Miramar Inn

Great place to stay if you are in the area. Very clean, nice staff, very comfortable beds and very quiet. There are BBQS if you don’t want to spend money going out. The breakfast was hearty. If you are on a budget, you won’t be disappointed as this place is great!

The workers at the Inn treated us well. The Room was clean and organized. Just dont like how we had to check out early. Felt rushed to get out. But other than that the room was nice.

Miramar Inn is what IT says… an Inn, in the middle of the Marine Corp Air Station, 14 miles from San Diego in Miramar, for friends and family of our service men. Courtesy of our cousin from US Air Force, we spent two nights at this Inn while going around San Diego with family visiting from overseas. You can go in and out of the hotel and the base as long as you have a photo ID and room key with you. Make sure to put the parking permit in your car dash for the duration of the stay. There are no restaurants or room service available but they do have breakfast service for the guests. Wifi is complimentary. Nice quite place to stay even without many of the luxuries of hotels, where safety in and around the hotel is not an issue. :)
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Very friendly staff no complaints at all there, very clean and nice hotel overall only thing I’d say that was a downer was they wouldn’t come do house keeping every day idk if they just missed the room or what but overall nice hotel!

The staff is hit or miss. The guy that checked me in was awesome and great to explain where places where knowing I wasn’t from here. The ladies working a couple days after were not professional at all. I told them I think the wifi was down, and they said it was and to call «this» number to fix it… Why am I fixing it? I’m the GUEST. Why am I fixing a commodity that’s included in what I’m paying for? They were also listening to loud crappy music at late hours of the night. As for the rooms. Not to bad. Clean, w fridge and cable, and nice balcony.

Had a great experience the room was immaculate and the staff was great.
I had some concerns from all the negative reviews and pics but I was impressed. I’m not sure where others stayed but my room was perfect and a great location. For $ 99 a night the price cant be beat! I stayed during the comic con weekend and every hotel was around $ 300-​$ 400 a night and completely sold out.
The exchange and commissary are within walking distance. There is a playground area with a track right outside and there is a free breakfast from 7 – 9 if I’m not mistaken, which was good with typical breakfast items.
If you have a Military ID and they have availability, I would highly recommend this place.

We came to Miramar in 2005 when the front lobby building was built brand-​new. At that time we were active duty and it was a beautiful stay with two queen beds. That building is older now, but they have built several brand-​new lodging facilities around the corner.
On this vacation, in 2015, we asked to stay in the newer facilities. We stayed in building 2713. It is a very modern newer facility with large size rooms, two queen beds, almost exactly like the Hampton Inn rooms, all clean crisp white linens, and fresh pillows. The bathroom was white with clean fresh towels and nice tile floors, not linoleum.
When calling to make a reservation at Miramar Inn, ask if you can stay in the new facilities and if there is room, they will permit you. It is $ 99 a night and worth every penny, clean and modern.
It has laundry facilities, a barbecue area and it’s very family-​friendly but not run down looking. The outdoor pools are on-​base and around the corner.

Very friendly staff, awesome NEW breakfast layout, free WiFi, safe, secure, (on base) and very close to playground, gym, Exchange and comfortable. And you’re in San Diego!

We’ve stayed many nights at The Miramar Inn. When we PCS’d there, we stayed a week. When we PCS’d out of there we stayed a few nights and when my husband is TAD or has meetings there, he’ll stay if there is no room in the COQ. I stay at The Miramar Inn when visiting my family. It’s centrally located on base that you can walk to the MCX, base theater, food court & commissary. Mills Park is next to it with a track to walk or run. Exercise stations and a cool park for the kiddos.
FYI when making your reservation make sure to ask for the newly renovated rooms. I made the mistake of not specifying that & got an older room. The older rooms are terrible, outdated and not too clean. Our last stay was almost unbearable. After a long drive from Arizona, we got into our room after 11 p.m. Tube TV, framed art from the 70s and an ugly old comforter. The only nice thing is the balcony that over looked Mills Park. We were so tired, we just wanted a clean bed to rest in. When I pulled open the sheets, they seemed damp and smelled funky. Inside the sheets, were hairs. I didn’t touch to inspect but appeared to be pubic (sorry TMI). After dusting all of that off, we turned out the lights and couldn’t ignore the dripping sound from the shower. It dripped all night long. We paid the same price for this ghetto room as the newly renovated ones that my husband stayed in just 1 week prior! He was upset and called the front desk and when I went to check out, all I received was a «Sorry». Seems my room should have been comped!
If you stay in the newer part I would give it a 5 star. For it’s cleanliness and contemporary style.
However, I’ve stayed at TLFs in Twentynine Palms, MCAS Yuma and Camp Pendleton and all accept pets with the exception of The Miramar Inn. Come on Miramar Inn, at least allow pets in your non renovated rooms. They aren’t worth $ 89/​night but could be if you updated them with wood laminate and got rid of the 1970s floral comforter. AND allowed pets!!!
My rating is based on the non renovated room and your no pet policy.

