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Courtyard by Marriott San Diego El Cajon

3.0 star property
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Premium bedding, down duvets, pillow-top beds, desk
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Lobby

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking available

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141 North Magnolia Avenue, El Cajon, CA, 92020
  • Place, The Magnolia
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Parkway Plaza
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Place, San Diego State University
    ‪11 min drive‬
  • Airport, San Diego, CA (SAN-San Diego Intl.)
    ‪22 min drive‬
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Premium bedding, down duvets, pillow-top beds, desk

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(44 reviews)
  • 36 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, Non Smoking | Premium bedding, down duvets, pillow-top beds, desk

Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, Non Smoking

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(33 reviews)
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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32-inch LCD TV with cable channels, TV

Studio, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(11 reviews)
  • 50 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Studio, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 31 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Studio, Multiple Beds (Mobility Accessible, Tub)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 36 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Premium bedding, down duvets, pillow-top beds, desk

Studio, Multiple Beds (Hearing Accessible)

  • 36 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Premium bedding, down duvets, pillow-top beds, desk

Room, 2 Queen Beds (Mobility Accessible, Tub)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 36 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Premium bedding, down duvets, pillow-top beds, desk

Room, 2 Queen Beds (Hearing Accessible)

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 36 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About this property

Courtyard by Marriott San Diego El Cajon

Hotel with an outdoor pool, near Parkway Plaza
Along with an outdoor pool, this smoke-free hotel has a restaurant and a fitness centre. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a bar/lounge, coffee/tea in a common area and a business centre. Housekeeping is available on request.
Courtyard by Marriott San Diego El Cajon offers 120 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and a hairdryer. Pillowtop beds feature down duvets and premium bedding. 32-inch LCD televisions come with premium cable channels.

Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs, as well as telephones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include an iron/ironing board and free toiletries. Hypo-allergenic bedding, change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a fitness centre.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Courtyard by Marriott San Diego El Cajon. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Olaf Wieghorst Museum and Western Heritage Center. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas, plus an outdoor pool and a restaurant.
  • Free Wi-Fi in some public areas
  • Enjoy American cuisine while dining at The Bistro
  • Cooked-to-order breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Self-parking available for a fee
  • Take a swim in the outdoor pool
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, luggage storage and wedding services
  • On-site recreation includes a gym
  • Guests have great things to say about the clean guestrooms and the helpful staff
  • Just a 3-minute drive from Parkway Plaza and 8 minutes from Grossmont College
Courtyard by Marriott San Diego El Cajon offers its guests an outdoor pool and a fitness centre. There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi.

A business centre and meeting rooms are available. Event space at this hotel measures 48438 square feet (4500 square metres) and includes conference space. The business-friendly Courtyard by Marriott San Diego El Cajon also features a library, a garden, and coffee/tea in common area. For a fee, parking is available.

This 3-star El Cajon hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy cooked-to-order breakfast on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM and at the weekend from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
The Bistro – This restaurant specialises in American cuisine and serves breakfast and dinner.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Uncovered parking on site (USD 10 per night)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Food and drink

  • Cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends; USD 7 to 15 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Restaurants on site

  • The Bistro

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Library
  • Outdoor pool
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Fenced pool
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • In-room cot
  • In-room microwave
  • Laundry facilities
  • Mini-fridge
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pool gate

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 48,438 square feet of conference space
  • Business centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Firepit
  • Garden
  • Outdoor entertainment area
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Pool loungers

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Height-adjustable showerhead
  • Lever door handles
  • Lift
  • Low-height door lock
  • Low-height electrical sockets in bathroom
  • Low-height view port in door
  • Pool hoist on site
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Transfer shower
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • Banquet hall
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers available
  • Built in 2017
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Double-glazed windows
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • Smoke-free property
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Down comforter
  • Free cot
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • LED lighting
  • Mobile key entry
  • Phone
  • Recycling
  • Water-efficient showers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Free cots (infant beds)!

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately USD 7 to 15 per person
  • Uncovered self-parking fee: USD 10.00 per night
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Commitment to Clean (Marriott)
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

We should mention

  • Pool access available from 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM
  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.
  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

Property is also known as

Courtyard Marriott San Diego El Cajon Hotel
Courtyard Marriott San Diego El Cajon
Courtyard riott Diego Cajon
Courtyard by Marriott San Diego El Cajon Hotel
Courtyard by Marriott San Diego El Cajon El Cajon
Courtyard by Marriott San Diego El Cajon Hotel El Cajon

Reviews

Courtyard by Marriott San Diego El Cajon Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 729 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 157 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 51 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 28 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 35 out of 1000 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Pier Anabella

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Abigail

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed my stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Leonard, Ducor

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

WISAM

Disliked: Amenities
It is ok
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Almira

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jaelynne

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Almira

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Luis

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amparo

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Felicia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Looks like the sauna wasn’t working, but everything else was great
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Larry

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good place. The ethnic charm of the city was wonderful.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Lisa

The bed was hard as a rock, I am in pain.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vailicia

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Mary

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I never stayed at your hotel, I was ill and would like a refund of my money
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jesse

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kristin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great experience as always
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

WISSAM

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The receptionist’s staff is very helpful ,and the room is very clean
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

RICA MAE

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Henry, Washington

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The rooms are great, but the neighborhood is scanty
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Helene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quiet
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dina

Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Heini

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Short walk from Downtown
Stayed 1 night in May 2025