The Spa at Hard Rock Hotel San Diego

"Rounding out the experience are a fabulous rooftop pool area, a full-service spa, and a retail shop with branded merchandise and rocker-designed clothing"

"All-nighter? Rejuvenate at the Rock Spa with an amped-up treatment"

"It's "always a party" at this "fun", "modern" hotel within "walking distance" of the Gaslamp District offering "flashy yet classy" rooms that are "great for entertaining" (guitars or DJ equipment available on request) and are "soundproofed fairly well" (but can still "get kind of noisy"); "exceptional" staffers provide "killer" – if sometimes "pretentious" – service, and guests can dine at Nobu, enjoy the "eye candy" at the rooftop pool/bar or head to the spa to escape the "constant barrage of music"

"Here, you’ll see 17th-century Spanish architecture, plus 1,200 acres of galleries, museums and botanical gardens"

"Considering the name on the marquee, service exceeds expectations—receptionists are more patient than groupies, valets move faster than drug-runners and the bellhops give a spark of elegance to what are ostensibly well-dressed roadies"