Originally Posted by lazycash

Are you going with the family or is it you and the boys? If its the family then I'd stay on Coronado as the beach is mellow and it won't have all the congestion of the Gaslamp. If you want to save a little on the hotel and want to be close to the zoo, sea world, shopping and downtown then you could always stay in Mission Valley if you don't have to be on the beach.