Kimpton Solamar Hotel

Great hotel in the Gaslamp district. Room was lovely and clean. Staff were courteous. Kids loved the pool and the games. Couldn’t have asked for anything else. Only negative was valet parking was expensive so we self parked down the road (very short walk) for $15 overnight. Resort fee also annoying. Complimentary coffee in the morning was nice. Read less

Was at the Solamar for 5 days on business. A nice property with clean contemporary decor. Nice firm mattress, Free morning coffee in lobby. Conveniently located-walking distance to Petco Park, Convention Center. The area is full of retaurants and bars to choose from. The only con is the gym was very small, but had dumbells, a universal machine and a few treadmills. Staff was very friendly and personable. I would definately stay there again and recommend the place. Read less

This hotel is pretty dope, and close to 5* in my book. But there were just a few things that didn't quite knock it out of the park. First, the good... Location is obviously great, and the room was plenty big and had all the amenities I would need. They offer free coffee in the morning but happily offered a coffee machine be brought up for free, which was unexpected. There's a fridge in the room though it's mostly full with minibar items, I was able to cram a bottle of water and some leftovers in there. Staff was overall very nice. I did have an issue with parking. They charge $49/night for valet which is absolutely insane. My friend was parking for work later that night and said to just park my car and we'd switch out later. I checked with the valet staff to make sure this was OK and he basically said no. I tried to explain that we wouldn't have both cars in the garage at the same time, but he wouldn't make an exception or even ask someone else. You're charging 3x the going rate for parking and you can't even accommodate a vehicle swap? Furthermore, I said what if I had a rental and switched vehicles and he said that was OK but I already told him it's for a different car. Bad attitude, so I did street parking and had my friend park his car off property. So the hotel lost $49 in revenue they were going to get if they had worked with me. Also, one of the outlets didn't work. I texted to ask someone to come take a look, mostly just so I could show them and they could fix it for the next guest. Nobody ever came which made me pretty frustrated that I was sitting there waiting. I texted hours later to let them know they dropped the ball, and even hours later they apologized. In fairness, they in my mind completely made it up to me and then some by sending up a charcuterie plate that was amazing, so this is more a positive note than a negative. A broken outlet wasn't a huge deal, and they definitely excelled in customer service here, made me wonder why they didn't at the valet stand. Perhaps it's a different company running things. We did enjoy the free happy hour from 5pm-6pm in the lobby, and the beer they served was really good, too. Reflecting upon my stay, I'd say the valet incident was really the only thing keeping them from getting 5* all around. Read less

Stayed just 2 nights here using a travelzoo deal, it was absolutely fantastic. The location is PERFECT, steps from everything. The rooms were nice, the staff was nice, and the pool was AWESOME. We had 20 percent off at jsix for breakfast and the food was excellent, exceeded my expectations. I most loved the day I spent at the pool, it has a bar/food if you want, nice loungers, and a fun environment. I would definitely stay here if back in SD! Read less

We stayed here for my 23rd birthday and I couldn’t have been any more pleased with the hotel and staff. From the second we pulled in Jose in valet was very welcoming and helpful, Brian at check in was so friendly and funny that it made a for a great check in process. Seneca in valet gave us the BEST dinner recommendation, perfect for my birthday. And lastly Karinne at check out was so sweet, and professional we couldn’t have asked for anything better. Thank you to everyone on the kimpton team, it’s always an amazing stay!! Read less