Excellent value! The hot breakfast was good, room was clean, staff courteous. The wireless internet has been fixed — that was the only concern I had from previous stays. I stay here anytime I am in San Diego.

First and most important, this hotel is for military and those affiliated with the military only. You know if you can stay there or not.
We are love to travel but don’t have a huge disposable income to do so. That means we like to cut corners where we can. One way we do so is by always staying at military hotels when possible. I would guess we have stayed at at least ten. Miramar Inn cost us about $ 90 all in per night this past weekend and it was well worth the cost compared to everything else in San Diego. From the front desk service to check out, we had an excellent experience with the workers here. They were polite and helpful. Our room was on the updated side and it was large and clean. To be honest, when we travel that’s all I really care about in a hotel room as we don’t spend much time in it. One really great feature is that there is a park right across the road. We were able to walk right out our sliding door and over to the park. Another plus is the free breakfast. No it’s not anything exciting, buts it’s free. Which means more money to spend later on food and drink.
I’m honestly surprised by the bad reviews here. I am pretty picky and have been very happy here. Definitely a step above 32 St Navy Lodge while not as good as North Island. For the price this place is the best you’re going to get in San Diego.

First off, you can only get to this Inn if you have access to the MCAS Miramar Installation!
I’ve stayed here quite a few times and have never had bad or poor service. This hotel/​inn offers a free breakfast that is top shelf and that all guests should take advantage of. They have free wifi which is poor in the rooms, but great connection if you stay in the lobby area. They have a computer lab for anyone to use, as well as a great deal of washers and dryers!
They have renovated the area and upgraded the new buildings! The new buildings is where you want to get a room at… the buildings farthest away from the lobby. The rooms closer to the lobby are fair, but could be better. All have a mini fridge! You can also control the thermostat which is excellent.
The closer rooms need more renovating because the wall outlets are hard to reach and in the most inconvenient locations! The beds are stiff, so I wouldn’t recommend doing the traditional leap to your bed upon entry like I did… felt like I was in a wrestling ring upon landing haha. The tv was outdated, still rocking the big tube televisions. The lightning was subpar and the shower needed something stronger to contain the water from splashing out.
The farther rooms had great, comfortable beds! Flat screens and a great shower!
Parking was spacious and the location is tucked away on the end of Bauer Rd.
Overall, 3stars because of the inequality of rooms! If they could get all rooms at the same level then 4−5stars for sure!

Pros: Hotel is pretty nice and clean. They have a complimentary breakfast from 0630 – 0930. Alcohol beverages and snacks up front for convenience purposes. Air conditioning in rooms and a friendly staff.
Cons: I was unable to receive wifi in the room I was given. The television is on the ancient side. The beds are hard and not all that comfortable. Some of the outlets did not work.
Overall a nice and casual hotel suitable for military soldiers on the go.
I would recommend rooms on the 2^nd floor and away from the lobby as they are nicer.

Can’t understand all the bad reviews maybe that’s before the remodel I don’t know but we only stayed overnight so maybe I’m biased. Anyway for $ 85 a night its pretty good considering it’s san Diego. The room was clean the bed comfy and the TV worked, what else can you want? The only 2 problems we had was no signage at all to point you where to go and a gate guard who sent us to the wrong place (seriously have we met before? Do I owe you money? was this revenge?) and the air conditioner was like an F-​4 during take off… noisy. Apart from that if you need a good cheap place to stay and you are in or retired from the military this is great
We came Back last week and we got the renovated side, WOW the room was nice, clean well appointed and yes the bed and shower were superb. For the price either side is great but the new one is superb. Very comfy.

stayed here for 5 nights, 11÷8−11÷12, due to my son’s wedding in Fallbrook on 11÷12÷13. we had 3 rooms in 3 separate buildings. my room was in the older section and my wife’s room was in the new building. i saw accommodations in both and was impressed by old and new, though, nothing fancy.
rooms were kept up by staff daily. felt like they did a great job.
due to the wedding my son had asked for us to bring food from Hawaii. we did so but needed a place to have the pre wedding dinner. the staff allowed us to use the breakfast facility. it worked out great and everyone enjoyed the food.
if you are not military and are able to be sponsored this is a great place to stay. easy location to get to and close proximity to any theme parks in the area.

