Exceptional

Good

Great for business travel when...

Liked: Easy access from the freeway and to the beach and marina. It is a nice hotel but will not stay here again due to cost. It is great if traveling on business.
Disliked: The bed wasn't too comfortable a little lumpy; mattress needs to be replaced . I expected the pet fee, but $75 for one night is steep. It is the same whether you stay one or three nights. On top of it, there's the $12 per night parking. I had a good rate, which made me choose this property but by the time they added the pet & parking fee, it wasn't that good of a deal. It's the cost of paying for a name brand.

Liked: Large clean room
Disliked: Extra $10 charge for parking, long walk to room, restaurant not open at 6am, no coffee, had to drive to Starbucks. Aging hotel

Liked: The room was very clean and spacious, especially the bathroom. A great view of the marina and within reasonable walking distance to the shops and restaurants along Spinnaker. For those interested, on Sunday morning fish was being sectioned/sold at Marina
Disliked: N/A

Liked: Everything

Liked: Location. Nice room. Good price. Wish we had known about pool since it looked very nice when we saw it upon leaving. Liked having a fridge.
Disliked: Found hairs on the bathroom floor, didn't like paying for parking, lobby and building was dated, Jacuzzi was indoors and looked depressing.

Liked: The location and amenities. Staff was also friendly and helpful. Beach cruiser bikes available for rent. Nice jacuzzi and pool.
Disliked: The hotel needs upgrading as it appears to be quite old. I'm not fond of having the door to my room facing the outside. The walkways along the perimeters of the hotel were also quite worn.

Liked: Location was close to the harbor (1 mile from Channel Islands National Park visitors center). $10/d parking was obnoxious considering ample parking spaces were available and hotel was "almost full" according to desk staff. Grounds were nice.
Disliked: 1. We had bugs in our room flying around by the window. 2. In room phone was an old portable with a dying battery that could not hold a charge long enough to call the front desk (thank goodness for cell phones). 3. likely stay at HIExpress next time.