Name: Harbor Inn & Suites Oceanside Marina Camp Pendleton
Address: 1401 North Coast Highway, Camp Pendleton South, Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, California, United States of America, Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, San Diego County, US
Price range: $54–$98 per night
Rating: 6.62

What guests think

At Harbor Inn & Suites Oceanside, guests highlight the convenient location near the harbor and beach, but many report heavy freeway noise, worn and outdated rooms, and frequent cleanliness issues such as odors, mold, and pests, alongside mixed service experiences.

Some guests felt unsafe due to late night activity and the surrounding environment. Reviews also note maintenance problems and mismatches with listings, like broken fixtures and breakfast not provided. Expect a basic, budget stay prioritizing location over comfort.

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Facilities

Basic setup with limited parking; several guests had to use street parking. Multiple reviews also report no breakfast despite advertisements.

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Tina

Jan 26, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Shower does not keep water in so water all over the bathroom floor and bedroom. very messy to clean. All rooms should have bathtubs to collect water. No more breakfast, only coffee. Had to request maid service, otherwise, our room wouldn't have been cleaned. Desk has only one chair. wifi good!

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Dave

Jul 21, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Sucks. Where do i start. Their website photo shows "new rooms free breakfast", not the case. Our room faced the major freeway, that was maybe 25 yards from our door, so friggin noisy. Air conditioner noisy as heck. Emergency vehicles with sirens zooming by. The outside walkway was so filthy gross. Bed and pillows harder than rocks, no coffee machine, no snack bar or deli as advertized, photos are no way realistic. Towels scratchy. Tried to get 1 night refund after paying for 2 and was told no refunds. This place sucks.

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Linda

Dec 18, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

The price was excellent, considering the property's proximity to the ocean and freeway. It was next to a gas station and diner, which was convenient. One night I had to park on the street since there were no free spaces in the hotel parking lot. It's an older hotel but clean.

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Lesley

Sep 3, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Lack of parking, holes in the wall, paint peeling off walls and door, shower smelled of urine, staff were rude and demeaning worst hotel I have ever stayed at

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Ryan

Jul 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I would not recommend this property to anyone. Very dirty. Not what the pictures on the site look like. Beds uncomfortable. Bath tub is rusted out and small. Doors not sealed very good, can see daylight. Parking lot is super small! Very noisy not only traffic but you can hear what the person above you is doing. If your looking for a place to lay your head for cheap this is your place.

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MITCHEL

Jul 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Advertised breakfast and there was none. Very noisy next to I5, dirty room, cig burn hole in blanket. Cheap worn out pillows.

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Cleanliness

Many guests report poor cleanliness, citing mold/mildew, strong odors, stained linens, and roaches. A few noted clean rooms, but the overall pattern is negative.

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Ismael m

Aug 3, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Absolutely disgusted to the point I took pictures and filed a claim. Did not stay left immediately after taking pictures.holes in the sheets, hair in the sheets ceiling with water damage rusty bath tub. To much to list terrible I will be contacting health services. The pictures shown on your web do not depict the reality. Also smelled really bad.

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Misty

Apr 23, 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

We slept in the room one night out of the 7. It was infested with cockroaches, there was mold all through the bathroom and in the baseboards of the walls. The bed was supported but a tin box (aluminum like) that was unsteady. It was the worst hotel stay I have ever experienced while on vacation.

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Diego

May 21, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

There were cockroaches everywhere. And I asked if I could get refunded my room for the other nights and he said he wouldn’t be able to do it. I even tried compromising by saying I’ll pay for the night I stayed but the other ones I would look elsewhere to stay. He still refused. He offered me another room but. Cmon now.

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Orion

Sep 20, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

People were walking past our room, looking hard in the windows, then hanging out in front of the door smoking cigarettes and meth. Roaches under the bedding, pretty gross.

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Linda

May 18, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Roaches galore

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Jessica

Mar 28, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This place is nothing like the pics. It's disgusting. There's rust all over the bathroom coaches running everywhere there was a dead spider smooshed above the bed. When I asked for another room they said they were sold out. The guy straight up said that he wouldnt do anything to help because we booked through hotels.com. I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone

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Daniel

Sep 27, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

There was roaches in the room plus there was a terrible smell loked like water was leaking , i honestly thjnk that should be fixed

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Alexander

Feb 9, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Don’t ever stay here roaches , broken windows holes in the covers and ignorant staff at the front .if I could give no stars I would. And doesn’t give refunds

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Deborah

Jul 18, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The ceiling in the bathroom had a ton of black mold and the doors, handles, knobs, everything was filthy! The rod in the closet was below waist level so you can’t even hang up a pair of pants! No fan in bathroom. Had to open a broken sliding window to defog after a shower. Entire floor in bathroom was heaving and super bumpy. Dried hard all over the cement in front of my door. This place was awful.

