Great location, great staff. On one side, the Shelter Island marina, on the other, the San Diego bay. Double room are small but clean. You may prefer to book with a marina view they 've got the best view, and are quiet. The swimming pool aera is very pleasant. more

First, I must say that the staff is excellent at the Island Palms! Front Desk staff are the best, the restaurant staff were great also. Brianna, the event coordinator was outstanding. The rooms are small, but very clean. I think they are a little overpriced. The shutters on the windows are a nice touch, and the views of the marina... more

Altadena, Ca. I was worried about our recent trip to San Diego as a single mom traveling with my three kids, two of which are teenagers. My worries were quickly put to rest when we saw how spacious our room was (we were in the last building near the construction site-bottom floor). It was clean, quiet and we felt safe... more

My wife and I stayed at this hotel in April. I will agree with many of the posts when they say that the staff is friendly. While there I will say that the staff is a great hotel staff and the establishment is very lucky to have them. With that being said I have to say that this hotel is... more

We recently had the great good fortune to stay at this wonderful hotel during our daughter's wedding week. What a pleasure. We had a two room suite with kitchen that overlooked the channel connecting the harbor to the ocean. A great view with cruise ships and military ships passing by your room. The hotel is straight out of 1960/1970 Hawaiian... more

This hotel is clean and the staff are very friendly, but I thought the price was too high for what you got. To me, this hotel is just a tad above a Howard Johnson or Days Inn, where we could have received a continental breakfast each day and saved $150 per night. We were lucky in that we got the... more

My husband and I just recently came back from a one night stay (04/05/08 to 04/06/08) here and we had a great time. The hotel staff was excellent! They were all so nice and helpful, I didn't meet not one who was rude. Even the bus boys at the Blue Wave Bar & Grill were nice. We stayed in the... more

We stayed at the Best Western Island Palms Hotel the night before leaving on a cruise from San Diego and we had the worst night of sleep because of the noise. First they were re-paving the street in front (we were on the bayside, not the marina side), but that vibration quit about 5:00, so then there was one helicopter... more

Recently stayed 3 days during our Spring Break. Upon check-in, we were told we had been upgraded to a Suite! Corner suite with separate 2 queen bedroom, huge master bath, living area, kitchen and private patio. Wall to wall windows across the entire back of the suite covered with large plantation shutters overlooking the yacht marina. From our private deck/patio... more