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The San Diego Traveler

Archive for the ‘Lodging’ Category

September 29th, 2008

Stay in San Diego - For Free!

Are San Diego’s high hotel rates keeping you from traveling to America’s finest city? Have you ever considered home swapping?

Scene from "The Holiday"
The Union-Tribune just ran an article about home swapping for travelers. They noted that there are about twice as many homes available for free stays as there were last year, if you have […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 0 comments

September 22nd, 2008

Hotel del Seeks Expansion

The Hotel del Coronado, San Diego’s most famous hotel, is planning to add 144 condominium hotel rooms, underground parking, and larger conference facilities in order to better compete with new expansive facilities such as the Hilton San Diego Bayfront (due to open in December) and Gaylord Resort and Convention Center Chula Vista (anticipated for 2013).
This […]

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September 19th, 2008

Take a Tour of the Omni Hotel

The Omni San Diego Hotel (opened in 2004) is located adjacent to Petco Park, which is just across the street from the San Diego Convention Center. This is all conveniently situated right in the Gaslamp District, so visitors can walk to  restaurants and nightclubs from there, or take a short drive to Seaport Village for […]

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September 14th, 2008

Hot Hotels in San Diego

The Orange County Register has just written up four of what they consider to be San Diego’s hottest places to sleep.
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They included:

The Sofia Hotel
Ivy Hotel
The Pearl Hotel
Hard Rock Hotel San Diego

Click here to read the full article. What do you think?
Photo credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomsmithjr/2357838463/
Tags: best, hard rock, hotel, hotels, hottest, ivy, orange county register, […]

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September 9th, 2008

CouchSurfing San Diego

Are you looking for a different type of travel adventure - one where you stay with the locals rather than at an expensive and impersonal hotel?
Inspired by an article I was reading in Europe String, I decided to check out the CouchSurfing Project.
It’s not about the furniture, and it’s not just about free […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 0 comments

August 29th, 2008

Ballpark Village Hotel Plans Scrapped

The Marriott has canceled their plan to build the West Coast’s largest hotel – with 1,929 rooms – at Ballpark Village, just east of Petco Park.
San Diego would have received an estimated $18 million a year in hotel taxes from the project, which would have more than covered the city’s $11 million annual debt […]

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August 18th, 2008

The San Diego Special Edition - August 18, 2008

Welcome to the August 2008 issue of The San Diego Special Edition! We have an excellent mix of bloggers participating this month, with articles ranging from arts to sports. I hope that you enjoy reading this compilation of some of San Diego’s best blogs, and show the writers some love by leaving your comments on […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 1 comment

July 28th, 2008

Comic-Con Cruise Ship?

If you’ve ever been to Comic-Con, you are probably aware of how difficult it can be to get a room in town during the Con. Local hotels quickly reach capacity before the convention even starts, making it difficult for our visitors coming from all over the world to attend this huge event. This also means […]

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May 23rd, 2008

Hotels for Comic-Con

If you’ll be coming to Comic-Con International this summer, you may be wondering where you’ll find the best hotel deals. Well, the fine folks at CCI have posted a list of local hotels, along with any special rates for Comic-Con attendees on their Hotels-at-a-Glance Chart.
They’ve also started a “Staying in San Diego” blog, where […]

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