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Julio

Jul 22, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Gross dirty room. Plastic on mattress. Rust. Holes in the walls. Creepy 2nd bedroom with no ventilation.

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Rooms

Rooms are dated with numerous maintenance issues (broken fixtures, faulty outlets or HVAC) and thin walls, plus substantial freeway noise. Some guests mentioned comfortable beds or larger layouts.

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Kevin

Jun 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel was a great price for a quickly needed hotel stay that wasn’t planned. Room had 3 queen beds which helped as we had our sons teammate with us and he could have his own bed. The shower plunger was broken but we managed to get the shower working anyways

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Stephanie

Jun 16, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

I really liked how the room I got had a small bedroom with another bed in it, the hotel was a little dated but wasn’t bad at all I will definitely stay here again in the future

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Eugene

Jul 20, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was clean but very much in needs of up dating. Lamps would flicker in and off and plugs in bathroom didn’t work. House keeping is pretty noisy especially seeing the cleaners room was right outside our window. Also maid was warming up her lunch when we first got to our room.

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Joe

Feb 8, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We were in room 112 no heat at all the electricity didn't want to work in the bathroom the blow dryer didn't want to work it was freezing in the room all night we had to put whatever hot water was in the shower on to make like a steam kind of try to heat up the room the bed was horrible because when you try to lay on it the springs or something was hurting us severely and there was holes in the roof Holes in the floor and like you can see the wall had some damages and they had to try to repair it but they didn't fix it well but would really concern us we had no way to take a heater and put it on because the heater wasn't working it was just blowing out cold air and then we asked for a room with a bathtub when we checked in last night he said this is the last room we have left it was horrible horrible assistant shower and it was terrible it was really terrible I just could not believe they can rent that out

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Bree

Aug 21, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Dry blood on the wall, bathroom door was busted in, furniture was beat up, beds were lined with plastic ( glad we can’t get bed bugs ) sheets on top of plastic makes for a sweaty night and noisy night. Air conditioner worked periodically

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Yang Kyun

Jul 26, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

more than half of the electricity plugs didn't work.

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MITCHEL

Jul 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Advertised breakfast and there was none. Very noisy next to I5, dirty room, cig burn hole in blanket. Cheap worn out pillows.

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Michael

May 14, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

I disliked the loud people and the fighting that goes on , that I can hear through the paper thin walls. It kept me up all night.

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Kathyria

Jun 1, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Shower head was broken. Room smelled musty. TV didn’t work . Light flicker. No trash can in the bathroom.

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Kevin

Dec 18, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Overall hotel wasn't bad, but it definitely needs some TLC. We had the 3 queen size room. Walkways were dirty could use some freshening up with new paint. In the room, large portions of paint missing from walls. Wall paper torn as well. Doors could use a fresh coat of paint as well. Beds were comfortable. Bathrooms were adequate with towels. Bathroom was clean. A/C -heater combination worked well. Freeway noise constant. Our room was near the front of the hotel. Get a room towards the back, you may not hear the noise from the freeway then. Pricing decent for the area and what for what you get.

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Service

Service is mixed: some praise friendly, accommodating staff, while others describe rude or unresponsive interactions and trouble with refunds.

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Isaac

Jul 31, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Lamar at the front desk was awesome, super friendly and helpful. Rooms were ok, great location, walkable to beach and dining/shopping.

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James

Sep 8, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Wife and I got to the property after 11 pm. Man who checked me in is very rude. The office was locked. I had to bell a bell. He complained to me that he and his wife were asleep and she had to get up to go to work in a couple of hours. Unprofessional! Bad customer service! The room stunk so bad! He disrespected my wife and I. We will not stay there again.

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Priscilla

Apr 5, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Arrived at 9:40 pm one of your customer at the Lobby waiting for the customer service team for 30 minutes. I’ve rang the doorbell multiple times and a man comes out from inside was rude to me saying telling me to stop ringing the doorbell because he’s wife was sleeping and stated that he works 24/7 days and he’s tired. Room is okay, bathroom is Rusted lamps is falling apart not safe and towel was not bleached washed coffee maker doesn’t work I tried making coffee but dark rusted comes out from the inside the coffee maker. Cleaning lady was knocking on my door stating at 9:15 multiple time and we checked out around 9:38 Am. My experience were terrible 😣 i don’t recommend your establishments.

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Brittany

Jan 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice staff and good price

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CRISTINA

May 21, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Our key of our room stopped working. The management was rude and not unapologetically.

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Stephanie

Sep 18, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Not a great stay. The staff was rude and unaccommodating. The front office and staff smelt like marijuana. The people staying in the other rooms were very unsavory! I would not recommend Harbor Inn & Suites.

