Was in San Diego for the annyal NBTA conference this past week (Aug 14-18) and had a room at the Solamar. Hotel looks and feels GREAT. Lobby is small and cozy with lots of designer details and a really home feel. Evenings at the lobby come with a complimentary wine reception and some funky chinese painting game called the budaboard!! Room coridors are vibrant with black and grey colours and wooden ceiling funs. ROOMS are some of the best I have ever seen (and I am a hotelier). I had a corner room (535) which was huge with three large windows and views over the pool and the outside. designer details everywhere, comfy pillows, gorgeous business desk with all facilities and aveda products in a marine tile bathroom made my stay too comfortable. Too bad that the service was lacking so much. Hotel seems to be understaffed and it was almost impossible to get mini-bar to replenish mineral water in roon. Wake up calls were neglected and room service would not deliver on time. Check-in and check-out was with no problems but again staff could not really care less about their job!!!! Only good service received was housekeeping that would replenish everything daily (including AVEDA products...) Overall a really nice hotel that if it improves on its staff has all the fonts to become a top San Diego attraction.
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