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The Westgate Hotel vs La Pensione Hotel

Both properties are rated very highly by expert writers. On balance, The Westgate Hotel ranks significantly better than La Pensione. The Westgate Hotel scores 82 with recommendations from 9 publications like oyster.com, DK Eyewitness and Gayot.

The Westgate Hotel
The Westgate Hotel
8 / 10
1055 Second Ave, San Diego, CA 92101
From $157 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Frommer's Frommer's
"It may look like a 1970s office building from the outside, but the interior of the Westgate Hotel is positively Palace of Versailles." Full review
Insight Guides Insight Guides
"A perfect picture of refinement... the Westgate welcomes guests into a lobby with Baccarat crystal chandeliers, antique furnishings, bronze sculptures, and a Steinway grand."
Oyster Oyster
Upscale
"The 223-room Westgate Hotel offers plenty old-world European luxury." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"223-room hotel filled with gilded antiques, chandeliers, and 18th-century tapestries." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"Baccarat crystal chandeliers, Persian carpets, and French tapestries are just backdrops to the gracious service."
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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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