We have stayed 2x. It is a business hotel but there were a fair amount of tourist like ourselves both times.
It sits along the harbor near the Convention Ctr. If you have a car you could drive to the beaches.Since we were staying at a Huntington Beach hotel across from the Ocean after we left San Diego we didn't check out beach access.
They do have a large pool deck on the 4th floor which we used when the weather permitted

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The in-house restaurants are pricey but it is only a 15 minute or so walk to
the Gaslamp Qtr and there are plenty of cabs. We liked Buster's

in Seaport Village next door.