren’t worried about repeat customers.

They were going to get three, maybe four stars.
The good: the view and the front desk staff.
The bad: before I get into anything else, they steal. I checked out and within two hours realized I left my $ 120.00 vap pen in my room with the oils. Called them and was told housekeeping was gone and they probably had it in the lost and found. They would call me the next day. They didn’t so I called them. At first they had no clue what I was talking about. Then they said oh yeah, housekeeping didn’t find anything. Well if I don’t have it and the last place it was was in the room… I guess it grew legs and walked off. We travel there four times a year for work. That’s between two to six people for two weeks at a time. We will never use this place again.
More bad… Valet never answers when you need your car, you have to call the front desk and wait longer. But that’s the only parking they offer for an extra $ 26 a day. Breakfast is not very good. Coffee tastes burnt and eggs are water. And the train tracks are literally right next to the hotel. So all day and all night you will have the trains and horns going non stop. But they offer ear plugs in the room… Which is actually a fire hazard. Plus, hard to wake up to an alarm with ear plugs. And of course there is construction everywhere. And after 9pm there are drug addicts all over that area if you are walking around.
Will never use them again. Do not stay here. It’s best to stay somewhere else and walk ten minutes to the beach. They went from three stars to zero real quick because they have thieves working for them.

Staying at this hotel was a wonderful experience. Yes, the front desk was the best part. Ellie made sure to upgrade us to an oceanfront room complete with a complimentary bottle of champagne since we were celebrating our anniversary. Her friendliness resonated during the week with a daily greeting and asking us if we needed anything. From all our stays at various Marriott hotels, Springhill Suites Oceanside has been one of our favorite because of the wonderful caring staff… by the way oceanfront rooftop pool and daily breakfast buffet …absolutely a delightful plus.

Great place. Very clean, great staff. The ocean view was perfect from our room. The other side of the hotel is next to the railroad so they may hear the noise but not on the ocean side.

Honestly, I was a little hesitant to stay at a Springhill Suites since not having any knowledge of what it was like or where it fell in the level of accommodations within the Marriott super chain. Wow, what a great experience staying here when I needed accommodations in Oceanside for work. This hotel is new, super clean and has a pure minimalist modern feel. Rooms were bright and full of natural light (especially when facing the ocean), the right size that includes an attractive desk area, bed and mini lounge and a clean pristine bathroom & shower. Free breakfast in the lobby dining area may not be foodie standard but this was the most organized, presentable, maintained and enjoyable breakfast I have ever had at a non-​resort type hotel that offers this perk. Service at check-​in and valet staff were terrific, friendly and accommodating. Based on the great view of the pier and beach if your room is facing the ocean, staff service and overall experience, this would be my hotel of choice whenever in Oceanside. Definitely a stellar value for customers for the price.

They scratched my Mercedes and have not even offered to fix it. Bad management. Someone called from ace parking and said that they are not responsible. The hotel has not even called me. It seems like they hire and outsource the parking without letting people know. I would not go there again.

The location is amazing but the hotel staff is the best part. I have been greeted and treated amazing during my two days here. The staff really has their act together! I wish I could mention everyone but I can’t remember everyone’s names.
What really made me take the time to leave this review was my experience with Isabel and Nadra. These ladies went the extra mile to make sure I was comfortable and had a full belly!
Thank you for being great!

Stayed here on valentines weekend and the service was great. Breakfast was delicious and plenty to choose from. The only bad thing is parking fee is $ 26 a day. Other than that everything is great.

Traveling on business, I stayed here for 15 consecutive nights, and was happy every day I was there. The staff — housekeeping, front desk, maintenance, and valet were all top notch.
This seems to be a hidden gem as the ocean view is spectacular from roof top pool, and you are within walking distance of a variety of restaurants.
There is not a hotel that is closer to Oceanside pier, I could watch surfers from my balcony!
Great place, great people, hoping to be back soon.

Ellie is Awesome! Love this place! Pool is amazing! Time to chill. Thanks again Ellie an staff

I cannot express the most fantastic time I had at this Marriot owned hotel.
The facility was superbly situated on a piece of prime real estate that overlooks the ocean and pier. The modern built, colorful entrance is the theme for the entire hotel and rooms. Very clean, everything you would expect for hundreds a night and more. We slept with the balcony door open with a view of the pier and the sounds of the ocean.
Breakfast was a huge variety of food from fruit, hot food, cereals, waffle makers, bread products etc.
The staff were truly unbelievably helpful, friendly and courtesy. During this hotel’s most busiest sold out weekend with 2 huge tournaments going on the staff were always attentive, quick and had everything working and flowing smoothly.
My party had nothing to do with the big contract surfing or soccer tournaments that took over the entire beach town for that weekend. However, we were there as a small gathering to celebrate a life of a loved one and the staff were truly wonderful at making us feel welcome and at home, we felt taken care of and important despite their own chaos from their sold out establishment.
I want to add too, that despite the large amount of people in that hotel and their 100% occupancy, there was little to no noise coming from the halls or other rooms. Once you were in your room you could only hear outside if you had your balcony open.
The location is ideally located right by the train station for Coaster and Amtrak, walk to the back of the hotel to the paid lot and through it to the train station.
The hotel owner (although not Marriot) owns a bar/​restaurant that is attached called Hello Bettys. Its packed, but on the last night we decided to go there and it was well worth the experience and location. Staff were great and food/​drink was very reasonable for the price and location.
Parking was a breeze as we paid for overnight valet, yes it is not cheap but painless, prompt, well organized and highly professional. Go try and find a spot you can park at all day for 24 hours, most of the lots need you to move the car every few hours or over night. Even the metered spaces cannot have cars on them between 2−5am. Either fight for a space or pay the $ 1 and hour charge for the convenience at the hotel? you choose?
If I have to point out some cons to not seem like an employee or robot.
Coffee in the room was poor quality, but I always travel with my own espresso machine so… coffee is in the eye of the drinker?
Windows in the shower room need some kind of tint or cover. They let in a lot of light when you want the room dark to sleep early in the morning.
The train sounds the horn every 1 or so which is behind the hotel. you can really only hear this when you have your balcony door open. not sure about the people in the cheap seats without a sea view, must be loud.
Elevators slow, too few and kind of quirky. When you press down, they come, open and show down but then send you up. They also have a system that uses the room key to enable pushing buttons over *L. I like it, but it takes people a while to figure it out, so I would imagine that would cause the elevators to appear to be slow too.
We will be back.