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Rhonda

Sep 28, 2023

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Stayed 5 nights

The manager of the place was rude and very disrespectful when I had to checkout at 4 am to catch my 6 am flight. He was very quick to take my cash deposit when I checked in but stated “ Next time do your deposit on a credit card instead of waking me up this early for your cash deposit back.” I will never come back there- ever.😟

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James

Sep 6, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Convenience, easy check in and very helpful and respectful customer service.

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Stephenie

Sep 13, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

It was pretty good stay. They didnt have a coffe maker in the room but when i asked brought a brand new one. Excellent customer service

10

Tina

Aug 1, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Nice rooms and good service.

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Location

Close to the harbor, beach, and eateries, but directly beside I-5 so traffic noise is frequent. Several guests felt the immediate area and on-site activity were unsafe or sketchy.

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Lillian

Apr 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This hotel was in a good location, and at a good price. The room was spacious and clean. The bed was comfortable. The only reason why I did not give it five stars is the close proximity to the highway. There was a lot of noise from the cars going by, but I sleep with earplugs so it wasn't an issue for me

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Kimberly

Aug 13, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

It was walking distance to town

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Kyle

May 5, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Beautiful location

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Viviane

Jul 15, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Please be aware this is not a hotel… it’s a motel located by the side of the freeway. You will need to ring a bell and the attendant will come to do the check-in through a glass protection partition. My room was in absolutely terrible condition; there were holes in the walls, the furniture was damaged, and there were huge stains everywhere. The pictures shown on Expedia are not current and are very deceiving. We did not stay there, because I did not feel safe.

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Anna

Jun 9, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Unsafe! We paid for 2 nights and stayed for 20 minutes. There was screaming and yelling outside our room and a homeless man laying down and blocking the stairwell outside our door and people using drugs out in the open. We tried to contact the desk but they had closed for the evening so we contacted Expedia. Expedia was able to reach the property manager, who told them that he was in the office but he was not in the office. He told Expedia that it was quiet and that we were lying and then hung up on the representative. We checked into a different hotel less than an hour later. Expedia tried to get us a refund but the owner apparently refused. Why should we have to pay for a place we never stayed at? Why would we leave immediately after checking in and check into another hotel if we did not feel threatened or unsafe? Pay the extra money folks. This is not the place to bring women or children!

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Carlos

Oct 7, 2023

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Stayed 7 nights

Proximity to the coast/freeways

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Harvey

Apr 6, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

What a dump! So noisy we couldn't sleep. Boo!

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MITCHEL

Jul 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Advertised breakfast and there was none. Very noisy next to I5, dirty room, cig burn hole in blanket. Cheap worn out pillows.

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Vanessa

Mar 7, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Do not recommend this motel to anyone. Felt unsafe. Was scared my car was going to get broken into. The floors creak very loud from the rooms above. Whoever had the room above me was up ALL night. I could not sleep! There are people there out all night at all hours of the night! Very sketch! Not Family friendly! Bathroom is disgusting!

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samantha rendon

Aug 22, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Good location

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Dining

Several reviews note that breakfast was advertised but not provided; otherwise, there is little information on on-site dining.

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Tina

Jan 26, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Shower does not keep water in so water all over the bathroom floor and bedroom. very messy to clean. All rooms should have bathtubs to collect water. No more breakfast, only coffee. Had to request maid service, otherwise, our room wouldn't have been cleaned. Desk has only one chair. wifi good!

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Dave

Jul 21, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Sucks. Where do i start. Their website photo shows "new rooms free breakfast", not the case. Our room faced the major freeway, that was maybe 25 yards from our door, so friggin noisy. Air conditioner noisy as heck. Emergency vehicles with sirens zooming by. The outside walkway was so filthy gross. Bed and pillows harder than rocks, no coffee machine, no snack bar or deli as advertized, photos are no way realistic. Towels scratchy. Tried to get 1 night refund after paying for 2 and was told no refunds. This place sucks.

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MITCHEL

Jul 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Advertised breakfast and there was none. Very noisy next to I5, dirty room, cig burn hole in blanket. Cheap worn out pillows.

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Month	Average price
January	$56
February	$67
March	$85
April	$71
May	$83
June	$93
July	$122
August	$100
September	$61
October	$66
November	$56
December	$54

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13	14 $54	15 $58	16 $58	17 $63	18 $98	19 $95
20 $57	21 $57	22 $58	23 $57	24 $57	25 $98	26 $95
27 $59	28 $57	29 $59	30 $57

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $57	2 $98	3 $95
4 $59	5 $59	6 $59	7 $59	8 $57	9 $98	10 $98
11 $57	12 $59	13 $57	14 $59	15 $59	16 $97	17 $98
18 $59	19 $58	20 $59	21 $58	22 $58	23 $98	24 $98
25 $59	26 $59	27 $59	28 $58	29 $59	30 $97	31 $97

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