Navy Gateway Inn & Suites

We came out to visit our Sailor in San Diego. He has been touring us around so we also got him a room off the ship where quarters are tight.
Well, lo and behold! His room is on the side with a view of the Pacific Ocean, some of the city skyline and the beautiful Vietnam Memorial on the Amphibious Base.
Our room faces the city and parking lot but we had the same amazing sea air!
The rooms are very clean. You get a microwave, refrigerator, freezer, television, dresser, closets, hairdryer, and ocean breezes!
The room is $ 57.
Staff are very helpful at check-​in to orient you. Julie and her colleagues provide a very warm welcome. Housekeeping staff are available for questions and their hard work is in evidence.
We were completely impressed.

Let me first mention the best parts of this hotel — the price, a keurig in room, and a location on Coronado.
Now, onto everything else. This is my second time staying at the Gateway on the NAB and I can say both experiences were not ideal. This time, I came into my room and found my mini fridge in a puddle of water from not being set cool enough. I had to soak up all the water with spare towels in the bathroom. Then, I went to turn the heater on (as the temperatures have been dropping into the 40s-​50s at night and I get cold easily). Despite turning the heat up, the temperature never rose. After a few hours, I attempted to call the front desk to see why — only to discover that my phone didn’t work. The next day, I asked about the heat. Turns out, there is an officer in charge of when the heat is turned on and until he decides to turn it on, you can’t use the heat in the rooms. So essentially, no heat and no A/​C in this place. And — as other reviewers have mentioned– an extremely understocked kitchenette. There wasnt even plastic silverware in the room!
EDIT: also, no hot water! Tried to take a shower today in chilled water… Not happening
In summation — would not recommend. Even given the price.

I stay here almost every other month for the past 3 years. This is one of the best, the staff is always ready to help and they all know me by name.

My time here was great, i had fresh towel everyday and a clean bed to sleep in. Even though it is Navy hotel I got great service.

PROS: Free wifi, keurig, friendly service, and a kitchenette.
CONS: The wifi is terrible, constantly kicked off a router and needed to select a different one. Kitchenette was bare, no plates or cups. Neither the ceiling fan nor the light worked. And worst of all, there was a daycare center right next to my room. I was awoken every morning with kids absolutely SCREAMING their heads off. I was working nights so my schedule was off and this severely hindered me getting any sleep.

BLUF: If you can stay somewhere else during the spring/​summer/​fall, do so. During the hot season this place has business only because people don’t know better, or their orders tie them to it.
I refer to my room as «The Sweat Box.» I’ve been here for 4 weeks and have yet to see the temperature go below 77 degrees. Right now (8:30 AM in late August) it’s 85, and the highest it’s been was 89. The «cool breeze» referred to by John P. might exist in December when he wrote his review, but look at the dates of the other reviews for confirmation of how things really are the rest of the year. I made it work, but I’m a Marine and we’re not too picky.
The rooms themselves aren’t bad — it’s basically just an old single-​room barracks that they converted into a hotel. Good enough for me — but I’d have to sell my wife on how much $$ we were saving before she saw the room. Views are beautiful (despite the dirty windows) — except for the Lord Of The Flies action at the CDC right below me… holy cow. Judging by the sound of it, these kids are getting scarred for life. I literally can’t work in my room until they go home for the day.
Hope this helps anyone trying to make vacation plans. If you are here on orders… try North Island if you have the option.

Great place, I actually love the views from the windows. The only thing I have to ask is, who puts a CDC next to an inn? I enjoy the breeze with the window open at night but then I get woke up by screaming, and I do mean screaming kids in the morning. It’s the worst ever!

Very affordable. Very very convenient and right near the beach. At least in the new building the rooms are very nice. There is no air conditioning so you’ll want to shut the curtains during the day time to keep the sunlight out. The air temperature never really gets hot. The staff is very accommodating and nice. There is a deli in the lobby where you can order lunch. The use of laundry machines are free. I will definitely come back here in the future someday.

Bunch of complainers!
This place is nice. Better to have a cool breeze than air conditioning. Clean, friendly. I like it! On the Coronado bike path, cool stuff in both directions. Navy Marina, huge long beach where the SEALS train, both within an easy walk! Go across the street and pay 500 bucks a night at the Del, and see if you like that better!

Figured that everyone was just exaggerating, but no.
Everything is okay, not great but good.
One thing that drove me up the wall is the non existence of hot water. Other than that I could complain about other petty things.
I wish they would have accommodated us to building 402 where they offered me a shower. Very inconvenient might I say. Just switch our room!!!
I will not be returning here, I would rather stay off base.

I was skeptical about staying here at the BOQ and my skepticism proved right. Upon entering the room we were welcomed by a muggy, stuffy, stale smell. This place feels like a prison meets military-​school dorm room.
Dim florescent lights, uncomfortable beds where you can actually feel the springs, no AC, windows that don’t open, a shower where I felt like I should be wearing flip-​flops for sanitary reasons, loud fog horn military sounds that wake up up before 8am, and an empty un-​stocked «kitchen».
The building we’re in has no lobby/​front desk, and the room itself has no chain lock for extra security. And the entire place is dark, quiet, and less than welcoming. I would never choose to stay here.

This entire BOQ/​BEQ has no air conditioning. There is a thermostat on the wall just to tease you.
These tall buildings have great views, but also exposed to the sun, so, depending on how hot it is, it can be from 80 – 100 degrees in your room.
The staff was helpful and recommended to open the window… suicide windows only allow you to open 1 window just a crack.
Wireless internet rates a C– for speed, but it was simple to set up.
A kitchen is provided it’s not stocked with glasses, plates, utensils.

Excellent mid-​range motel. Conjoined rooms with pocket passage doors in the bathroom were a welcome treat for privacy and sound sleeping. The only negative were the huge attack roaches that come out at night outside (super clean inside). Kitchenette has everything you need for extended stays as well, just don’t try to sleep on the sofa pull-​out or you’ll end up with a wretched back ache in the a.m.