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Hotel Indigo
Since this chic and modern hotel sprouted up near Petco Park in 2009, it's been a hit with baseball fans, dog lovers, and especially the environmentally conscious—this is the city's…
Balboa Park Inn
An elephant's trunk drapes over the headboard above a jaguar in the “Zoo Room's” wall-length mural. Stenciled fish and framed egret paintings suit the sea blue walls in “The Aruba."…
Inn at the Park
Hillcrest and the entire uptown area are sorely lacking accommodations, unfortunately, as there are a number of great restaurants and bars in these neighborhoods. This sturdy brick…
Lafayette Hotel, Swim Club & Bungalows
Spirited, fun-loving guests adore this redesigned 1946 hotel. In its early years, it was a 25-acre resort with multiple restaurants, clubs, and shops, and attracted a Hollywood set. It…
El Cordova Hotel
Pretty Spanish touches like red-tiled roofs, archways, courtyards, and tiles stairways plus friendly service and proximity to Coronado's attractions, are just some reasons to stay at…
La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club
Both a private club and a public resort with rooms available by the night, this 22-acre oceanfront property is among the most desirable destinations around if you want to dig your toes…
The Bed & Breakfast Inn at La Jolla
Guests tend to return to this gracious home frequently, enjoying the quiet historic neighborhood and the B&B's serene gardens. Architect Irving Gill designed the cubist building in…
The Grande Colonial
Though first-time visitors in La Jolla gravitate toward the more famous La Valencia, second-timers of pick this thoughtfully restored 1913 inn in a relatively quiet section of La…
Hotel del Coronado
A landmark for all of San Diego, the "Hotel Del" rose above the beach in all its glory in 1888. Now a National Historic Landmark, the Pacific Coast's oldest resort hotel reflects a…
The Dana on Mission Bay
Among my favorite go-to lodgings for family and friends, this Mission Bay old-timer covers all the bases. The Sixties-era original buildings still hold small, modest motel-like rooms…
Best Western Bayside Inn
Given the reasonable room rates this standard chain hotel deserves consideration. It’s within a 5 to 10 minute walk of the Embarcadero, Little Italy, the train station, and Gaslamp…
Gaslamp Plaza Suites
San Diego's first skyscraper, 11 stories tall, rises above Fifth Avenue in historic marble sturdiness. It's no gleaming steel and glass tower, but fits in with the Gaslamp Quater's…
Hotel Vyvant
If you want to feel like a local, this restored 1910 home, formerly called the Little Italy Inn, fits the bill. With 23 rooms, it's not quite a B&B, though the staff and other…
Porto Vista Hotel & Suites
Proving you needn't have wads of cash to be stylish, the owners of this Little Italy inn managed to dress up an old motel with enough extras to make it a fun place to do more than…
Holiday Inn Express–Old Town
The I-5 interstate runs close to this efficient, yet pleasant hotel, giving guests easy access to the airport, downtown, beaches, and popular attractions. Fortunately, most rooms face…
Catamaran Resort Hotel and Spa
The Catamaran Resort Hotel and Spa is located on the shores of Mission Bay and mere steps from San Diego’s famous Pacific Beach. Established in 1958, this Polynesian-themed hotel…
Pacific Terrace Hotel
Since it's at the north end of Pacific beach, this hotel is quieter than most in the area. Wood shutters and wall art featuring palms and flowers give the rooms a serene, tropical…
Crystal Pier Hotel
Do your fantasies include sleeping to the ocean's rhythmic music? Wish you could float on the waves night and day? It's easy to make such dreams come true at this outstanding beach…
Elsbree House
This five-room ocean-green house is as close as you can get to renting a vacation home by the beach without having to stay a week or more. Each room has a private entrance and private…
Best Western Plus Inn by the Sea
Upgrade to an ocean view on the fifth floor for the best experience at this standard motel in the heart of the village. It's not fancy or stylish, but offers excellent room rates…
La Jolla Cove Suites
Blessed are the prescient souls who purchased coastal La Jolla land in decades past. Take Max Heimburge, a shoe store magnate who constructed the La Jolla Cove Hotel directly across…
Hyatt Regency La Jolla
Designed by architect Michael Graves, this 16-story tower, topped with a crescent-shaped roof, was a startling sight when it appeared beside I-5 in 1989. These days, a full-scale…
The US Grant
Downtown San Diego's grand dame, built in 1910 by the son of Ulysses S. Grant, has been rescued from near dilapidation many times over the centuries. The most recent fix came in 2006,…
The Sofia Hotel
This stately brick Gothic Revival building from 1929 offers stylish and modern lodging accessible to the Gaslamp, Embarcadero and Little Italy. Its central location, range of…
Cosmopolitan Hotel and Restaurant
This Wild West-style 10-room inn, a rare lodging opportunity in Old Town State Historic Park, harkens back to 1829, when it was a one-story adobe structure called Casa de Bandini.…