Sonesta ES Suites San Diego - Sorrento Mesa

I enjoyed my 13 nights at Sonesta ES Suites, Sorrento. Pros: Spacious studio room with very comfortable Queen bed, 4 plush pillows, full kitchen with large, quiet refrigerator. Hide-a-bed which doubled as a comfortable couch. Desk, office chair and fast Wi-Fi, 2 small coffee tables, large TV. My room (#322) looked south, onto palm trees and the pool. A/C worked well and was quiet. Parking ($10/day) offered spaces with morning or afternoon shade. Good hot breakfast, with egg & meat dishes, sometimes potato pancakes or sautéed vegetables. Fruit (usually bananas, oranges and apples). Oatmeal and toppings. Sweet pastries, breakfast cereals, yogurt. Decaf and regular coffee. 2% milk. 30 ft long heated pool, open 08-22h, in which I swam laps. I liked the staff, who were friendly and efficient. Owing to my low energy level caused by my liver problem, they let me check out 7 days early on only 12 hr notice, without penalty. The hotel was good value, with luxurious accommodation. It was as good as the Residence Inn (Marriot) in Sorrento and the Homewood Suites (Hilton) in Carlsbad, where my wife and I stayed in Feb/March this year.

Cons: Out front (N. side) was a carwash which seemed busy 7 days/week. The vacuum cleaners were quite noisy, so N. facing rooms would not have suited me. For several days I could hear the guests stomping around in the room above mine.

The weekend breakfast was great! The room was spacious and the bed and pillows were soft and comfy. You get unlimited towels.The hotel is in a safe and convenient location, surrounded by lots of stores and restaurants. The staff is friendly and obliging. Never had a problem with them at all. Overall a solid 7-8 for the stay.

The weekday breakfast was lacking. Very few options each day. The laundry facility was always unkempt and there are 3 washers and 3 dryers. Only 1 washer worked the whole 8 days we were there. The washers need repairing and cleaned out every so often. Because its an extended stay hotel, a proper sink is needed in the bathroom to place toothbrush etc.

I really liked how spacious and clean the rooms were. I also liked the full size refrigerator and kitchen. I also thought the breakfast had really good options, even though it wasn't a buffet. The staff was very helpful. When I asked for extra towels and coffee, they were always accommodating. I also liked it was only 20 minutes both ways to our destination so it was a great location if you are going to the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Safari Park.

They ran out of the cereal option for breakfast on the last couple of days of my stay which the only other option was oatmeal and my kids don't eat oatmeal. Also we were on the bottom floor and our last night there, starting around 4am, whoever was above us had a kid running around until we checked out at noon. It literally did not stop. Banging and running around the whole time. I complained to the front desk around 7am and they called them, and let us stay an extra hour to checkout, but it only stopped for about half-hour before it started again. They need to put all families with kids on the first floor.

Everything, people were very nice. Wanted to spend another night. Very very good night. Even the breakfast hit the spot for my family.

In the morning I tried to book another night and was told they would update me if they had a cancellation.. At checkout out time I was told 1 was available, but I had to turn it down as I booked another place. It was a miscommunication. I will stay here again.

Every member of the staff that I encountered was friendly and gracious. The availability of breakfast was nice as well and having a gym and especially laundry room on sight was ideal. My room had everything that I needed.

The bed was extremely firm and the bathroom sink was clogged, but that issue was addressed almost as soon as I reported it. Not a fault of the property, but there were signs in the gym encouraging masks and when other guests joined me and were not wearing them, I felt uncomfortable and left.

I booked this room very last minute and did not realize how busy the three day weekend would make all the hotels in the area and how most would sell out. It was a tad expensive for just the 1 night, but that one night was a great experience. I would stay again.:) I would also check out the amenities a bit more. I did not realize the room came with a full kitchen so I missed on some opportunities to cook.

It was a nice, clean place. The staff were very friendly and helpful. We didn't really have a chance to try the breakfast, but it was nice that it was offered. The room was nice and a good size. The lobby/common area was pretty, especially the fireplace. It was convenient for us as we were in town to visit relatives and was a short ride to wherever we wanted to go.

The noise from construction. Also, we should have been informed that would be happening during our stay ahead of time. However, the front desk did give us a free one night stay to make up for it and we were satisfied with that.

the rooms were perfect for an extended stay for a family of 4. they had a crib as well. great, easy location for our needs, plenty of parking. good gym. very family friendly (they even gave our little ones toys)

we stayed at 4 different hotels on this road trip and this by far had the most disappointing breakfast, definable better than a more continental breakfast but we got spoiled by the other place.

We like the fact it is a 5 minute drive from our son's home. He rented a van & came to pick the 5 of us up every morning & return us in the evening.

The cost seemed much higher than when we stayed there & it was the Staybridge Suites.

Room was comfortable, spacious and clean. Breakfast was very good and well above the expectations of “included breakfast option”. highly recommend for San Diego stay, especially if you’re interviewing at one of the companies within a couple of miles of the hotel. there’s quite a variety of food places within a 10 min drive.

It was great, nothing negative to say!