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Hotels in San Diego

Andaz San Diego, Fairmont Grand Del Mar, Hilton San Diego Bayfront lead our San Diego shortlist — every property below is a hand-written ultimate guide covering location, transfers and honest fit notes, not a scraped dump of every listing. Open a hotel for the full guide and live prices, or use the partner browse button for the wider inventory.

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FlightLogic's pick of the best hotels in San Diego currently covers 12 properties across Gaslamp Quarter, Carmel Valley / Del Mar and 8 more. Each property page is a full guide — location, airport transfer times, amenities and honest fit notes — with live rates from our booking partner and no FlightLogic markup added.

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San Diego downtown skyline at dusk across the bay from Coronado
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Curated San Diego hotels (12)

Fairmont Grand Del Mar — Carmel Valley / Del Mar, San Diego
★★★★★ 5-star 249 rooms
Carmel Valley / Del Mar, San Diego £350–£800

Fairmont Grand Del Mar

Ultimate guide to Fairmont Grand Del Mar — a five-diamond canyon resort with about 250 rooms, Tom Fazio golf, a large spa campus and destination dining (including Addison). Book when you want inland resort luxury rather than a downtown or beach motel rhythm.

Golf, spa and destination-dining holidays From SAN, expect roughly 25–40 minutes by taxi or rideshare depending on I-5 traffic

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Hotel del Coronado — Coronado, San Diego
★★★★★ 5-star 757 rooms
Coronado, San Diego £280–£650

Hotel del Coronado

Ultimate guide to Hotel del Coronado — the iconic Victorian beachfront resort on Coronado Island with roughly 750 rooms across Victorian, Cabana and Views neighbourhoods, Pacific sand at the door and a classic Southern California postcard address. Book when the beach landmark is the point of the trip.

Beach-first holidays and special-occasion coastal stays From San Diego International (SAN), a taxi or rideshare to Hotel del Coronado is typically 20–35 minutes via the Coronado Bridge, longer in peak beach weekends

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InterContinental San Diego — Downtown Embarcadero, San Diego
★★★★ 4-star 400 rooms
Downtown Embarcadero, San Diego £180–£380

InterContinental San Diego

Ultimate guide to InterContinental San Diego — a modern bayfront hotel on the Embarcadero with about 400 rooms, walkable access to the Midway and waterfront paths, and a quieter marina-side downtown alternative to Gaslamp towers. Ideal for water views without sleeping on J Street.

Travellers who want bay views and Embarcadero walks SAN is typically 10–20 minutes by taxi or rideshare to the Embarcadero

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Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego — Downtown Bayfront, San Diego
★★★★★ 5-star 1628 rooms
Downtown Bayfront, San Diego £160–£360

Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego

Ultimate guide to Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego — a large waterfront twin-tower resort on the bay with roughly 1,600 rooms, walkable access to the convention centre and Seaport Village, and a classic big-meeting San Diego address. Book for scale, views and downtown convenience.

Conventions, large meetings and group travel From SAN, taxi or rideshare is typically 10–20 minutes to the porte-cochère

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Paradise Point Resort & Spa — Mission Bay, San Diego
★★★★ 4-star 462 rooms
Mission Bay, San Diego £160–£380

Paradise Point Resort & Spa

Ultimate guide to Paradise Point Resort & Spa — a bungalow-style Mission Bay resort with roughly 460 rooms, beaches and pools spread across a private island campus, and a family-friendly alternative to downtown towers. Book when Mission Bay recreation is the holiday.

Families who want pools, bikes and bay beaches From SAN, taxi or rideshare is typically 15–25 minutes to Mission Bay

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Pendry San Diego — Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego
★★★★★ 5-star 317 rooms
Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego £220–£480

Pendry San Diego

Ultimate guide to Pendry San Diego — a five-star design hotel in the historic Gaslamp Quarter with roughly 320 rooms, walkable access to Petco Park and the convention centre, and a nightlife-forward downtown pitch. Ideal when you want boutique polish without leaving the Gaslamp grid.

Couples and design-hotel travellers who want Gaslamp on the doorstep Taxi or rideshare from SAN is usually 10–20 minutes to the Gaslamp

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The Lodge at Torrey Pines — La Jolla / Torrey Pines, San Diego
★★★★★ 5-star 170 rooms
La Jolla / Torrey Pines, San Diego £320–£700

The Lodge at Torrey Pines

Ultimate guide to The Lodge at Torrey Pines — a Craftsman-style luxury lodge overlooking the Pacific beside Torrey Pines Golf Course, with about 170 rooms, a full spa and a quieter La Jolla coastal pitch. Book for ocean-golf atmosphere rather than Gaslamp energy.

Golf trips and couples seeking a quieter luxury lodge Taxi or rideshare from SAN is typically 20–35 minutes north along the coast corridor

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The US Grant, a Luxury Collection Hotel — Downtown / Gaslamp edge, San Diego
★★★★★ 5-star 270 rooms
Downtown / Gaslamp edge, San Diego £180–£400

The US Grant, a Luxury Collection Hotel

Ultimate guide to The US Grant — a historic Luxury Collection hotel in downtown San Diego with about 270 rooms, Grant Grill dining and a heritage lobby pitch near the Gaslamp and Civic Centre. Book when you want downtown history rather than a glass bayfront tower.

Travellers who prefer historic luxury to new glass towers SAN is typically 10–20 minutes by taxi or rideshare

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The Westgate Hotel — Downtown, San Diego
★★★★★ 5-star 223 rooms
Downtown, San Diego £140–£300

The Westgate Hotel

Ultimate guide to The Westgate Hotel — a European-inspired luxury high-rise in downtown San Diego with about 220 rooms, trolley access at the door and a classic formal-hotel pitch between the Civic Centre and Gaslamp. Book when you want downtown polish without a bayfront convention campus.

Downtown leisure and business without a mega-resort footprint Taxi or rideshare from SAN is typically 10–20 minutes

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How we choose San Diego hotels

Every property here is hand-picked for location, transfer logistics and value — never paid placement, never a scraped directory. Star classes are official licensing facts. A FlightLogic score appears only when a named author has stayed and reviewed the hotel; we do not invent aggregate ratings. Facts are re-checked when we update a guide, and rates always come live from our booking partner* with no FlightLogic markup. Full rubric at /methodology/.

People also ask

Which area should I stay in San Diego?

Our curated list covers Gaslamp Quarter, Carmel Valley / Del Mar, Downtown Bayfront, Coronado, Downtown Embarcadero, La Jolla Village, Mission Bay, La Jolla / Torrey Pines, Downtown / Gaslamp edge, Downtown. Open each hotel guide for transfer notes and fit — then filter the grid by neighbourhood above.

How do I get from the airport to hotels in San Diego?

Open a hotel guide for its airport transfer note — times and modes vary by neighbourhood.