The Bahia Resort Hotel is a nice tropical getaway on a secluded 14 acre peninsula in San Diego's Mission Bay. It's at a prime vacation location, right on the beach, and minutes from Coronado, Downtown San Diego, La Jolla, and Sea World. The property is huge and fun to walk around in. The staff is ultra friendly and helpful.
The rooms and suites are pretty, and reminded me of an upscale motel room. Most rooms come with a great view, I was in room 623 which was a great location on the second level of the tower hotel. When I opened the sliding doors out to the balcony, you can just see the water of Mission Bay and the smell of the salty sea air. I had a little kitchenette with a small fridge, sink, and oven ( which was used to warm a leftover grilled cheese sandwich from Extraordinary Desserts and a french toast from The Mission restaurant ). The bathrooms are clean, bright, and fully stocked with towels. The rooms were big, with big closets, big flat screen t.v., and big couches. They spare no expense here, and each room came fully stocked with an iHome alarm clock fully capable of plugging in your iPods.
Now if you don't have time to go to Sea World, you don't have to look very far. The Bahia has a seal pool located right at the entrance. Here you won't find Shamu, but you will find Gracie, a friendly Harbor Seal that came to them from the San Diego Zoological Society. Gracie isn't the only wild life you can find here, every now and then you can find ducks quacking about the property.
Now if you order room service, they have a good selection of wine, cocktails, and food. It was my first time ordering room service on my own, and what a treat that was. They told me it would be ready and at my door in 20 minutes. The room service attendant was not only punctual, but really nice and really cared how my stay was going. I ordered the Penne Pasta with Blackened Chicken and garlic bread with crumbled blue cheese and grated parmesan. It was good, and after watching P. Diddy on Ellen with the curtains pulled back overlooking the water, I couldn't help but think how lucky I was, and how much fun it was to eat room service. I forgot to mention that I had a glass of merlot while all this was happening. I learned one thing about room service...do it!
The Tangier Bar is a small and cozy Mediterranean themed bar right near the hotel lobby. It's your standard hotel bar with flat screen t.v.s, but they have a happy hour from 4-7:30 pm. They are open daily from 11:30 am to 2 am.
Now if you get bored you can workout in their small workout room. Or take a stroll. Say hi to Gracie the Harbor seal, or walk along the beach, where you can find wildlife, people doing various water sports, or check out the west side of the peninsula where you will find the Bahia Belle Sternwheeler. Now if you are here on a Friday or Saturday evening, take a ride on it around Mission Bay. Now if you have friend's a few cool ideas would be to start a fire on the beach's many bon fires and sing songs, tell ghost stories, chit chat, or even some impromptu free style rapping. And after you're done you can change into your swim trunks and quietly dive into the heated pool. If that's not hot enough, check out their massive sized jacuzzi. It's open til 11 pm.
The Bahia Hotel resort is a beautiful place to get away, and is a nice break from San Diego's congested Hotel Circle. It's good for families, honeymooners, people on business, and young adults. It's no wonder why it has been a San Diego landmark for over 50 years! Check out their website, it's in depth, honest, and has a cool LiveCam where you can see the premises and the weather in real time!
998 West Mission Bay Drive
San Diego, CA. 92109
Phone: 1.800.576.4229
www.bahiahotel.com
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