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Town and Country Resort
500 Hotel Cir N, San Diego, CA 92108
Lowest upcoming
$133
24 May 2026
Highest upcoming
$1,603
10 Jul 2026
Median nightly
$211
across 365 upcoming days
Cheapest week
24 to 30 May
29% below annual median
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at $150/night
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Review
Condé Nast Readers' Choice 2025
Character and identity
Town and Country Resort is a 671-room mid-century Californian sprawl tucked off the I-8 in Mission Valley, with the rotating neon silhouette of diver Thelma Payne announcing its 1953 roots. A $70 million refresh in 2020 modernised the bones while preserving the kitsch: collectible monkey tchotchkes at the Monkey Bar lobby lounge, a four-storey water slide, 27 fire pits, a 10,000-square-foot pool, and a four-acre riverfront park. ARLO is the destination restaurant (Chef Eric Radoc's seasonal menu, a long-running Bolognese, DJ Brunch); Lapper handles poolside lunch. Service is friendly and casual rather than formal, in keeping with the resort's playful tone.
Who's it for
Best for:
Families chasing the water slide and dive-in movies, groups needing room blocks near the convention centre, and design-curious travellers who want a Palm Springs flavoured retro stay in San Diego. Cabana culture, fire pits and Monkey Bar nightcaps suit fun-seeking couples too. Book the 10th-floor suites if you want vintage record players and a view.
Should look elsewhere:
Anyone after hushed luxury, polished check-in or a walkable neighbourhood. The property faces a busy freeway, sound carries between buildings, summer activities run late, and lobby queues are common. Beach-front purists and travellers without a car or rideshare budget will struggle.
Bottom line
The defining quality here is scale and atmosphere: a genuinely huge, genuinely fun retro campus that trades intimacy and quiet for a packed activity sheet and five dining concepts. Best suited to families and groups; book a first-floor suite for pool access or a 10th-floor suite for views, and reserve a cabana well ahead for summer weekends.
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500 Hotel Cir N, San Diego, CA 92108
California, United States · 32.7629° N, 117.1678° W
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