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or Parcheesi in the groovy, shag-carpeted lobby. Light sleepers: request a room away from
busy street traffic.
Ocean Beach
Ocean Beach (OB) is under the outbound flight path of San Diego airport. Light or late
sleepers should stay elsewhere or bring earplugs.
Ocean Beach International Hostel
HOSTEL
619-223-7873, 800-339-7263;
www.sandiegohostel.us
;
4961 Newport Ave;
dm $15-40)
Central OB's cheapest option is only a couple of blocks from the ocean; it's a simple but
friendly and fun place reserved for international travelers and educators, with barbecues,
music nights, bonfires and more. Free transfer from airport, bus or train station on arrival.
No air-con.
Inn at Sunset Cliffs
BEACHSIDE INN
Blvd; r/ste from $175/289; )
At the south end of Ocean Beach, wake up to the sound of surf crashing onto the rocky
shore. This low-key 1965 charmer wraps around a flower-bedecked courtyard with small
heated pool. Its 24 breezy rooms are compact, but most have attractive stone and tile bath-
rooms, and some suites have full kitchens. Even if the ocean air occasionally takes its toll
on exterior surfaces, it's hard not to love. Free parking.
Pacific Beach & Mission Beach
Banana Bungalow
HOSTEL
Beach; dm/d $35/100; ; 30)
Right on Pacific Beach, the Bungalow has a top location, a beach-party atmosphere and is
reasonably clean, but it's very basic and gets crowded. Shared rooms are mixed-gender.
