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Wherever you wish to go in and around San Diego, the Handlery Hotel and Resort makes an ideal home base. We're right where you'll want to be!

Getting here is easy. We're just off I-8, two blocks from Highway 163 and a mile from I-5. And we're only a 10-minute drive from San Diego International Airport.

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From Freeways 805,163 and 15

• Take 8 West to Hotel Circle North
  
• Turn left at stop sign
  
• Turn right into the Handlery Hotel and Resort parking
  

From Freeway 5 (San Diego International/Lindbergh Field)

• Take 8 East to 2nd Hotel Circle North Exit
• Turn left at stop sign
• Follow road back under freeway to North Side
• Go through two signals and one stop sign
• Turn right into the Handlery Hotel and Resort parking

From Downtown

• Take 163 North to I-8 West
  
• Follow I-8 West
  
• Use the Hotel Circle exit and veer left at the stop sign

Shuttle and Taxi Service:  The companies providing the quickest service to Hotel Circle seem to be Yellow Cab and Orange Cab.  Both provide 24 hour service. The major shuttle company is Cloud9 shuttle.

• Yellow Cab of San Diego:  1-800-TAXICAB or 1-800-829-4222
• Orange Cab of San Diego:  619-223-5555 or 619-291-3333
• Cloud9 Shuttle: 1-800-9-SHUTTLE or 858-974-8885

Mass Transit
The Handlery Hotel is served directly by only one bus line, Route 14, but it is only about a fifteen minute walk, and not a brisk one, from the Fashion Valley Transit Center, which has both the Green Line Trolley and several major bus routes running through it.  Be a little careful crossing Fashion Valley Road, even at the traffic light at the intersection with Hotel Circle, especially in the evening.

Family Weekends : Every Saturday & Sunday, two children 12 and under ride free with any paying passenger 18 and over.

Route 14 runs right in front of the hotel, but only going westbound from the Old Town Trolley station;  the eastbound 14 runs along the southern side of the freeway (Interstate 8).  If you want to catch the 14 going eastward, you can walk to the Fashion Valley Transit Center.  On the weekends, Route 14 runs from the Old Town Transit Center to the 70th Street Trolley Station;  on weekdays, half the routes go further, to the Amaya Drive Trolley Station.  While the 14 starts very early in the morning, on the weekdays the last trip westbound from the Handlery departs at about 10:12, and on weekends it leaves at about 8:48;  eastbound, the last 14 leaves Fashion Valley at 10:01 and stops at 70th Street, and on the weekends the last 14 from Fashion Valley leaves at 9:31.

Here is a link to the Route 14 schedule:
http://www.sdcommute.com/Rider_Information/Routes/14.asp

Eastbound Trolley:

On Friday and Saturday, the last Green Line Trolley going east to Santee leaves Fashion Valley at 10:36 p.m.; on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the last Green Line Trolley going east to SDSU leaves very late, at 1:06 a.m.
On Sunday, the last Green Line Trolley going east to Santee leaves Fashion Valley at 10:06.

Westbound Trolley:

On all three nights, the last Green Line Trolley headed west departs the Fashion Valley station at 1:48 a.m., but it only goes so far as the Old Town Transit Center.  The last Blue Line to head south from Old Town towards Downtown San Diego, Chula Vista and San Ysidro leaves at 11:45 p.m. on Friday and Sunday, and at 12:45 a.m. on Saturday night/Sunday morning.

When planning to use the Trolley at Fashion Valley, bear in mind that while the busses can be caught at street level, the trolleys all use the elevated platform which is up four flights of stairs.  There is an elevator, but it is notoriously slow and sometimes breaks down.  Allow extra time to climb the steps, especially if you are toting luggage.

Here is a link to the Trolley Schedule:
http://www.sdcommute.com/rider_information/routes/mapstts.asp

The Fashion Valley Transit Center is also served by Routes 6, 20, 25, 41, 120, 928, and 990.

Here is a link to the maps and timetables page of the San Diego Transit website:
http://www.sdcommute.com/Rider_Information/routes/mapstts.asp

Information is also available via telephone:

Customer Service
619-238-0100

Regional Transit Information
800-266-6883 or 619-233-3004

TTY/TDD (teletype for hearing impaired)
619-234-5005 or 888-722-4889

Info Express (24-hour info via Touch-Tone phone) 619-685-4900

e-Shopping!!
Visit the online eStore to purchase your Regional Day Passes online or the Transit Store - 102 Broadway, Downtown San Diego

Fares:  Most bus fares are $2.25.  Some of the lines, such as Route 6, only charge $1.75 for local service.  Some of the lines, such as Route 20, charge $2.50 for express service.  Bus transfers allow round trip travel within a two hour period.

Trolley fares differ according to the number of stations travelled through, with most trips costing $2.25, but only allow one-way travel.

Regional Day Tripper Passes allow unlimited travel for all MTS and Trolley routes for the days listed.

• 1-Day Tripper:  $5
• 2-Day Tripper:  $9
• 3-Day Tripper:  $12
• 4-Day Tripper:  $15

Regional Day Passes are available from ticket vending machines and from bus drivers and are good for unlimited rides on almost MTS Bus and Trolley routes (except Premium Express, Rural, ADA Paratransit, and Special Services) as well as NCTD BREEZE buses, SPRINTER and FAST. The Premium Regional Day Pass is valid for all routes covered by the Regular Regional Day Pass as well as MTS Premium Express Routes. Bus operators only sell the one day Regional Day Pass for the same date of travel, no advance purchases are available. All day passes including multiple-day passes are available from ticket vending machines at Trolley stations or from the Transit Store. Day Passes are good for the day or dates designated on the pass. Valid for partial fare on the COASTER (upgrade required).

The Green Line Trolley can take you east to Hazard Center, Mission Valley, or Fenton Parkway if you're looking for supper away from the Handlery; or it can take you west to the Morena or Old Town stations.  There are quite a few places to eat, some cheap and some expensive, close to each of these stops.

Again, the trolley requires a ticket for travel in each direction, unless you buy a round-trip ticket at double the normal price.