Overall, the Hotel Solamar was pretty good. We got a REALLY good deal on a travel site, but I wouldn't have paid full price for it. I would recommend it to someone only if they received a similar deal because it definitely wasn't worth what they charge per night without the discount. I travel several times a year, and have stayed in many luxury hotels, and while Hotel Solamar was nice, it was not at all what I expect from a luxury hotel. The location was absolutely perfect though, but next time I travel to San Diego, I probably wouldn't stay there again unless I got another REALLY good deal. If you want people to be impressed that you are staying at a crazy expensive hotel, stay here. If you want real luxury, go somewhere else.
Pros: Beautiful and modern decor; friendly and helpful staff; great location, right in Gaslamp; very pet-friendly; free coffee in morning and wine in evening; beautiful pool on terrace
Cons: temperature control was impossible, room was either burning up or freezing; water pressure was out of control, nearly ripped my skin off; bed extremely noisy, I couldn't roll over at night without waking my husband up for all the squeaking; no coffee pot in room; while staff was friendly and helpful, they weren't always correct in their advice (one sent us to a trolley stop way out of the way, another told us the wrong bus to take, and another sent us to a restaurant that she said was exactly what we described when it actually was the opposite of what we described); our room overlooked the pool, which was beautiful, but crazy loud on the weekends
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