If you're looking for the best hotels in downtown San Diego, you're in the right place. We spent hours researching downtown San Diego hotels so you don't have to. Read about how we choose our downtown San Diego hotels.
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- San Diego hotel tax is 10.5%
- $=$99 or less
- $$=$100-$149
- $$$=$150-$199
- $$$$=$200 up
La Pensione Hotel $
La Pensione Hotel is often lauded as the best budget hotels in downtown San Diego, making it the best bargain downtown for sure.- Address: 606 West Date Street at India
- Telephone: (619) 236-8000, (800) 232-4683, (619) 236-8088 fax
- Rooms: 75 rooms
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Best Western Cabrillo Garden Inn $$
The Cabrillo Garden Inn is a high-end Best Western, with reasonable prices for hotels in downtown San Diego. It does not have a fitness center or pool. Don't let the map on their website fool you; this place is not as close to the popular sights as it looks.Best Western Bayside Inn $$
Best Western Bayside Inn is in a convenient downtown location and offers complimentary airport transportation from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. Guest rooms have private balconies with waterfront or city views.- Address: 555 West Ash Street
- Telephone: (619) 223-7500, (800) 341-1818, (619) 239-8060 fax
- Rooms: 122 rooms
- Cost Considerations: Parking fee
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Staybridge Suites Downtown $$$
Located east of the main part of downtown, this hotel isn't quite as conveniently located as some of the other hotels in downtown San Diego. Half of their rooms are suites- Address: 1110 A St
- Telephone: (619) 795-4000, (877) 238-8889, (619) 795-4001 fax
- Rooms: 136 rooms
- Cost Considerations: Free breakfast, Parking fee
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Marriott Courtyard Downtown $$$
The downtown Courtyard is housed in a 1920's, Italian Romanesque-style bank building. They have a variety of suite configurations, or if you want to splurge, rent their Presidential Suite and watch a San Diego Padres game from your patio.Westgate Hotel $$$$
Westgate Hotel is possibly downtown San Diego's most opulent, with a lobby modeled after the anteroom at Versailles and the largest standard rooms in downtown. Travel + Leisure magazine named it one of the best business hotels in San Diego. Offers an onsite spa, complimentary transportation to the airport and local attractions.- Address: 1055 Second Avenue
- Telephone: (619) 238-1818, (800) 221-3802, (619) 557-3737 fax
- Rooms: 233 rooms
- Cost Considerations: Parking fee
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Manchester Grand Hyatt $$$$
In a resort-like setting located between San Diego Convention Center and Seaport Village, the Grand Hyatt has a pool, fitness center, spa and four tennis courts. Special amenities are available for business travelers.- Address: One Market Place
- Telephone: (619) 232-1234, (800) 633-7313, (619) 233-6464 fax
- Rooms: 1625 rooms
- Cost Considerations: Parking fee
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Marriott San Diego Gaslamp Quarter $$$$
Good for business and leisure travelers, the Marriott has a fitness center but no swimming pool. The rooftop bar here affords panoramic views toward the Pacific Ocean and there's on on-site restaurant. It's a short walk to Seaport Village, the USS Midway and Old Town from here.Omni San Diego $$$$
The Omni is located close to the Gaslamp Quarter. The San Diego Trolley stops nearby. Baseball fans will really love the Omni; it's connected by skybridge directly to the San Diego Padres Ballpark. Use the fitness center, or reserve a Get Fit Room and have an in-room treadmill.- Address: 675 L Street
- Telephone: (619) 231-6664, (888) 444-6664, (619) 231-8060 fax
- Rooms: 478 rooms
- Cost Considerations: Free high-speed Internet, Valet parking for a fee, or paid public garages nearby
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