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This is a blog about my two night stay at the Ocean Villa Inn at 5142 West Point Loma Blvd. San Diego, CA 92107. I reserved two nights at the Ocean Villa Inn for two reasons, it was dog friendly, and it is right next to Ocean Beach.
It lived up to both of those expectations without a problem. However, what I didn’t consider was everything else. My goal is to share a few of the pros and cons of my stay.

When I first pulled up to the Ocean Villa, my gut instinct said “oh shit.” This is because the hotel looked beat up, there was tons of foot traffic in the parking lot, and the clientele seemed a bit dicey. I wanted to see the inside before I passed heavy judgement. When we finally got in, it didn’t look so great. It was like the outside, beat up and run down. Once I got passed the initial cosmetics, I glanced out the back and realized the ocean was literally 400 to 500 yard from my hotel. But remember, we paid $380 for two nights (with a dog). That’s pretty damn steep considering the upkeep of the place. Therefore, I felt like I was getting one hell of a location, but getting a mediocre hotel at best.

Pros
- Right by the dog friendly Ocean Beach. What a fabulous beach! It was a blast.
- Hotel is dog friendly in every way.
- Dog washing station. This thing was perfect for washing your dog down before going back to the hotel.
- They had on site laundry facilities that were $1.50 a load. Considering how sandy everything got, this came in handy.
- Wonderful staff, very dog friendly as well.

Cons-
- The hotel cosmetically looks dumpy. No two ways about it.
- The walls are paper thin. I thought there was a damn freight train driving around upstairs. I can sleep through anything, but for someone who can’t, good luck.
- The floors are nasty. They are all tile and had a dirty grimy feel to them. Didn’t expect carpet, but cleaning the floors needs to be a huge priority in that place.
- Check out time is at 11AM and when we asked for 15 minutes more they kind of gave us the “I guess you can routine.” Not a fan of that.
- We couldn’t get housekeeping to show up until 5:30PM and we called in advance. So why is it a big deal to stay until 11:15AM for checkout?
- Cost – We paid $380 for two nights. I expect clean floors for $380.
- Service at a lot of the area restaurants is pathetic. This has nothing to do with the hotel, but I was still blown away.

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