A Great Remodeled Marriott Cat 5 In San Diego

Looking for a great category 5 Marriott in San Diego? The San Diego Marriott Del Mar just underwent a huge remodel so you might want to check it out. Surprisingly, there are actually quite a few category 5's to choose from in San Diego. I was fortunate to be invited to the grand reopening and tour of this property. Though I was not paid for my opinion and the invitation did not affect my review of the hotel. 

Here is the list of category 5 Marriotts in San Diego :

Cost $200-$300
Townsplace Suites Downtown
Courtyard San Diego Gaslamp
Residence Inn Mission Valley
Courtyard San Diego Liberty Station 
San Diego Marriott Mission Valley
Courtyard San Diego Del Mar 
Sheraton Carlsbad Resort and Spa 
Springhill Suites Oceanside 

Cost $100-$200
San Diego Marriott Del Mar 
The Courtyard Downtown, 
The Moxy San Diego Downtown, 
Residence Inn Downtown Gaslamp 
Residence Inn Downtown, 
Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina, 
Fairfield Inn Old Town, 
Townsplace Suites Liberty Station, 
Courtyard San Diego Old Town
Courtyard San Diego Mission Valley
Springhill Suites Mission Valley 
Sheraton La Jolla 
Residence Inn La Jolla 


All of the Townsplace Suites, Residence Inn and Fairfield Inn and Springhill Suites include breakfast. 
Now you can see this newly remodeled Marriott Del Mar does not have the highest rates and it does not offer breakfast so you may be able to find better value at one of the other properties. But this hotel is located by the Del Mar fair, beach and racetrack. And of course, it is newly remodeled with a lovely pool area, excellent Arterra restaurant, and a Starbucks located inside. 

Although the rooms featured a lounge-type sofa and open closet, I was disappointed that the bathrooms still included small sample size shampoo and conditioner bottles instead of large size dispensers. California is moving towards requiring all hotels to use large dispensers by 2023. Many hotels are voluntarily installing the dispensers already to reduce waste and plastic. 

Now Category 5 hotels are important because if you hold a Marriott Bonvoy Boundless credit card or the Marriott Bonvoy Business Amex credit card, you earn a FREE hotel certificate each year on your anniversary good for a stay up to 35,000 points or you guessed it, a category 5. 
If you can maximize the value out of category 5, the certificate can be worth about $300. That's how we do it at almostFREEfamilytravel.com