Don't stay at this hotel if you can avoid it. I stayed here for a conference and was really disappointed in Loews. I don't understand why the hotel charges as much as they do - it's not worth it! The beds are very uncomfortable with the wires sticking up. I was supposed to stay for three nights but checked out early. I recommend staying at the Hotel Del or the Coronado Marriott instead.

We usually stay at the Four Seasons Aviara when we are in San Diego. However, this past summer we decided to try the Loews for a change (what a mistake). We had family flying in from Washington, so we decided to treat them to a weekend in San Diego and thought that the Loews would be a good choice. For the price, this hotel is really appalling. The lobby is ok, the rooms are old, unimpressive and the location is so ugly and drab that it was really depressing. We felt like we were staying in a Motel 6 type room in a really ugly part of Coronado Bay. If the price was a LOT cheaper, this hotel would be ok. The price (albeit, not really high) does not match the quality.

My husband and I just came back from San Diego last night. The location of the resort is very private and secluded.We had a great room with a nice view. Room service was excellent. They even came to clean it when we didn't ask. It's a bit pricy, so if you plan on going bring a lot of cash. The restaurant Azzura Point is a very romantic place with a view of the Mission Bay, definitely worth the money. It's a good family place, they have 3 pools, separate for kids. When the concierge found out that it was our honeymoon we got chocolate covered strawberries delivered to our room. They also have a free shuttle, that will take you around. Renting a car is a better choice, hotel can arrange that also. Anyway, it was a nice relaxing place.

Wow... where to begin. I was so hesitant to stay here after reading the bad reviews. We went anyway, but left after two nights.

I'll start with the good things: the view is exceptional if you have a full bay view room (this can also be a problem ... I'll provide details later on that!). The breakfast buffet was very good and we enjoyed dining outside by the marina a couple of times. The pools were very nice. The bathrooms were large, but you could barely turn around in the shower.

The bad: We reserved a "full bay view room" which is their best view room. We paid $225 with AAA discount. We reserved the room for 5 nights. When we arrived, the front desk person said "Oh, I see you have a premium room." The room she gave us overlooked the parking lot and palm trees almost completely blocked the small view we had of the ocean. We complained. The bell man brought our bags up and we told him we weren't staying in that room. He asked why not and we told him that the view wasn't what we were promised. He seemed like it wasn't any big surprise and commented that all of the rooms overlooked the parking lot. We went back to the front desk (a LONG walk from the building where we were) and I told the front desk person that if she were to charge me for a partial bay view room, it would be okay. She refused. It was almost like they assign the worst rooms first and hope no one complains because there are only a handful of rooms with great bay views. We arrived early, so we were lucky I guess to get a good room after making it very evident that we weren't spending that kind of money for a terrible room.

I inquired about the Loews First program where I was supposed to get the $10 minibar credit. They had never heard of it (this is their national frequent stayer club), but said that they would have chocolate covered strawberries brought up to our room at 8 pm. No strawberries ever arrived.

Our keys rarely worked to the room. We called the front desk about the problem, and they promised to have new keys sent up. Never happened.

The rooms were also very plain. If you like super firm beds, you would have loved theirs!

No one cares at this hotel other than the housekeeper. She was kind ... and she was the only one!

Bottom line: Stay somewhere else, but still go. It's an awesome city to visit. We ended up checking into the Manchester Hyatt downtown with a much better view and a much better room for less money. Oh, and if you go, be sure to eat at Fillippis Pizza. It's awesome!