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The Best Family-Friendly Hotels in San Diego

Where to Stay for a Family Vacation with Kids in San Diego

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Are you looking for the most family-friendly hotel in San Diego? We've analyzed all of the best kid-friendly hotels in San Diego to find the absolute best based on guest ratings, cost, family-friendly amenities, nearby activities, location and more. Below, you'll find our picks for the top family places to stay. These hotels are even great for larger families, a family of 5, or a family of 4, too. When traveling with children, you'll probably be looking for kid-friendly amenities such as swimming pools, kitchens, extra space, games, and other family-oriented activities. Many of these family hotels and resorts in San Diego offer these great features. If you're wondering where to stay with kids, all of these hotels are recommended for families with children. So, let's get started planning your next family-friendly getaway to San Diego, California with one of these terrific hotels.

The city is filled with kid-friendly activities that everyone can enjoy. There's the world-class zoo, several amusement parks, the beaches, aquariums, and more. The year-round warm weather makes it easy to spend plenty of time outdoors in parks, playgrounds, and beaches where kids can stretch their legs and run around.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Embassy Suites by Hilton San Diego La Jolla

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $229 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for Children
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
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Located at 4550 La Jolla Village Drive, Embassy Suites by Hilton San Diego La Jolla has great rooms from $229 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. It has a terrific 8.60 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 11.4 miles from the city center, families will especially love a kid-friendly buffet, breakfast, hiking, child care, and laundry services at this family-friendly hotel. The indoor pool here is terrific, and makes for a great place to relax and have fun no matter what the weather is like.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Breakfast included
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free breakfast
  • Indoor pool
  • Kids meals
  • Laundry facilities
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Parking
  • Microwave
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San Diego Marriott Del Mar

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $201 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Terrific for a Family Vacation to San Diego
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Heated pool
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A great place to stay is San Diego Marriott Del Mar which has nice rooms starting at $201. Offering an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also has a great guest rating of 8.10 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 11966 El Camino Real. This kid-friendly hotel is also nice because it offers scuba diving, snorkeling, a bar, parking, and hiking which families with kids will enjoy. Also, it's just 16 miles from the city center. We love a fun pool bar, and this one is a nice spot to chill and relax by the pool. It's also less than the average price for family-friendly hotels, so it's a great value.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Kids meals
  • Laundry facilities
  • Fishing
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Snorkeling
  • Parking
  • Tennis
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Best Western PLUS Island Palms Hotel & Marina

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $171 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Kid-Friendly Hotel in San Diego
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms
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We found Best Western PLUS Island Palms Hotel & Marina to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $171. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 2051 Shelter Island Drive. You'll also find parking, laundry services, a hot tub, a spa and wellness center, and a spa which visitors with kids will love. And this family hotel is just 3.9 miles from the center of town. You'll love relaxing in the hot tub at the end of the day, too. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for family-friendly hotels.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Laundry service
  • Kids meals
  • Laundry facilities
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Parking
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Picnic area
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Hilton San Diego Bayfront

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $261 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Top Family-Friendly Hotel
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
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With terrific rooms from $261, Hilton San Diego Bayfront, at 1 Park Boulevard provides an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. Its terrific guest rating is 8.20 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. Travelers will really like this fun hotel which also offers a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, laundry services, golf, and pet-friendly rooms. It's located just 0.8 miles from the city center, too. Unwinding at the restaurant after sightseeing is a nice way to end the day.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Laundry service
  • Kids meals
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Saltwater pool
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Picnic area
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The Westgate Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $222 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Terrific Place to Stay with Kids in San Diego
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms
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The Westgate Hotel has a great guest rating of 7.90 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. The great rooms here start at $222 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 1055 Second Avenue. Furthermore, it also offers parking, child care, laundry services, city views, and a hot tub, which is nice for families. Just 0.3 miles from the city center, this relaxing hotel is a terrific choice. Make sure to set aside some time for swimming in the pool, too.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Kids meals
  • Laundry facilities
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Parking
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Courtyard by Marriott San Diego Mission Valley Hotel Circle

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $181 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Recommended for Families
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Heated pool
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The great guest rating of Courtyard by Marriott San Diego Mission Valley Hotel Circle is 7.83 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a casino, a restaurant, and a fitness center. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $181, and it's located at 595 Hotel Circle South. We also love the a bar, parking, a kid-friendly buffet, child care, and laundry services which are great for families with kids. And since it's just 3.2 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too. It's always nice having a heated pool to relax in. The price of this hotel is less than average for family-friendly hotels, which makes it a great value.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Kids meals
  • Laundry facilities
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Parking
  • Microwave
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Pantai Inn San Diego

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $328 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for Family Fun
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
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A cool place is Pantai Inn San Diego because it has great rooms that start at $328. It has scuba diving, snorkeling, parking, hiking, and rooms with kitchens, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 1003 Coast Blvd S. Only 11.5 miles from the city center, visitors with kids will especially love rooms with kitchenettes, child care, laundry services, a spa, and horse riding at this family-friendly hotel. We always love being able to cook meals in a hotel room, and the kitchen here was a nice touch.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Kitchen
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Snorkeling
  • Parking
  • Microwave
  • Beach
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Blue Sea Beach Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $255 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for a Family Getaway to San Diego
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
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Blue Sea Beach Hotel offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, parking, and laundry services which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $255 (before taxes). It's located at 707 Pacific Beach Drive and has earned a guest rating of 8.48/10. This kid-friendly hotel is also nice because it offers a hot tub, a game room, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and family rooms which travelers will enjoy. Also, it's just 7.7 miles from the city center. Nothing says relaxation like having room service delivered.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Parking
  • Microwave
  • Beach
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Grande Colonial La Jolla

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $309 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Hotels for a Family Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
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Located at 910 Prospect Street, Grande Colonial La Jolla has great rooms from $309 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 9.00 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find parking, rooms with kitchens, child care, laundry services, and family rooms which families will love. And this family hotel is just 11.4 miles from the center of town.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Kitchen
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Parking
  • Beach
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Humphreys Half Moon Inn

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $189 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Perfect Hotel for a Trip with Kids to San Diego
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for family-friendly hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms
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A great place to stay is Humphreys Half Moon Inn which has nice rooms starting at $189. Offering an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and rooms with kitchens, it also has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 2303 Shelter Island Dr. Families with kids will really like this fun hotel which also offers laundry services, a hot tub, table tennis, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental. It's located just 3.9 miles from the city center, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for family-friendly hotels.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Kitchen
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Table tennis
  • Microwave
  • Picnic area
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Also, take a look at the Family-Friendly hotels in nearby destinations: Carlsbad and Tijuana.

For more terrific hotel ideas in San Diego, make sure you also see Best Beach Hotels in San Diego, Best Cheap Hotels in San Diego, Best Luxury Hotels in San Diego, Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in San Diego, Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in San Diego, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in San Diego, Best Hotels for One Week in San Diego, Best Hotels for One Night in San Diego, Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in San Diego, Best Hotels for Scuba Diving in San Diego, or Best Business Hotels in San Diego.


How much do family-friendly hotels cost in San Diego?

San Diego Average Family-Friendly Hotel Price
$207

Travelers to San Diego, California will have a large number of terrific family-friendly accommodation options with a variety of great prices. The price of family-friendly hotels here can vary by amenities, dates, and the neighborhood. Based on thorough data from 41 family-friendly hotels, their average price is a very reasonable $207. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in San Diego.

The average prices of our suggested family-friendly hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $277
  • 4-star hotels: $239
  • 3-star hotels: $182


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