Must-see hotels in San Diego

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    US Grant Hotel

    San Diego

    This 11-stories high 1910 hotel was built as the fancy-city counterpart to the Hotel del Coronado and has hosted everyone from Albert Einstein to Harry…

  • Kimpton Solamar

    San Diego

    The 235-room Solamar delivers hip style without breaking the bank. Rooms sport hodge-podge decor with eccentric lamps, patterned carpets, yoga mats and…

  • Springhill Suites Oceanside Downtown

    San Diego

    This modern, six-story, ocean-view hotel is awash in summery yellows and sea blues in the lobby. Rooms have crisp lines and distressed-wood headboards,…

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    Crystal Pier Hotel & Cottages

    San Diego

    Charming Crystal Pier consists of 29 breezy cottages from the 1930s built right on a wooden pier and flaunting dreamy ocean views from spacious decks. All…

  • Legoland Hotel

    San Diego

    Lego designers were let loose on this hotel, just outside Legoland's main gate, and boy is it fun. Thousands of Lego models (dragons to surfers) populate…

  • Tower 23

    San Diego

    If you like your oceanfront stay with contemporary cool style, this modernist place has an awesome location, minimalist decor, lots of teals and mint…

  • San Elijo State Beach Campground

    San Diego

    Great location overlooking the surf at the end of Birmingham Dr. Services include fire rings, laundry, showers, restrooms and a convenience store.

  • Hotel del Coronado

    San Diego

    Now managed by Hilton, San Diego’s iconic hotel provides the essential Coronado experience: over a century of history, a pool, full-service spa, well…

  • Glorietta Bay Inn

    San Diego

    Overshadowed by the neighboring Hotel Del, the Glorietta is built in and around the neoclassical 1908 Spreckels Mansion – 11 rooms in the mansion, 89 in…

  • Catamaran Resort Hotel

    San Diego

    Tropical landscaping and tiki decor fill this resort backing onto Mission Bay (there’s a luau on some summer evenings!). A plethora of activities make it…

  • Courtyard by Marriott San Diego Downtown

    San Diego

    Yeah, we know, Courtyard is often known for bland rooms in suburban office parks, but this Courtyard is cool because it’s in a beautifully updated 1928…

  • Ocean Beach International Hostel

    San Diego

    Central OB's cheapest option is easy to spot with its psychedelic colored exterior and peace sign on the top of the building. Only a couple of blocks from…

  • Pearl Hotel

    San Diego

    This 1959 gem is showing its age, which is why new owners are giving it a big-bucks face-lift while preserving its mid-century-modern bone structure. The…

  • Sofia Hotel

    San Diego

    Across from Westfield Horton Plaza, the historic Sofia has 211 rooms with fashionable darkwood furniture and sprightly printed fabrics. There are also in…

  • Temecula Creek Inn

    San Diego

    Wake up to a view of the 27-hole golf course at this lush, green campus-style resort a few miles from Old Town. The Corkfire Kitchen restaurant sources…

  • Beach Cottages

    San Diego

    Family-owned and operated, Beach Cottages has everything from plain motel rooms to cozy 1940s cottages, just across the bike path from the sand. Sure,…

  • Cosmopolitan Hotel

    San Diego

    Right in Old Town State Park, this creaky, 10-room hotel is restored to its 1870 glory and has oodles of charm, antique furnishings and is possibly…

  • Hotel Indigo San Diego Del Mar

    San Diego

    This collection of whitewashed buildings with gray clay-tiled roofs has two outdoor heated pools, a spa, and new fitness and business centers. Rooms have…

  • West Inn & Suites

    San Diego

    About halfway between Legoland and Carlsbad Village, this hyper-friendly, independently run, 86-room inn caters to both business travelers (note business…

  • La Pensione Hotel

    San Diego

    Despite the name, Little Italy's La Pensione isn't a pension but an intimate hotel of 67 modern, carpeted rooms with one or two queen-sized beds and…

  • HI San Diego Downtown Hostel

    San Diego

    Location, location, location. This Gaslamp Quarter HI facility is steps from public transportation, restaurants and big-city fun, and it has a wide range…

  • Hotel Palomar San Diego

    San Diego

    Hollywood glam in San Diego. A 9000lb bronze front door pivots to reveal Nepalese carpets and multitextured surfaces: wooden blocks to sand-dollar-shaped…

  • Inn at Sunset Cliffs

    San Diego

    Wake up to the sound of surf crashing onto the rocky shore at this privately owned 1950s charmer wrapped around a flower-bedecked courtyard with a heated…

  • Horton Grand Hotel

    San Diego

    At the edge of the Gaslamp, rooms in this brick hotel from 1886 are individually decorated in Victoriana and have gas fireplaces. If you're facing the…

  • Crown City Inn

    San Diego

    This two-story, family-owned motel is excellent value, set around a small parking area with a little pool. It offers loaner bikes for easy getaways, and…

  • Inn at the Park

    San Diego

    This 80-room place, facing Balboa Park and a reasonable walk to central Hillcrest, used to be an apartment building, meaning mostly large rooms with…

  • Best Western Hacienda Hotel

    San Diego

    On four well-landscaped acres on the hillside above Old Town’s restaurant row, the Hacienda has 200 rooms over eight buildings, neatly decorated in…

  • El Cordova Hotel

    San Diego

    This exceedingly cozy Spanish-style former mansion from 1902 has rooms and suites around an outdoor courtyard of shops, restaurants, pool, hot tub and…

  • Town & Country Hotel

    San Diego

    This property is so big that golf carts are needed to shuttle between the four swimming pools, rose bushes, palms and a 10-story tower. There’s a trolley…

  • Leucadia Beach Inn

    San Diego

    All the sparkling-clean rooms in this charming 1920s courtyard motel have tile floors and bright paint jobs, and many have kitchenettes. The beach is a…

  • South Coast Winery Resort & Spa

    San Diego

    A very Temecula way to stay – spacious villa rooms dot the edge of the vineyards, around a spa, fitness facility and recently built hotel. Your room key…

  • Palomar Inn Hotel

    San Diego

    In the heart of Old Town, this 1927 10-room hostelry feels like a rooming house in the Old West. Eight of the rooms have shared bathrooms and the other…

  • Ocean Beach Hotel

    San Diego

    This recently remodeled hotel is just across the street from the beach. Spotless guest rooms are on the smaller side; the French provincial look is a bit…

  • Carlsbad Inn Beach Resort

    San Diego

    This upscale Tudor-style timeshare hotel sits right across from the beach. Borrow beach gear and bicycles, or sign up for à la carte activities on the…

  • South Carlsbad State Park Campground

    San Diego

    Three miles south of town and sandwiched between Carlsbad Blvd and the beach, this campground has more than 200 tent and RV sites; all spaces accommodate…

  • Handlery Hotel

    San Diego

    The Handlery has attractive furnishings (wooden armoires and writing desks) and a complimentary shuttle to area attractions. Parking costs $14.

  • Cape Rey Carlsbad by Hilton

    San Diego

    Most of Carlsbad's top lodgings are inland, but this swanky spot is an easy walk to the ocean across Hwy 101. Pools, spa, business and fitness centers…

  • Omni La Costa Resort & Spa

    San Diego

    Splurge-worthy La Costa offers a 400-acre, whitewashed 650-room campus overlooking Batiquitos Lagoon. It’s got two PGA golf courses, excellent children’s…

  • Beach Bungalow

    San Diego

    Right on Pacific Beach, the Bungalow has a top location, a beach-party atmosphere and is reasonably clean, but it’s lackluster, very basic and gets…

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