We stayed in a suite with another couple and our two sons. We may have been in the old building because the décor was terribly dated. You would think that if they build new rooms, they would carry over the new décor too, right?
Housekeeping really needs to step it up a notch. We found cream cheese from the breakfast area under the couch while retrieving our son’s errant toy. We also found hair products that were not ours under the bed.
There were 4 adults and two children in the room, but after the first day we were never left with more than 4 towels in our suite. The bathtub drain was terribly slow and if you showered in there, it would fill up by the time you were through. The bathroom sink seemed to be the same way. Housekeeping also never refilled our coffee for the coffee maker. They left the decaf but never refilled our regular. We called to the front desk daily to get more. Also, the plates left by the last guests were left dirty in the cabinets. They all had food remnants on them (especially on the backs) and we just chose to rewash everything prior to using anything in the kitchen. I found this to be rather unsanitary. A dishwasher would be a prudent investment for the suites for sure.
We were also disappointed by the lack of wifi in the rooms. We were instructed to purchase an Ethernet cable to use the Internet and the port in the bedroom next to the DESK did not work. Even paid wifi would have been a better option for us.
The beds were fairly comfortable and it was nice to have a kitchenette with the kids in the rooms.
Overall, for the price we might stay again if we had family and needed a suite. However, for just our small family and a quick trip in the future, we would probably opt to stay with friends or at MCRD as the rooms were less expensive and just as clean.

First Impression: clean… nice…newly renovated… we were in the new hotel lobby and the building and room we stayed in was newly renovated as well.
Likes: everything was modern… the décor, the color, and it was pretty clean.
Dislikes: we checked in at 10pm. noticed that we only had three sets of towels in the bathroom… we are a family of 5. needed two more sets. i called the front desk to have two more towel sets delivered to our room. the front desk told me that she was the only one working and couldn’t leave her post, therefore there was no way for me to get two more sets of towels that night!!! no one else working?! this would never have passed if it was at an Air Force base!
Got our additional towels, and an extra few more the next morning from housekeeping. good thing i brought some beach towels that were used that evening for showers until we got more the next day. for that, i did knock off 3 stars for the inconvenience.

Remember the movie Top Gun? ‘High-​way to the danger zone!”
When I called my dad to see if he wanted a mometo (like a mug or key-​chain) he declined. This surprised me as he was always a huge Top Gun fan (as he used to be a pilot) «Save the money and go out to eat with the kid», he said. Looking back, he laughed when I told him how ghetto the on base hotel was. Maybe he was afraid I didn’t have the money to stay anywhere better?
I’ve got to say, most of times, military hotels are nice. This was not. It’s really nice to have a kitchenette when you travel. Especially if there are special needs like having small kids, being diabetic or just being hungry every 3 hours like me.
The room they gave me was from the old building. The building that was built in the 50’s and is composed of painted cinder blocks. The building that was last redecorated back in the 80’s. Back when Top Gun came out. Hence, «‘High-​way to the danger zone!!!» is more like «Highway to the skanky zone». In my most painfully nicest tone, I went back to the front desk to complain. I could not help but notice as I walked that I passed the ‘new’ building. Some drapes were open and I could see that these were the rooms that were shown on the web. The night clerk was useless and refused to do anything to help me. If my back was not hurting so bad I would have left. It was 8pm and at this point I NEEDED to lie down ASAP. ‘High-​way to the danger zone! Our patio door opened to a court yard. Lots of pretty trees. Very nice BBQ grill area with tables. People who were there were all friendly. It had a nice feel. Could not get over crappy room though. The next day I complained to the manager. I complained how the room was misrepresented. I paid $ 73 dollars for a room equivalent to a ‘no-​tell, mo-​tel’. (Seriously, Motel 6 is a Holiday Inn from this place) Second, that the room was not really Handicap Accessible. I told her that although it was not an issue for me, it would have been if the guest was in a wheelchair. I explained how before my husband died, he was in a wheelchair for a year and half. I know exactly how much room is needed to transfer a person into the bed from a chair. It would have been EXTREMELY hard to transfer a person there. It would have been impossible for a person to do themselves. There were large thresh-​holds (those are hard to roll over in a chair). She asked if I said anything to the clerk when I checked in and said the clerk should have changed my room. (The better rooms were like $ 5 more). I refrained from telling her that the clerk was about as useful as a yeast infection. Instead, I told her that she was not helpful and she suggested that I waited untill morning and then talked to the manager (everybody knows that by morning the person isn’t as mad and will maybe just go away). She was gracious and reversed the charge to my room. Why they are charging for those crappy rooms is beyond me except to say, people will take advantage of you when they can.
Everybody knows that Its hard to change hotels when you’re traveling. Double that if you’re disabled. Triple that if you’re in a wheelchair.
I could imagine some disabled vet trying to huff and puff rolling around from the edge of the bed. The kitchenette was not accessible. The only thing handicap accessible in that room, was the bathroom. According to specs, it worked. For practicality, it did not (no place to put clothes or other things. You’d have to roll in there but naked. Its bad enough when other business just don’t care about disabled. Its reprehensible when a military base does it. I have pictures is you’d like to view Miramar’s shame.
The only reason I gave them two stars instead of one, is that they do have better rooms. You just have to make sure which room you get.

