Two standout sister hotels in and just bordering the Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego’s hip dining, entertainment and shopping district, offer superb, although different, experiences for California getaways. Owned and managed by San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, the 183-room Hotel Palomar is at the northern gateway to the Quarter, while the 235-room Solamar, managed by Kimpton, is a few blocks south toward the beaches. If Hotel Palomar is urban elegant and artistic, Solamar is urban slick and coastal chic and cool, adding proximity to the hotels and restaurants, rooftop bars, cafes, boutique shops, galleries, and live-music and sports venues in the East Village, San Diego’s emerging arts and entertainment district. Check in and check it all out.
