![Map](https://api.mapbox.com/styles/v1/tripexpertweb/ckcdpjifn06ru1impw321xsqi/static/url-https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tripexpert.com%2Fimages%2Fmarker-fade%402x.png(-117.16243,32.716293),url-https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tripexpert.com%2Fimages%2Fmarker-fade%402x.png(-117.25794,32.854916)/-117.21018500626087,32.785631536745925,9.505957279708547/1280x214@2x?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoidHJpcGV4cGVydHdlYiIsImEiOiJja2Fud3l2MDcwbXZ0MndyeGF3eGI3ZWhzIn0.zLqNa1RECyZZadF8zfQM5w)
The Westgate HotelvsLa Jolla Shores Hotel
The Westgate Hotel and La Jolla Shores Hotel are both endorsed by expert reviewers. On balance, The Westgate Hotel is preferred by most professionals compared to La Jolla Shores Hotel. The Westgate Hotel comes in at #15 in San Diego with accolades from 12 reviewers such as BlackBook, Gayot and Oyster.
The Westgate Hotel
Frommer's
Insight Guides
Oyster
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
Rough Guide
Star Service
Gayot
BlackBook
Forbes Travel Guide Show All Reviews
1055 Second Ave, San Diego, CA 92101
From $157/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
"It may look like a 1970s office building from the outside, but the interior of the Westgate Hotel is positively Palace of Versailles." Full review
"A perfect picture of refinement... the Westgate welcomes guests into a lobby with Baccarat crystal chandeliers, antique furnishings, bronze sculptures, and a Steinway grand."
Upscale
"The 223-room Westgate Hotel offers plenty old-world European luxury." Full review
"223-room hotel filled with gilded antiques, chandeliers, and 18th-century tapestries." Full review
"Baccarat crystal chandeliers, Persian carpets, and French tapestries are just backdrops to the gracious service."
"Centrally sited hotel near Horton Plaza with a stylish lobby (almost to the point of kitsch), elegant rooms furnished with balconies and antiques, and CD and DVD players."
"Adjoining Westgate Plaza shopping, opposite the civic center, this fantasy of frilly French design is an orgy of excess that has its roots in Salt Lake City." Full review
"The Westgate is an anachronism amid the modern boutique hotels that populate the current San Diego scene."
"Elegant, European-style Westgate Hotel is bullseye central in Downtown San Diego, two blocks from the Gaslamp Quarter and a few more to the Harbor."
"Designed to evoke Europe’s stately palaces, The Westgate Hotel offers elegant accommodations neatly tucked within downtown San Diego’s historic Gaslamp Quarter." Full review
La Jolla Shores Hotel
Frommer's
Fodor's
Star Service
Gayot
Oyster
U.S. News & World Report
Travel + Leisure
Travel + Leisure
8110 Camino del Oro, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92037
From $219/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
"Formerly known as the Sea Lodge, this three-story 1960s hotel in a residential enclave is under the same management as the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club." Full review
"One of San Diego's few hotels actually on the beach, this property is part of La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club." Full review
"On two beachfront acres, next door to the similar but stodgier La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, this informal, relatively inexpensive hotel offers functional rooms and tourist-friendly service." Full review
"Located right on the beach and adjacent to seven-acre Kellogg Park, La Jolla Shores Hotel is a moderately priced small hotel with a surprising wealth of amenities."
Upper-middle-range
"This upper-middle-range, 128-room hotel is one of the only options right on La Jolla Shores beach, and has gorgeous views from many rooms, all of which have private balconies or patios." Full review
"The La Jolla Shores Hotel has garnered praise for its terrific views of the Pacific Ocean from its coastal location in La Jolla, California." Full review
"Set directly on the beach for a romantic oceanfront stay, La Jolla Shores Hotel's amenities include an outdoor heated pool, a Jacuzzi, and a range of water sports rentals"
"Set directly on the beach for a romantic oceanfront stay, the hotel's amenities include an outdoor heated pool, Jacuzzi, in-room massage services, and a range of water sport rentals"
San Diego Travel Guide
February 23, 2021