Highlights

• Everyone made it for Christmas!
• Christmas lunch with family
• Maritime and USS Midway Museums
• Old Town and Family Time

Lowlights

• Tough finding dinner on Christmas Night (though not unexpected)
• Hotel breakfast had limited options and quality
• Gym crowded some of the times we went
• Odd Lyft pickup experience in San Diego

What Went Right?

• Despite having a delayed flight we made it on time
• The hotel room wasn’t large, but it was big enough for the 5 of us
• Excellent location with easy access to what we wanted to do in San Diego

Takeaways

While we had four nights in San Diego, in reality, we only spend three days there, and one of them was Christmas when we didn’t do much other than stay in the room. That’s abnormal for us as we’re usually out and about. The boys enjoyed having their uncle around.

The room was far from the fanciest we’ve been in, but it served it’s purpose well, and we got an excellent price. It’s rare to find a non-suite hotel room that fits five people, especially one for the price we paid. Having a view of the bay and being so close to the water was a bonus we appreciated!

There are a lot of museums and activities we had on our todo list, including going to the Coronado Hotel beach, visiting La Jolla, and a half dozen museums that looked interesting. We could have pushed to do some of those, though we have no regrets for taking a more relaxed approach.

We enjoyed the mild weather, though it wasn’t as warm as we had hoped. One day it got in the upper 60’s, but most days, it was in the lower 60’s. That’s normal for that time of year, according to the locals we talked to.

We would come back here. This was our second time in San Diego. While we enjoyed it the first time, we liked it even better the second time. It has a very relaxed vibe, and Tomatico loved all the great Mexican food! There would be no shortage of new things to experience on our next trip!