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The Westgate Hotel vs Horton Grand Hotel

The Westgate Hotel and The Horton Grand Hotel are both praised by professional reviewers. On balance, The Westgate Hotel scores slightly higher than The Horton Grand Hotel. The Westgate Hotel ranks #15 in San Diego with positive reviews from 12 reviewers including BlackBook, Fodor's and Rough Guide.

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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Horton Grand Hotel
Horton Grand Hotel
7 / 10
311 Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101
From $172 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
  • Restaurant
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Frommer's Frommer's
"A cross between an elegant hotel and a charming inn." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Some rooms in this 1886 brick hotel in the Gaslamp have wrought-iron balconies on the street, but the rooms facing the inner courtyard are the quietest." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"Rebuilt from two Victorian-era hotels, this hotel reflects the character of the Gaslamp Quarter. Rooms are individually decorated in period style and each has a gas fireplace."
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"This classy amalgam of two century-old hotels has fireplaces in most of the rooms and balconies in some, plus a restaurant and piano bar."
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
"Period decor-including the refurbished hand-carved oak grand staircase in the lobby bar-recaptures the glory of the Gas lamp District."
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