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Top San Diego Gaslamp Hotels

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If you're looking for the best San Diego Gaslamp hotels, you're in the right place. We researched San Diego Gaslamp hotels so you don't have to.

Of hotels that meet our standards, only 6 are within the borders of the Gaslamp Quarter. We thought you won't mind walking a bit and included properties a block each way and south to the Convention Center. You'll also find more hotels downtown, but near the busy Gaslamp.

Find out how we choose recommended San Diego Gaslamp hotels.

San Diego hotel tax is 10.5% (12.5% for hotels with more than 70 rooms)
$=$99 or less | $$=$100-$149 | $$$=$150-$199 | $$$$=$200 up

San Diego Gaslamp Hotels and Their Prices

We know that your budget may not be up to the prices of these hotels, but you'll only find a couple of San Diego Gaslamp hotels (or for that matter, anywhere in downtown) with rates less than $150 per night. You'd probably end up wishing you hadn't stayed there even if you did need to watch your budget and we're not going to be the cause of your discomfort.

If you want to pay less, you have options. Stay near Old Town where you can catch the San Diego Trolley to the Gaslamp Quarter. Or if things are really tight, try our list of the best (but really cheap) San Diego Hotels.

If you can tolerate a little uncertainty about which San Diego Gaslamp hotel you'll be staying in, read our tips for getting the best deal on a San Diego Gaslamp hotel.

Gaslamp Plaza Suites $$$$

Mini-Suites, one- and two-bedroom, apartment-style rooms. No kitchens. They make reservations the old-fashioned way - by telephone only during business hours.

  • $$$$
  • 60 suites
  • 520 E St
  • Gaslamp
  • Phone: 619-232-9500, 800-874-8770 toll free, 619-238-9945 fax
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Hard Rock Hotel $$$$

Part of the rock-and-roll themed chain and one of the best places in San Diego to see celebrities. Only 2 blocks from the baseball stadium.

  • $$$$
  • Smaller property with less than 100 rooms
  • 207 Fifth Avenue
  • Gaslamp
  • Phone: 619-702-3000, 800-751-7625 toll free
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Hilton San Diego Bayfront $$$$

Located behind the Convention Center and across the freeway from downtown proper. 30 stories with great views.

  • $$$$
  • Very large, with over 1,000 rooms
  • 1 Park Blvd
  • Convention Center
  • Phone: 619-564-3333, 619-564-3344 fax
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Hilton San Diego Gaslamp Quarter $$$$

Locaed near the Convention Center, the Hilton offers everything you'd expect from the popular chain.

  • $$$$
  • Larger hotel with more than 250 rooms
  • 401 K Street
  • Gaslamp
  • Phone: 619-231-4040, 619-231-6439 fax
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Hotel Solamar $$$$

Stylish hotel with a nice, outdoor pool and bar. Extremely pet-friendly.

  • $$$$
  • Larger hotel with over 200 rooms and suites
  • 435 6th Avenue
  • Gaslamp
  • Phone: 619-819-9500, 877-230-0300 toll free, 619-819-9539 fax
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Marriott Courtyard Downtown $$$$

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.

  • $$$$
  • 231 rooms
  • 530 Broadway Street
  • Gaslamp
  • Phone: 619-446-3000, 800-321-2211 toll free, 619-446-3010 fax
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Marriott San Diego Gaslamp Quarter $$$$

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 only a block from the baseball stadium and you can see the playing field from their rooftop bar.

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.

Residence Inn San Diego Downtown $$$$

Residence Inn San Diego Downtown is good for an extended stay hotel or for families and couples traveling together. It feels like an upscale apartment building, allows pets and buffet breakfast is included. Only 2 blocks from the baseball stadium.

  • $$$$
  • 240 suites
  • 356 6th Avenue
  • Gaslamp
  • Phone: 619-487-1200, 800-331-3131 toll free, 619-487-1202 fax
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The US Grant $$$$

Built in 1910 but not behind the times, THE US Grant has won a string of awards that include the AAA four diamonds.

  • $$$$
  • Larger hotel with more than 250 rooms and suites
  • 326 Broadway
  • Gaslamp
  • Phone: 619-232-3121, 800-237-5029 toll free, 619-232-3626 fax
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Wyndham Harbour Lights $$$$

Valet parking only, non-smoking, complimentary Internet access

  • $$$$
  • Smaller hotel with less than 60 rooms
  • 911 5th Ave
  • Gaslamp
  • Phone: 619-564-3500
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