The Bar/Lounge at Hotel Republic San Diego, Autograph Collection

"The restaurant, Rice, has an adventurous menu featuring contemporary global cuisine; the adjoining lounge, Access, has a menu of creative cocktails; while the airy lobby bar, Living Room, has turntables and board games"

"There's a stylish yet relaxed atmosphere at the lobby-level Living Room lounge, where drinks flow and DJs spin"

"The Living Room lobby lounge is aggressively decked out in surf colors (designed by Queer Eye for the Straight Guy’s Thom Filicia), and there’s a spa and roof-top ‘beach bar’ with heated sand and DJs"

"The open-air rooftop bar, Beach, has real sand, while the Living Room Lounge in the lobby serves as a venue for fashion, music, and celebrity art events"

"Urban sophistication meets laid-back style in the Living Room Lounge where live DJs spin perched above the bar"

"Look for the new lobby, wine bar and Beach, the rooftop bar"

""Live rich, party rich" at this "luxury" Downtown "gem" that's "fab" and "modern", with rooms boasting "über-comfy" beds that make a stay "indulgent", even if critics think accommodations are on the "small" side; the "upbeat and trendy" vibe is accented by the rooftop bar featuring cabanas, an indoor/outdoor pool and heated sand – and it's all backed up by a "charming, super-accommodating" staff"

"Once you’ve gotten your fill of the lounge, head up to the sultry Rooftop Bar for cocktails with a view"

"The hotel offers a (very small) heated rooftop pool surrounded by lounge chairs and a fitness center, but the fees are high for Wi-Fi and parking"

"The numerous colorfully appointed lounges and sitting areas that dot the first three floors of the hotel create a lively (read: loud) atmosphere after dark"