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Kimpton Alma San Diego vs Hilton San Diego Bayfront

Both properties are endorsed by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Kimpton Hotel Palomar San Diego scores significantly better than Hilton San Diego Bayfront. Kimpton Hotel Palomar San Diego comes in at #17 in San Diego with positive reviews from 11 sources like Star Service, Frommer's and Fodor's.

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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Hilton San Diego Bayfront
Hilton San Diego Bayfront
8 / 10
1 Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92101
From $123 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
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Frommer's Frommer's
"The comfortable rooms, which offer marvelous, unimpeded views in all directions, play to the business-class base, featuring pullout workstation tables... and easy access outlets." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"Modern and spacious with views of either the bay or the port. All rooms have large work desks, perfect for industrious business travelers." Full review
Star Service Star Service
" To boot, Monday through Friday its halls are filled with smiling, name-tagged conferees, color-coded hotel maps in hand." Full review
BlackBook BlackBook
"Dip your toes in the only saltwater pool in town or nosh on offerings from Vela, the hotel’s swanky new restaurant, whose wine list is already garnering some serious 'oohs' and 'ahhs'."
Oyster Oyster
Upscale
"Not all meetings and conventions though, and the hotel has a great outdoor terrace with a saltwater pool and a waterslide facing the bay." Full review
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