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La Pensione Hotel vs Kimpton Alma San Diego

Both La Pensione and Kimpton Hotel Palomar San Diego are praised by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Kimpton Hotel Palomar San Diego is preferred by most reviewers compared to La Pensione. Kimpton Hotel Palomar San Diego comes in at 82 with endorsements from 10 publications such as Travel + Leisure, Gayot and Lonely Planet.

La Pensione Hotel
La Pensione Hotel
7 / 10
606 W. Date St., San Diego, CA 92101
From $155 /night
  • Free Internet
  • Concierge
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness Center
  • Multilingual
  • Meeting Rooms
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Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The recently renovated La Pensione has rooms with queen-size beds and private bathrooms, and is within walking distance to most Downtown attractions." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"In the heart of Little Italy, rooms contain a queen bed, TV, and refrigerator. A coinoperated laundry is on the premises, as well as free parking. Great Italian restaurants are just outside."
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"Good-value hotel within walking distance of the city centre."
Gayot Gayot
"Guests looking for a stylish, moderately priced hotel within walking distance to downtown’s Gaslamp District, Harbor Island, the convention center and Little Italy will love La Pensione."
National Geographic National Geographic
"Unpretentious 75-room hotel has small, basic rooms (a few of which suffer from street noise) but the Little Italy location is ideal for shopping and dining, and is less than a mile from downtown." Full review
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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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