We chose the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego for its excellent location in the Gas Lamp District. Many attractions are within walking distance. Sea Port Village, Petco Park, Star of India ect. Suggest that you forgo the hotel restaurants and visit The Broken Yolk (on 6th Ave) for breakfast, they have the best California Breakfast Burrito on earth! They were featured on Man v. Food. and for lunch or dinner try Fred's Mexican Restaurant (on 5th Ave) lots of food and very reasonably priced. Both are with-in a block of the hotel.
When we mentioned that we were on our honeymoon, the staff sent up a complimentary bottle of champagne and champagne flutes. They also included a very nice congrats card.
Some negatives: Although our room on the 11th floor had an excellent view of Coronado Bridge and the bay, it was right across from the rail road crossing and the trains and trams run ALL NIGHT! The whistle from the train about blew us out of bed. We were also surprised about the parking. your choices are metered or valet. This is not mentioned on the website for the hotel and came as a shock as we are from Arizona where parking is FREE!
If you drive the Gas Lamp beware of the One Way streets.
The pool is very small~considering this is a MAJOR hotel, but it is on the roof.
We would consider staying at the Hard Rock again, but would ask for a room away from the tracks!
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