3.5 Star Hotel
Best Western Plus Marina Gateway

About
Just 10 minutes’ drive from downtown San Diego, Best Western Plus Marina Gateway Hotel offers an outdoor pool. Guest rooms feature free WiFi. A cable TV is available in all rooms, as well as a desk, a refrigerator, and a coffee machine are included. Guests can enjoy Goodies Bar and Grill, located on site. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the restaurant offers American favorites in a sports bar atmosphere. A free shuttle service and a concierge desk are available for guest convenience. A fitness center, business center and launderette are also offered. A Red Trolley Station is less than 10 minutes’ drive from Best Western Plus Marina Gateway Hotel. The San Diego Zoo and Balboa Park are 5.6 mi away. Guests can enjoy Kimball's Coastal Eatery, located on site. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the restaurant offers American favorites in a sports bar atmosphere.
Guest Rating
Very Good
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Room Options
Accessible - Suite Accessibility - 1 King Bed, Bathtub, Sofabed, Nonsmoking
366 sqft • 1 King and 1 Sofabed
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Queen Suite with Two Queen Beds and Sofa Bed - Non-Smoking
323 sqft • 2 Queen and 1 Sofabed
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1 King Bed, Nonsmoking
323 sqft • 1 King
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Queen Room with Two Queen Beds and Work Desk - Non-Smoking
420 sqft • 2 Queen
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Very Good
Location Of Hotel
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Pros +
- Close by family members houses.
- This was the perfect stay, plus we had our dog. This hotel is dog-friendly. The room was spacious. They had snack vending machines on all floors. This included drinks as well. Honestly I was pleasantly surprised. Highly recommend this hotel.
- Comfortable and good location
Cons -
- We travel with disabilty child. Front hotel doesnt monitor people with disable placard. People park anywhere. I was disappointed, people have no consideration.
- Our sinks in the bathroom drained very slow
- I was 4 nights with my family and never cleaned room in any time. I think is unacceptable nobody controls role cleaning
Top Quotes:
"Every aspect of the stay was outstanding."
"Exceptionally clean, friendly staff and great rates; overall, a fantastic place to stay!"
"Great place to stay south of SD if traveling for business. "
Business Traveler (128)
Solo Traveler (121)
Traveling as Couple (336)
Family with Young Children (466)
Family with Teens (2)
Senior Traveler (4)
Group Traveler (90)
Total (1013)
Vince
•Posted on: 2-17-2026
Close by family members houses.
We travel with disabilty child. Front hotel doesnt monitor people with disable placard. People park anywhere. I was disappointed, people have no consideration.
Moe
•Posted on: 2-9-2026
This was the perfect stay, plus we had our dog. This hotel is dog-friendly. The room was spacious. They had snack vending machines on all floors. This included drinks as well. Honestly I was pleasantly surprised. Highly recommend this hotel.
Our sinks in the bathroom drained very slow
Mario
•Posted on: 2-5-2026
Comfortable and good location
I was 4 nights with my family and never cleaned room in any time. I think is unacceptable nobody controls role cleaning
Maria
•Posted on: 2-2-2026
The staff was very attentive & helpful.
It’s in the parking lot of a restaurant that has outdoor bands playing until 10pm on the weekends.
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Guest Policies
Check-in:
After 03:00 PM
Check-out:
Before 12:00 PM
Pets:
Pets are allowed upon request. Charges may apply.
Important Info:
When booking more than 5 rooms or more, it is considered a group booking and different cancelation and prepayment policies apply.Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
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Best Western Plus Marina Gateway
800 Bay Marina Drive, National City, CA
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