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Hotels near National University

San Diego, CAPrivate university

San Diego, CA3min walk,
closest stay

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Your visit starts atNot pinned down yetMinutes on this page run to the edge of campus. Check your tour confirmation.
CommencementAsk the schoolWe haven't confirmed the ceremony venue from the school's own page yet.
Closest stayFour Points by Sheraton San DiegoAbout a 3-minute walk from campus.
The school's own site
The short answer

The closest place to stay is Four Points by Sheraton San Diego, about a 3-minute walk from campus. 2 places to stay are no more than about a 20-minute walk away (2 within about 5 minutes, 2 within about 10 minutes).

What these minutes run to

We have not pinned down where tours begin here, so minutes run to the nearest edge of the mapped campus. A big campus can add ten minutes or more on foot to the meeting spot. Map dated November 2026. The full method

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campusstay within a 20-min walkother staysDashed rings: walking minutes.

Where to stay near National University

To campus

The hotel has

A short walk away

36 places to stay

Reading the cards: minutes are our estimates from map distance, so they say "about". Breakfast, suites and kitchens are what each hotel brand promises across its hotels, not something we checked room by room. The places listed under a hotel are the closest ones within roughly a 10-minute walk of its door.

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9 mindrive to campus, about

Residence Inn San Diego Central

5400 Kearny Mesa Road, San Diego, CA

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • All suites (every room is a suite by this brand's standard)
  • Kitchen in room (in-room kitchens are this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Contodo Fresh Mexican Eats, about 5 min on foot, and dozens more close by
  • Groceries: Zion Market, about 2 min on foot
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10 mindrive to campus, about

Pleasant Inn

5550 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, San Diego

  • Somewhere to eat: Buga Korean BBQ, about 1 min on foot, and 9 more close by
  • Groceries: Smart & Final, about 10 min on foot
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11 mindrive to campus, about

Admiral at Promenade

2185 Station Village Way, San Diego, CA

  • Somewhere to eat: Lucca's Pizzeria and Market, about 1 min on foot, and 9 more close by
  • Groceries: Ozols Law Firm | Accident & Injury Attorneys, about 8 min on foot
  • Train or tram stop: Rio Vista, about 2 min on foot
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11 mindrive to campus, about

Marriott Mission Valley

  • Somewhere to eat: Lucca's Pizzeria and Market, about 4 min on foot, and 7 more close by
  • Groceries: Ozols Law Firm | Accident & Injury Attorneys, about 9 min on foot
  • Train or tram stop: Rio Vista, about 4 min on foot
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11 mindrive to campus, about

Club River Run

Serviced apartments · 10009 Rio San Diego Drive

  • Somewhere to eat: Dave & Buster's, about 6 min on foot, and 8 more close by
  • Train or tram stop: Fenton Parkway, about 7 min on foot
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12 mindrive to campus, about

SpringHill Suites San Diego Mission Valley

2315 Camino del Rio North, San Diego, CA

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • All suites (every room is a suite by this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Starbucks, about 3 min on foot, and 4 more close by
  • Groceries: Ozols Law Firm | Accident & Injury Attorneys, about 9 min on foot
  • Train or tram stop: Rio Vista, about 8 min on foot
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14 mindrive to campus, about

Homewood Suites by Hilton San Diego Mission Valley / Zoo

445 Camino del Rio South, San Diego

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • All suites (every room is a suite by this brand's standard)
  • Kitchen in room (in-room kitchens are this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Benihana, about 1 min on foot, and 6 more close by
  • Groceries: Trader Joe's, about 9 min on foot
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14 mindrive to campus, about

Zephyr

Motel · 4360 Alvarado Canyon Road, San Diego

  • Somewhere to eat: Starbucks, about 5 min on foot, and 3 more close by
  • Train or tram stop: Union Grantville, about 3 min on foot
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15 mindrive to campus, about

Hotel Iris

625 Hotel Cir S, San Diego, CA

  • Somewhere to eat: The Bistro Restaurant, about 2 min on foot, and 7 more close by
  • Train or tram stop: Fashion Valley, about 9 min on foot
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Graduation weekend at National University

We haven't yet confirmed the ceremony venue for National University from its own commencement page, so the walk times here run to campus only.

Rooms close to campus tend to go first for commencement, often months ahead and with a two-night minimum. If the walkable ones are gone, sort the list by the 10-minute drive chip and look one town over. Our graduation weekend guide covers timing.

Seeing another school on this trip?

The closest campuses we cover, with our drive estimate from National University (map distance, no traffic).

Northcentral UniversitySan Diego, CA · about a 4-minute driveUniversity of San DiegoSan Diego, CA · about an 8-minute driveSan Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CA · about a 12-minute driveUniversity of California, San DiegoLa Jolla, CA · about a 16-minute driveCalifornia State University, San MarcosSan Marcos, CA · about a 53-minute drive

Worth doing before you book

National University gear for the ride home

A hat for the tour, a hoodie for the acceptance letter, a frame for the far end of it all. Each button runs an Amazon search for that item with the school's name filled in.

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Questions parents ask

Is there a hotel you can walk to National University from?

Four Points by Sheraton San Diego, Synergy at Mira Bella are no more than about a 10-minute walk from campus. In all, 2 places to stay are within about 20 minutes on foot.

Where do campus tours start at National University?

We have not pinned down where tours begin here, so minutes run to the nearest edge of the mapped campus. A big campus can add ten minutes or more on foot to the meeting spot.

Where should we stay for National University graduation?

We haven't confirmed the ceremony venue yet. Book as early as the hotels allow, and widen the search to a short drive if the walkable rooms are taken.

Are there hotels with free breakfast near National University?

14 hotels within a 20-minute drive belong to brands that include breakfast; none of them is within a 20-minute walk.

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