FEMA · Fire Safety Act lodging

FEMA-Listed Hotels in National City, California

Every lodging property in National City, California on FEMA's Hotel and Motel National Master List, the list of fire-safety compliant properties that federal travelers must use to be reimbursed for lodging. Snapshot of October 27, 2026.

Listed properties
10
On the FEMA master list
With sprinklers
6
60% of listed properties
Hotels & motels
10
0 other lodging types
List snapshot
Oct 27, 2026
Refreshed daily from FEMA

Listed properties in National City

Ordered by name. The FEMA ID is the key to confirm a property on FEMA's site.

Property Address ZIP Phone Type Stories Sprinklers FEMA ID
Best Western Marina Gateway 800 Bay Marina Dr 91950 619-259-2800 Hotel/Motel 4 Yes CA5803
Days Inn - South Bay 1640 E PLZ Blvd 91950 800-324-7466 Hotel/Motel 3 Yes CA1537
Holiday Inn Express-San Diego South-National City 1645 E Plaza Blvd 91950 619-474-2400 Hotel/Motel 4 Yes CA2157
Howard Johnson Express 521 Roosevelt Ave 91950 800-794-7216 Hotel/Motel 2 No CA2395
Motel 6 National City 1125 E Plaza Blvd 91950 800-466-8356 Hotel/Motel 2 No CA7452
Ramada San Diego National City 700 National City Blvd 91950 619-474-2800 Hotel/Motel 10 Yes CA1522
Red Lion Inn & Suites-San Diego-S Bay 801 National City Blvd 91950 619-336-1100 Hotel/Motel 12 Yes CA1523
Rodeway Inn 607 Roosevelt Ave 91950 619-474-7502 Hotel/Motel 2 No CA0754
Stardust Inn 1700 E Plaza Blvd 91950 619-474-6491 Hotel/Motel 2 No CA0772
Super 8 national city 2435 Sweetwater Rd 91950 619-470-8877 Hotel/Motel 4 Yes CA6757

How to verify a property

Being on this list means the property has certified compliance with the Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990: hard-wired smoke detectors in every guest room and an automatic sprinkler system in buildings of four or more stories. Travel and expense systems check the FEMA ID of the booked property against the list before reimbursing lodging. The list changes without notice, so confirm the FEMA ID on FEMA's site or through the API on the day of booking. The list says nothing about price: the nightly ceiling comes from the GSA per diem rate for National City, California.

Per diem rates for this area

GSA lodging and M&IE ceilings for the per diem destinations that cover these properties' ZIP codes:

Get this list from the API

The request that returns this page's properties, 50 per page. The API also looks a property up by FEMA ID or ZIP code and searches the list by name.

curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://api.allowancesapi.com/v1/fema/hotels/state/CA?city=National%20City"
Sample response
{
  "as_of": "2026-10-27",
  "limit": 50,
  "offset": 0,
  "results": [
    {
      "city": "National City",
      "fema_id": "CA5803",
      "name": "Best Western Marina Gateway",
      "phone": "619-259-2800",
      "property_type": "Hotel/Motel",
      "sprinklers": true,
      "state": "CA",
      "stories": 4,
      "street": "800 Bay Marina Dr",
      "zipcode": "91950"
    }
  ],
  "total": 10
}

National City FEMA lodging FAQ

What is the FEMA Hotel and Motel National Master List?

The Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990 requires federal employees on official travel to stay in lodging that meets its fire safety standards: hard-wired smoke detectors in every guest room and an automatic sprinkler system in buildings of four or more stories. FEMA's U.S. Fire Administration keeps the national list of properties that have certified compliance; each one has a FEMA ID. 10 properties in National City, California are on the list as of October 27, 2026.

Does a FEMA-listed hotel in National City automatically fall within the per diem rate?

No. The FEMA list only confirms fire safety compliance; it says nothing about price. The nightly lodging ceiling for National City, California is set separately by the GSA per diem rate. A reimbursable stay needs both: a property on this list and a room rate within the applicable lodging per diem.

How current is this list?

FEMA publishes the current list only, without an effective date. Allowances API downloads it every day and this page shows the snapshot of October 27, 2026. Properties can be added or removed at any time, so confirm a property by its FEMA ID on the FEMA site before booking.

Source & methodology

List snapshot
October 27, 2026 (downloaded daily)

Allowances API is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any U.S. Government agency. The list is re-published as downloaded from FEMA; properties are grouped by city as spelled in the source.