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Kimpton Alma San DiegovsMargaritaville Hotel San Diego Gaslamp Quarter

Both Kimpton Solamar Hotel and Kimpton Hotel Palomar San Diego are highly recommended by professional reviewers. Overall, Kimpton Solamar Hotel scores significantly better than Kimpton Hotel Palomar San Diego. Kimpton Solamar Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 94 with praise from 16 publications including Lonely Planet, DK Eyewitness and Star Service.

Kimpton Alma San Diego
8/10
1047 5th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
From $96/night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Frommer's Frommer's
"Push through the massive 9,000-pound pivoting brass door of this sexy property, opened in 2008, and you'll enter a world of sophistication and luxury." Full review
Oyster Oyster
Kid-Friendly
"The Hotel Palomar (formerly the Se San Diego) is one of San Diego's most luxurious hotels, and also one of its coolest." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"The Gaslamp District was once a ramshackle area of downtown San Diego, but it has recently been reborn as the city’s hippest neighborhood." Full review
Gayot Gayot
"This deluxe property features 183 rooms including seventeen suites, twenty luxury flats and two grand penthouses at the entrance of San Diego's Gaslamp District."
BlackBook BlackBook
"Frette linens, designer bathroom amenities, hosted nightly wine hour, onsite spa and fitness center, rooftop pool lounge, scrumptious eats at Saltbox restaurant."
Zagat Zagat
4.5
"Chilled-out vacationers seeking somewhere "a bit more personal" and "charming" within the "concrete jungle" favor this "pet-friendly", "beautifully designed" Downtown chain boutique."
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"There’s doting service, a chic restaurant, lovely spa and, should you need it, a music studio." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"Like San Diego, Hotel Palomar mixes beach and city influences seamlessly." Full review
Jetsetter Jetsetter
"Fun in the sun is a given in San Diego, and Palomar San Diego, a Kimpton Hotel, adds sophistication, style and superior service to the equation for the complete SoCal experience. A sleek,..." Full review
Star Service Star Service
"The place is well-lubricated for trendy twenty- and thirtysomethings, and guests here, like those at peer Andaz, are here to party and play house MTV-style. " Full review
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Margaritaville Hotel San Diego Gaslamp Quarter
8/10
435 6th Ave, San Diego, CA 92101
From $102/night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
  • Restaurant
  • Pool
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Frommer's Frommer's
"This Kimpton property is stylishly urban and sophisticated, and provides excellent Gaslamp Quarter digs just around the corner from PETCO Park." Full review
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Just in case, though, if you plan to go to bed early, ask for a room away from the pool.
Concierge Concierge
"Aimed squarely at the hipper end of the business market, with full-sized desks, ergonomic chairs, and free Internet access (wired and Wi-Fi) in all rooms."
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Ten-story hotel with a chic, urban feel, minutes from San Diego's burgeoning Gaslamp Quarter." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"This hip boutique hotel in the Gaslamp Quarter offers a complimentary wine hour every evening in the fireplace lounge."
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"Tasteful and modern boutique hotel central to the Gaslamp Quarter, whose rooms have internet access, flat-screen TVs and CD and DVD players, and which also offers spa and gym."
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
"Conveniently located downtown, this 10-story Kimpton property is awash in eye-catching contemporary decor."
Star Service Star Service
"Prominent modern high-rise overlooking the rejuvenated Gaslamp District, this is Kimpton Hotel Group's most colorful offering in San Diego, a more playful version of its sophisticated sibling Palomar." Full review
Gayot Gayot
"Funky and fun, the 235 guest rooms and suites are nevertheless functional, with oversized work desks... and daily newspaper delivery."
BlackBook BlackBook
"Gaslamp/East Village's original boutique hotel boasts a bustling rooftop lounge and pool area."
Zagat Zagat
4.3
""The boutique place to stay for hipsters", this "upscale" venue "in the heart of the Gaslamp district" has a "wonderful" rooftop pool/lounge and "comfortable", "inviting" rooms."
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