Grand Opening at Navy Lodge San Diego
Story Number: NNS020917-06
Release Date: 9/17/2002 12:59:00 PM
By Cheryl Budka Freeley, NEXCOM Public Affairs
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- After a 13-month renovation, Navy Lodge San Diego has added 100 new guest rooms fully equipped with 2 queen-sized beds, a complete kitchenette and a second telephone jack to hook up a computer.
Also added were four new handicapped accessible rooms featuring a queen-size bed and a queen-size sofa-bed. In addition, the original 97 rooms were renovated with new wall coverings, carpeting and furnishings.
"We are very excited about these changes, especially the upgrade from double beds to queen-size," said Bonnie Quirke, manager of Navy Lodge San Diego. "The lobby is also scheduled for renovation."
Within walking distance of the Navy Lodge is the Navy Exchange with a beauty & barber shop, florist, optical shop, gas station, MWR discount Ticket & Travel Office, laundry/dry cleaning area and food court. A mini-mart and McDonald's are also nearby.
The Commissary and Housing Office are just two blocks away. San Diego Trolley and bus stops are half a block away. Take a short drive and you reach base clubs, beaches, downtown San Diego, Sea World, the San Diego Zoo and Mexico. You can also visit the Wild Animal Park, Old Town, Balboa Park or Seaport Village.
All Navy Lodge rooms are air conditioned, have cable TV with HBO, a video cassette recorder, direct-dial telephone service and a kitchenette complete with microwave and utensils. You'll also find vending machines, video rental service and guest laundry facilities as well as handicapped accessible and nonsmoking rooms.
Free local calls, in-room coffee and newspapers as well as convenient on-base parking are also available during your stay.
To receive a Navy Lodge directory or to make a reservation, call 1-800-NAVY-INN, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Once you make a reservation, you cannot be bumped from your room. Reservation and room assignments are accepted on an as-received basis without regard to rank.
If you have access to a computer, check our web site at www.navy-lodge.com and make a reservation today. It gives a listing of each Navy Lodge location complete with directions, phone numbers, and other helpful information.
