★★★ 1. Carlton Oaks Lodge, Ascend Hotel Collection9200 Ironwood Drive, Santee, CA 92071 Carlton Oaks Lodge is the premier hotel in Santee, adjoining an 18-hole championship golf course towards the west edge of the city, just north of the intersection of highways 52 and 125. Half of the guest rooms have views of the course, while the remainder look out across a quiet, residential neighborhood. The hotel has a full service restaurant/bar on the premises (with live entertainment on some evenings), plus an outdoor pool/hot tub and a range of facilities for meetings and events. Guests are less than 2 miles from the hills and valleys of Mission Trails Regional Park. |
★★ 2. Best Western Santee Lodge10726 Woodside Avenue, Santee, CA 92071-3143 In the small town of Santee, CA, close to the San Diego River, Best Western Santee Lodge provides comfortable motel-style accommodation within a short drive of several major freeways. The lodge is 17 miles from San Diego and 4 miles north of El Cajon; one of the last places to stay for travelers heading east along interstate 8. Dining and shopping are close by, including the many shops at Santee Trolley Square Town Center, just one mile west. Guests have a choice of 47 rooms, on 2 floors, all with a microwave and refrigerator, and most having views of the hotel's carpark and outdoor pool. Free continental breakfast is available. |
★ 3. Rodeway Inn Santee10135 Mission Gorge Road, Santee, CA 92071-3813 Affordable and friendly lodging is available at Rodeway Inn Santee, a 54-room, exterior corridor motel along Mission Gorge Road near the town center - less than half a mile from the Santee Trolley Square shopping/dining/entertainment complex and within easy reach of the 67 and 52 freeways. The inn has a small outdoor pool & sundeck, and interior facilities of free internet access, copy/fax service and free continental breakfast. Some rooms are available with a microwave and a refrigerator. |