Hotel Solamar
San Diego, California
Hotel Solamar is a hotel located in San Diego.
Hotel Solamar inspires guests to discover how Art Lies Within with a thought provoking environment and creative amenities. Situated within San Diego's historic Gaslamp Quarter, Hotel Solamar offers an exciting mix of dining, shopping and entertainment that is unique to San Diego. Inside the hotel, the "Living Room" lobby invites guests to relax and mingle with unique furnishings, such as a canopied couch. The Living Room also hosts the "Solar-Flare Hour." This Hosted Evening Wine Reception serves wines hand-selected by Leslie Sbrocco and encourages guests to explore their inner-artist with "Buddha" art boards. Hotel services include a full-service concierge, complimentary overnight shoeshine, valet parking, and business and fitness centers. Pets are welcomed with a treat and food and water dishes to use during their stay. Walking services are available. The 235 guestrooms provide the perfect space to relax and create with overstuffed chairs, flat-screen TV's, opening windows and a minibar stocked with art supplies. Each room offers luxurious amenities, such as Aveda bath products, plush robes, complimentary yoga accessories to use during your stay and in-room spa services. Guestrooms also include A/C, travel essentials replacement program, DVD/CD player, 2-line phone with voicemail, in-room safe, hairdryer, morning paper, coffeemaker, complementary internet and 24-hour room service. Hotel Solamar also features Kimpton's Forgot It, We've Got It program, where toiletry items that you may have left at home are complimentary provided for you. The Jsix Restaurant entices guests and natives with Chef Christian Graves' enlightened seafood menu that draws from the fresh bounty of the Baja waters, California farms and Pacific Coast vineyards. This comfortable and stylish restaurant is also suited for a casual drink with business colleagues, friends and family.
Places to eat within 5km of Hotel Solamar include Water Grill - San Diego, Meze Greek Fusion, Cafe Sevilla, and Donovan's Prime Seafood.
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Hotel Solamar reviews
Rated 8 out of 10 with 16 reviews
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Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 31 Jan 2011 rated 10 out of 10.
I loved the stylish contemporary decor, the comfortable bed, and the contemporary sinks. The hotel was conveniently located, with multiple restaurants in walking distance in the Gaslamp Quarter. I would gladly stay again. The fitness center was mediocre at best, but we bought a week membership to 24 hour fitness. My husband I walked everywhere, and loved the location. The staff was very friendly, and went above and beyond. No one was ever rude. In fact, quite the opposite. They had a genuine interest in our vacation time being amazing. The hotel gave us a complimentary bottle of champagne & strawberries when they found out we were on our honeymoon. The heated pool was also amazing--we sat in it out on the roof top, soaking in the sun. I loved this hotel and will definitely stay again. Simply by signing up for the Kimpton loyalty program, we had Internet access in our hotel room and daily newspapers. I was pleasantly surprised by this hotel. Definitely great time.
Positives: The staff knew we were on our honeymoon & gave us a courtesy bottle of champagne & strawberries. Very friendly.
Negatives: I loved everything about it and would gladly stay again!
Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 01 Dec 2010 rated 5 out of 10.
The valet is severely understaffed for the vehicle volume and size of the driveway. Same goes for the front desk, and I had to wait in line for 10 minutes because only one person was working, just to get change for the valet.
Positives: Location is excellent.
Negatives: Valet and front desk was very understaffed for the volume.
Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 14 Jun 2010 rated 9 out of 10.
Great location close to Gaslamp district.
Positives: Great location
Negatives: nothing
Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 28 May 2010 rated 5 out of 10.
My wife and I enjoyed the room, pleasantly furnished in a chic style. The staff was friendly and helpful. However, it felt a little too uppity for our simpler, more laid back, taste. We felt it fit better with the young single professional scene, for whom I have no doubt the hotel would be satisfactory.
Positives: Very nice room, friendly staff and
Negatives: Too formal feeling, felt catered to the young uppity crowd.
Reviewer: Not provided on Sun 11 Apr 2010 rated 10 out of 10.
Our stay was memorable, we loved the decor of the room, great location,<BR/>they have a complimentary wine bar and a complimentary coffee bar in the morning. We can't wait to go back.
Positives: Wine bar & coffee bar, beautiful bathroom.
Negatives: Can't think of anything.
Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 09 Apr 2010 rated 8 out of 10.
I think you will enjoy your stay here---if you don't have your kids. Definitely a great place if doing business downtown or want a place close to a lot of restaurants/bars. Over all a great stay---just a tad rough because we had a 2 & 4 year old. Also expect to pay 35$ a night for valet parking. Or you will have to move your car and find a spot which was a bit of a hassle.
Positives: The location was great, staff was friendly, felt upscale.
Negatives: There was no continental breakfast & no option for 2nd room for kids.
Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 12 Mar 2010 rated 8 out of 10.
Nice wine hour. Beautiful lobby and the room we were in was lovely. A bit small, but a nice view.
Positives: Beautiful lobby and friendly staff. Great location. Rooms a bit small but very pretty and clean.
Negatives: Parking fees are expensive, around $ 40 per night. Cheaper across the street.
Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 12 Mar 2010 rated 9 out of 10.
Overall, good downtown location, close to the Gaslamp district as well as the convention center. Facilities such as pool, restaurant, etc on site - but plenty of restaurants in walking distance. Clean hotel for the most part.
Positives: Location and friendly staff.
Negatives: Thin walls with noise from other rooms, hallways and even pool area.
Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 06 Mar 2010 rated 8 out of 10.
Very good stay - friendly staff, ideal location, and safe. However, parking is too expensive; i.e., $35.00 per day is too much.
Positives: Friendly staff, ideal location, and safe.
Negatives: Parking is way too expensive.
Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 04 Mar 2010 rated 9 out of 10.
We loved our experience at the Solamar. We had a corner room that was pretty noisy from the surrounding night clubs on the block but it wasn't bad and all ended by 2am, expect this if you stay in the Gaslamp area on the weekend. Free coffee in the morning and free wine in the evening is a nice touch.
Positives: The staff was very friendly, rooms and facilities were very clean!
Negatives: The only parking option is $35 per night. Surrounding lots wont let you park overnight, no street parking either.
Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 02 Mar 2010 rated 8 out of 10.
Really nice hotel with an excellent restaurant. Beds were a little too soft for a good night's sleep and the biggest disappointment was the room's jet spa not working. Staff was very friendly. Parking fees were exorbitant.
Positives: Great location.
Negatives: Jet tub was broken.
Reviewer: Not provided on Sun 28 Feb 2010 rated 9 out of 10.
Nice place and staff. Very little "Oh wow" factor. Still basically a expensive bed to sleep in.
Positives: Great location, nice staff, and attractive.
Negatives: $35 per night parking.
Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 23 Feb 2010 rated 9 out of 10.
Excellent hotel - expensive valet parking.
Positives: The hotel had a boutique, modern, comfortable aura and was in a very convenient location.
Negatives: The price for parking at $35 was very steep.
Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 05 Feb 2010 rated 9 out of 10.
Great location. Friendly and helpful staff. I would recommend this hotel in the future.
Positives: Great location. Hotel staff were courteous and helpful. Complimentary wine hour was a nice touch.
Negatives: High price for valet parking.
Reviewer: Not provided on Sun 31 Jan 2010 rated 8 out of 10.
Nice property bit the rooms need a sink that doesn't splash onto the guest, the room needs dresser space to store clothes or at a minimum a luggage rack. The lighting also needs to be improved. With all this said, I still liked the hotel.
Positives: The price, swimming pool area & location.
Negatives: The sink got you wet every time you used it. Also, no dresser.
Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 28 Jan 2010 rated 10 out of 10.
Stylish, mid-size hotel with modern decor and inviting public spaces. Hospitality oriented with excellent customer service and guest offerings including rooftop bar, complimentary wine hour and morning coffee service. Pet friendly.
Positives: Stylish lobby and lounge. Complimentary wine and coffee. Jose at front desk provided excellent service.
Negatives: Parking fee is high at $35 each night .
Amenities
24-hour front desk. 24-hour room service. ATM/Cash machine. Accessible facilities. Accessible parking. Air conditioning. Bell staff/porter. Buffet breakfast. Business center. Catering services. Children welcome. Complimentary coffee in lobby. Complimentary shoeshine. Conference facilities. Continental breakfast. Dry cleaning. Early check-in. Elevators. Fax service. Free high speed internet connection. Full american breakfast. Full service housekeeping. Health club. Heated pool. High speed internet access for laptop in public areas. Hotspots. Housekeeping - daily. Indoor parking. Jogging track. Late check-out available. Laundry/Valet service. Lounges/bars. Massage services. Meeting rooms. Non-smoking rooms (generic). Off-Site parking. Outdoor pool. Parking. Pets allowed. Photocopy center. Pool. Restaurant. Room service. Safe deposit box. Security. Spa. Storage space. Valet parking. Valet same day dry cleaning. Wakeup service. Wireless internet connection in public areas.
Location details / directions
San-san Diego International Airport (SAN) 3.00 Mile NW.
Starting at SAN-San Diego International Airport SAN-San Diego International Airport- 3 miles NW . Take the airport exit towards the car rental return. Turn left onto North Harbor Drive. Turn left onto Broadway. Turn right onto 6th Avenue The Hotel Solamar is located at 435 - 6th Avenue at the corner of J Street.
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