Between moving, my husband and I were homeless for two days. I worked at Miramar, he at MCRD, so we checked into the Miramar Inn. The rooms were more comfortable than the floor/​air mattress we grew accustomed to and there is so much around the area (gym, exchange, commissary, etc). Nice place to crash for a few days. It can get loud outside though since there is the open grass area and… It is an air station

MCAS lodging. I’ve stayed at numerous hotels and military lodging facilities but this one wasn’t as comfortable as I thought it would be.
Let me make this clear for anyone who will be stationed at MCAS Miramar or will be at the Miramar Inn for leisure… The base is located in a pretty dry, hot, and «boring» environment. It resembles a desert or any other base with similar surroundings. Don’t expect to be in the heart of San Diego or a place near a city. If you want to see something, make sure you have a vehicle. Now, despite the base location, the Miramar Inn is actually quite attractive. Located next to the park, the design of the building adds a pleasing enhancement to the area. It’s actually at a convenient location; a 3 minute drive to the MCX (Marine Corps Exchange) and Commissary, a 5 minute drive down to the Marine Mart (Shoppette) and McDonalds (next to Marine Mart), and a 5 minute drive to the gas station (located near the main gate? not too sure on location; will update in the future).
The entrance to the Miramar Inn is, of course, grandiose looking like any other lodge.
*I was initially going to explain this by paragraphs but my internet is chopping up, so I’ll keep this short.
PROS:
1) Parking spaces are not that far from any room. There are dozens for you to pick from.
2) Vending machines. Many families that come to lodges forget to pack a snack or meal, so having a vending machine is always great.
3) There are two laundry rooms to use with about 6 – 8 machines each.
4) A «mini-​porch». It’s small, but hey, it’s nice to have a little patio or whatever to sit at after a day of fun… or work. :)
5) Front desk staff is helpful and accommodating.
6) There is a park for you to have a little picnic or for those of you with children, there are two playgrounds (next to each other) for them to have fun at.
7) Within walking distance of the MCX, Commissary, and theater.
8) Within a quick drive or jog to Marine Mart or McDonalds (5 minutes by vehicle).
9) Room comes with mini-​fridge and microwave, ethernet cord (for wired internet; unfortunately, no WiFi at the moment), a TV, a coffee maker, ironing board and iron, hangers, and other common amenities.
CONS:
1) There are only TWO NEW (rennovated) building units at Miramar Inn, as of May 28, 2011. The rest are older units.
2) The older rooms are decent; however, don’t expect anything like the Navy Lodge at San Diego or North Island. The room I got wasn’t as appealing as I thought it would be. Hangers were rusted, there was dust, very «old» looking, seems repainted but not rennovated, and the dishes available for use are quite dusty/​dirty. I got a room with two queen beds and honestly, they were squeaking each time I sat down or moved around at night.
3) Housekeeping is nice but there are a few snobbish ones, as well.
4) Be aware of your «neighbors»…the people next door. During the last night of my stay, 4 Marines were using the patio IN FRONT OF MY ROOM/​DESIGNATED FOR MY ROOM without my knowledge. They saw me walk into my room since the drapes in my room weren’t closed, but they didn’t do anything. In short, watch our for those people that just walk around the premises as if they own every single room. Do not let them use the area designated for your room or the things for your room without your knowledge.
I had an okay stay; certainly wasn’t the best, but thus far, it’s no where close to as my stays at every other lodge. It isn’t bad either. This isn’t Disneyland so don’t expect some fabulous looking place with fully furnished rooms.
*PLEASE READ: The things I typed out were of MY experiences. Others may have more positive or negative reviews. Please do not use my experiences as the basis for your stay here. Thank you.
Oh…don’t forget to turn down the A/​C when you get to the room. I had sniffles each morning I woke up because the A/​C was as cold as a freezer.