DK Travel : San Diego

Blessed by a sunny climate that never varies ten degrees from moderate and a splendid setting along the Pacific Ocean, San Diegans can well boast they live the California Dream. Although non-stop outdoor recreation, a vibrant downtown, and world-class attractions keep the city’s spirit young, its heart lies in its Spanish beginnings as the birthplace of California.

Hilton San Diego Resort

Mediterranean in style, this resort is perfectly located to watch the evening fireworks at SeaWorld. Kid’s Klub can keep the kids entertained as you relax at the enormous swimming pool or spa. The best rooms are near the bay.
Hob Nob Hill

Waffles, omelets and pancakes.
Hodad’s

At a beach café devoted to burgers, brews, and surf, soak up the ambience self-described as junkyard Gothic.
Holiday Inn Express Old Town

Spanish-Colonial architecture befits the neighborhood’s origins, and a sunny interior patio provides respite from the streets of Old Town. This above-average Holiday Inn offers free parking and a swimming pool.
Homecoming

A bronze sculpture depicts a sailor, wife, and child in a joyous homecoming embrace.
Horseback Riding

Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve is a great spot for horse riding. A guide accompanies you along the trail of frontiersman Kit Carson past woodlands and ancient oak trees. You can ride for an hour or all day, and lessons are available. Make a reservation on weekends.
Horton Grand Hotel

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.
Horton Plaza

Inside Horton Plaza is a wonderful hodgepodge of bridges and ramped walkways connecting six staggered levels, embellished with towers and cupolas. Its distinctive sherbet color scheme has been copied on many renovation projects throughout San Diego (see Horton Plaza).
Horton Plaza

When it opened in 1985, developers kept their fingers crossed that this unique shopping center would draw visitors to a declining area and help spear-head a downtown revival. An immediate hit, people loved the Plaza’s inward-facing design, tiered shopping levels, and the 43 unusual colors of paint on its walls. Covering several city blocks, the plaza features more than 140 shops, movie theaters, and stage productions at the Lyceum Theatre (see Lyceum Theatre). In the near future, the Balboa Theatre (see Balboa Theatre) will be open for live performances (see Horton Plaza).
Horton Plaza

Mervyn’s, Macy’s, and Nordstrom department stores serve as anchors to this festive shopping experience, a destination in its own right. Designed as an amusement park for shoppers, ramps lead past staggered shopping levels that hold 130 specialty shops, a few restaurants, and movie theaters. The Plaza’s landmark is the 1907 Jessop’s Clock, a 21-ft (6.4-m) high timepiece with 20 dials that display the time in all parts of the world (see Horton Plaza).

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Hotel price categories

For a standard double room per night (with breakfast if included), taxes and extra charges.
- under $100
- $100–$200
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- over $300
Restaurant price categories

For a three course meal for one with half a bottle of wine (or equivalent meal), taxes and extra charges.
- under $20
- $20–$40
- $40–$55
- $55–$80
- over $80