Ocean Beach Cottages

Again, I haven't stayed here, but cruised by to check it out for some people coming to town...

Ocean Beach Hotel is located at the beach at the end of Newport Avenue. I've seen it for years but had never gone in. It's kind of cool, the rooms surround a courtyard and garden in the middle, and the western rooms have an ocean view.

It's pricey for a funky town like Ocean Beach, with rooms varying with season and view between US$100 and $250 a night, but that's sort of a "bargain" with beachfront hotel prices in southern California. It's an older, but nice place, well kept and clean, the staff seemed friendly. It's a 15-second walk to the beach with surfing, swimming, fishing pier one way, and all the cafes, shops, and night life the other way.