"DOWN TO EARTH, UP WITH STYLE"
About a month ago, my boyfriend and I headed down to San Diego so I could introduce him to my dad (and my stepmom, and my older sister, and my little sister, and my little brother, AND the two dogs, aaaand the turtle). Eesh! With what promised to be an interesting and possibly overwhelming weekend ahead of us, the last thing we wanted to deal with was the hassle of finding the right hotel at the right price.
Enter The Pearl... DRUMROLL PLEASE...I absolutely LOVE this place! I called on a Thursday and was able to book a room immediately for the following two nights. The person I spoke with over the phone was amazing. His name's Tom and was so friendly and incredibly helpful. There are three types of rooms available, The Gem, The Jewel, and The Strand. We booked one of The Jewels for $109 a night, which was a surprising $20 CHEAPER than if you booked the same room through <url> When I got off the phone with Tom, I was so excited for the weekend I could hardly sleep that night.
When we got into San Diego (Point Loma, to be precise), we headed down Rosecrans to find The Pearl. Upon arriving, the parking situation left much to be desired. Valet parking is $10 a night and I'm not one for unnecessary expenses so we parked a couple of blocks away and hoofed it.
When we entered the hotel, I was blown away by the decor. The vibe is retro-beach-glam. Is that a real thing? No? Well, I just made it up, so HA. The furniture has that sleek futuristic look that was the height of coolness in the 50s and 60s. There are plenty of candles and mirrors on the walls that work with some colored bulbs to create unique and beautiful lighting. The pool area is fun and hip, complete with a huge mounted movie screen that they call the Dive-In Theatre. They do movie nights where you can hang in the pool or on the comfy pool-side seating and catch a flick while enjoying a drink or two from the hotel bar.
Our room was totally cool-- cozy and welcoming--even better than the hotel's website had led us to expect. It had a 42" flat screen TV, a king-size platform bed with soft (and CLEAN) sheets and fluffy pillows. There was ample closet space although we wouldn't need it for just the two nights, and the bathroom was spotless.
The hotel provides H2O products for the standard shampoo-conditioner-lotion trio and I must say, the lotion made it's way into my purse in less than ten minutes and stayed there for weeks while I squeezed every last drop out of it.
We also had our own little patio but the best part of the room? The beta fish! Every room has their own little beta fish in a bowl mounted on the wall. It was such an unexpected detail and I thought it was totally cute and original.
Because it was such a short stay, we didn't have a whole lot of interaction with the staff. Upon checking out we had to wait a while as the front desk clerk was nowhere in sight but when she showed up she was really sweet and made sure we'd had a great stay. We were really busy with family stuff so we also missed out on having dinner and drinks at the hotel restaurant but we'll try that out during our next stay.
All in all, we were really pleased with the experience. The room was great, the pool area made us wish it was about 20 degrees warmer, and the overall vibe was totally in sync with our own style, although I wish parking weren't such a pain in the tookus. I definitely reccomend you check it out for yourself!
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