Visited here with the family — our first time and we were pleasantly surprised. For the $, given the unpretentious branding and expectations of a less then landmark location — I must confess to being mildly impressed.
The main entrance and facility in general look to have had a recent renovation. The décor and scale are trendy and exceptionally comfortable to our tastes. Our room was typically cozy and fresh — no complaints at all. Considering how much we travel for business as well as pleasure that observation is well earned. We had a fabulous view of the water — and it just came off as so much more then expected — especially for so little $.
Easy parking is available — plus within a hand span of city blocks are a multitude of shops and dining options + the beach. Note however, we spent minimal time at the beach as we were attending a charitable function that day and evening so we were fully engaged elsewhere. However, with what time we had — in the day and late late night we had a very enjoyable time here. We spent considerable time until way past closing in their adjacent café on the corner — the «Hello Betty Fish House» — a separate review. Super nice!
On thursday evenings there is a street market — well — it’s called the «MainStreet Oceanside» … and it had hundreds if not thousands attending. Large and roughly an «X» shaped layout of street stalls — swap meet — food to try of all sorts — and plenty of dining tables for some … it runs 5 – 9 PM and well worth the effort to visit.
Otherwise — as an alternative to staying in Carlsbad — or further into San Diego this is another fine option if unable to book closer into town — especially if your stay enables you to visit the Thursday Main Street Oceanside event!
Final admonishments — it is more or less next to /​near the Amtrak line — so you will get some of that noise /​which I find a bit charming if not for the train horn wailing from time to time. Parking is valet for $ 24 (underground and secure)… or you can park on the street. I just checked for what a stay costs for next thursday and it’s 315 – 369. We paid in the 2s … and we thought it was well worth it. For 3… it is probably fair … but I’d look closer into town with 3 to spend for a night. As such for 3 you probably won’t get such a fine location with proximity to the water and community though… just saying… (silent grinning).
Give it a try — especially on a Thursday evening. Hit the street market — lounge in Hello Betty on the corner til late — and if you’ve had too much to drink and are wacked — you have a very short stubling walk to get to your room!

If you’re visiting Oceanside and need a place to stay and don’t mind paying $ 250/​night then this is place for you. Rooms are nice, clean, and spacious. Best to reserve ocean view rooms because the view of course but most importantly a hotel guest’s nemesis, the train tracks. Ocean view rooms can still hear trains but they are not insanely loud; I’m just saying didn’t bother me much.
The hotel has plenty of amenities and it is convenient. Nice pool on roof which is heated and a big Jacuzzi. The fitness room is a good size and has plenty of dumbbells and 2 adjustable benches if you’re a gym addict like me then this may be enough for you. The hotel is located near multiple dining and drinking establishments that are kid friendly. Plus a lot of craft brews are on tap.
I appreciate the service at the front desk. The staff is kind and friendly. They always made sure we were good to go before we left the hotel for our strolls. You can also rent a bag of 4 beach towels for $ 5. Plenty of places out on sand to rent chairs, umbrellas, etc. If you are part of the Marriott rewards you can check in with your mobile app. Before we arrived I entered the time we would arrive and I received a text that room was ready. When we arrived at 11am the keys were waiting at desk. I have used the app before at other Marriott hotels and works great.
We like to ride the train down from the Irvine train station, which is about 1 hour. If you take the metrolink on weekends it’s $ 10/​passenger and kids are free. Took the Amtrak back on a Tuesday for $ 48 total 2 adults and 2 kids. You can also take the trains down to Carlsbad and San Diego but we didn’t try it.
Overall, the place is a nice stay and offers free breakfast. I like it because of the convenience. We will be back again. Reason for the 4 star is because 1 of 2 elevators went out so it was a hassle getting from floor to floor.

$ 179 per night during spring break. We stayed here a few nights.
Negatives: The free breakfast bar is copious, but not very delicious. $ 25 a day to park here and it’s VALET. I think this is silly. I detest having to give my keys and allowing a stranger to drive my car every time I have to come in and out. I want to be able to park my own car, thank you. The toiletries are lacking as some other reviewer pointed out. They were just not enough for two adults. The room (2 queen beds) felt cramp. I didn’t like the layout at all. The living room area in the room was very dark and cramp. We didn’t like taking the elevators with so many people all of the time. They were constantly full and uncomfortable. You have to have a room key to access the elevator — it’s very annoying when our hands and arms are full with kids. The bathroom didn’t have an air vent so it got all steamy and consequently our room became steamy, too.
Neutral: It is right next to the railroad track, but strangely enough, we didn’t hear it when we were sleeping and we did not put on the sound machine. We live at the beach and can hear the train from our place, so we thought this was quite weird for us personally.
Positive: It’s beautifully decorated. It’s clean. The service is correct. It’s conveniently located next to beach with stunning views. The pool is very nice.