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Crystal Pier Hotel & Cottages vs Kimpton Alma San Diego

Crystal Pier Hotel & Cottages and Kimpton Hotel Palomar San Diego are both rated highly by professionals. On balance, Kimpton Hotel Palomar San Diego ranks significantly higher than Crystal Pier Hotel & Cottages. Kimpton Hotel Palomar San Diego comes in at 85 with positive reviews from 11 publications like Frommer's, Lonely Planet and Star Service.

Crystal Pier Hotel & Cottages
Crystal Pier Hotel & Cottages
8 / 10
4500 Ocean Blvd., San Diego, CA 92109
From $0 /night
  • Free Parking
  • Kitchenette
  • Beach
  • Flatscreen TV
  • Refrigerator
  • Private balcony
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Concierge Concierge
"The Crystal Pier is perfect for vacationing families, groups of friends, and pretty much everyone else, too."
Fodor's Fodor's
"Rustic little oases with a charm all their own, the cottages may lack some of the amenities of comparably priced hotels, but you're paying for character and proximity to the ocean." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Charming, wonderful and unlike anyplace else in San Diego, Crystal Pier has cottages built right on the pier above the water." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"There is simply no way to get any closer to the ocean in San Diego than staying at the Crystal Pier Hotel." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"Reservations are essential for these 1927 Cape Cod-style cottages which sit directly on the pier. Many have kitchenettes, and patios with views of Pacific Beach."
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Kimpton Alma San Diego
Kimpton Alma San Diego
8 / 10
1047 5th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
From $96 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Frommer's Frommer's
"Push through the massive 9,000-pound pivoting brass door of this sexy property, opened in 2008, and you'll enter a world of sophistication and luxury." Full review
Oyster Oyster
Kid-Friendly
"The Hotel Palomar (formerly the Se San Diego) is one of San Diego's most luxurious hotels, and also one of its coolest." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"The Gaslamp District was once a ramshackle area of downtown San Diego, but it has recently been reborn as the city’s hippest neighborhood." Full review
Gayot Gayot
"This deluxe property features 183 rooms including seventeen suites, twenty luxury flats and two grand penthouses at the entrance of San Diego's Gaslamp District."
BlackBook BlackBook
"Frette linens, designer bathroom amenities, hosted nightly wine hour, onsite spa and fitness center, rooftop pool lounge, scrumptious eats at Saltbox restaurant."
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