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( www.littleitalysd.com ; mid-Oct)
Come for the tastes and aromas of old Italia, and stay for Gesso Italiano, chalk-art drawn
directly onto the streets.
December
December Nights HOLIDAY FESTIVAL
( www.balboapark.org/decembernights ; early Dec)
This festival in Balboa Park includes crafts, carols and a candlelight parade.
Sleeping
San Diego Tourism runs a room-reservation line (
800-350-6205; www.sandiego.org ) .
Downtown San Diego
US Grant Hotel LUXURY
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ;
619-232-3121, 800-237-5029; www.starwood.com ; 326 Broadway; r from
$249; )
This 1910 hotel was built as the fancy city counterpart to the Hotel del Coronado and has
hosted everyone from Albert Einstein to Harry Truman. Today's quietly flashy lobby com-
bines chocolate-brown and ocean-blue accents, and rooms boast original artwork on the
headboards. Parking costs $39.
Hotel Solamar BOUTIQUE, CONTEMPORARY
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ;
619-531-8740, 877-230-0300; www.hotelsolamar.com ; 435 6th Ave; r
$169-299; )
A great compromise in the Gaslamp: hip style that needn't break the bank. Lounge beats
play in the background as you gaze at the Downtown skyscrapers from the pool deck and
bar, and rooms have sleek lines and nautical blue and neo-rococo accents for a touch of
fun. It has a fitness center, in-room yoga kit, loaner bikes and a nightly complimentary
wine hour. Parking costs $41.
 
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