Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Golf Club & SpavsKimpton Alma San Diego
Both properties are rated very highly by travel writers. Overall, Kimpton Hotel Palomar San Diego scores marginally better than Park Hyatt Aviara Resort. Kimpton Hotel Palomar San Diego comes in at 85 with praise from 11 reviews such as Oyster, Lonely Planet and Frommer's.
Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Golf Club & Spa Show All Reviews
7100 Aviara Resort Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92011
From $459/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Concierge
"This Carlsbad hotel offers all the luxury resort requisites—top-notch food, meticulously maintained grounds... and a first-rate spa with alfresco treatment cabanas."
Fodor's
"The quietly elegant hilltop retreat is one of the most luxurious hotels in the San Diego area." Full review
Oyster
4.0
"The 373-room Park Hyatt Aviara features Spanish colonial architecture and a stunning setting just north of the Batiquitos Lagoon wildlife sanctuary, which makes for stunning views." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"With impeccable service and a superb setting, this hotel is one of the most highly rated in Southern California."
Forbes Travel Guide
5 Stars
"Park Hyatt Aviara Resort puts you in the middle of stunning mountain, valley and Pacific panoramas." Full review
Jetsetter
"Family friendly lagoon-side resort outside San Diego with standout restaurants and a blissed-out spa." Full review
Gayot
"Luxury accommodations perched high on a hill in Carlsbad with ocean and lagoon views."
Travel + Leisure
"The Park Hyatt Aviara Resort has acre upon acre of sprawling green fairways, coupled with beautiful ocean views, tennis courts, and a 15,000-square-foot Aviara Spa." Full review
Afar Magazine
"You’ll find two pools, six tennis courts, and an 18-hole golf course on the huge property. Both adults and children will have plenty to entertain themselves with." Full review
Time Out
"Hidden in the hills of Carlsbad, Park Hyatt Aviara is most known for hosting the LPGA Kia Classic Tournament on its distinguished golf course." Full review
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Kimpton Alma San Diego Show All Reviews
1047 5th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
From $96/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
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
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
"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
"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
"Frette linens, designer bathroom amenities, hosted nightly wine hour, onsite spa and fitness center, rooftop pool lounge, scrumptious eats at Saltbox restaurant."
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
"There’s doting service, a chic restaurant, lovely spa and, should you need it, a music studio." Full review
Afar Magazine
"Like San Diego, Hotel Palomar mixes beach and city influences seamlessly." Full review
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
"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