A pleasant stroll from the Bay, W San Diego is downtown and close to the Gaslamp Quarter, Petco Park, the convention center, and Little Italy. A short drive will bring you to surf-worthy beaches and the famous San Diego Zoo. You can even day-trip to Mexico.
Toast the evening with drinks at Magnet, romance your taste buds at Rice, or take in brilliant skyline views and warm your toes in the heated sand on our rooftop Beach bar. Then, schedule a morning unwind at Away Spa.
Discover the perfect sanctuary: your room. The window seat lets you take in the view, while the 24-hour gourmet in-room dining, and signature bed, layered with Egyptian cotton linens, our custom pillowtop mattress and down duvet indulge the senses.
Tips
On the Menu
In-house restaurant Rice--also recently updated--serves upscale global contemporary specialities to a hip, mixed crowd of locals and hotel guests.
The Extras
Check out the rooftop bar called The Beach, complete with fire pits, sand and cabanas.
Know Before You Go
Both the lobby and the mezzanine levels transform into active after-hours bar scenes when the sun goes down, so be sure to ask for a room on the upper floors if the noise of nightcrawlers might be a nuisance.
Customer Reviews
If you like trendy this is for you Reviewed by Bobren on
2010-06-18T10:36:56Z
If you're one of those people that like the trendy new shiny place with lots of modern furniture and a chic attitude, then this is the place for you. Don't get me wrong, I really liked it too, it's just that type of atmosphere.
Pros: Clean, nice, chic
Cons: Cost
Whatever/Whenever Reviewed by TheSexxxyOne on
2008-12-31T13:59:43Z
Over all I enjoyed my stay at this hotel. The Whatever Whenever costumer service was on point and whether they were faking it or not the employees were very courteous.
The only thing that really took me for a loop was how expensive room service was. I know you play for convenience, but $30 for a burger and fries is off the chain.
The drinks were a lil to expensive also. Now a bottle of Patron only cost about $40, so why was I charged over $100 for 5 shots (out of control). Now I do got it like that, but that’s some BS and after I got done complaining about how high the drinks were I only end up paying half of the original charge, so needless to say Management was good to go.
I really did enjoy my stay and I will go back, but next time I will bring my own bottle of Patron. LOL
4 Star hotel with cheap windows Reviewed by calteg on
2007-10-22T09:11:17Z
The "W" has all of the amenities you would expect from a hip urban hotel...amazing customer service, fantastic attention to detail (the floormats in the elevators are changed throughout the day to read "good morning/afternoon/evening")...you really do get what you pay for...with a few caveats:
1) The windows are ridiculously thin. Bear in mind the lobby turns into a party on Friday and Saturday nights, and many of the revelers linger outside after midnight. I could hear every word of their conversations and I was on the sixteenth floor! After spending millions of dollars on the hotel, would it have kiled you to buy double paned windows?
2) The hotel "pool' (and I used the word loosely) is just slightly larger than a hot tub. It literally has space for 6 people around it. Granted, the Bay is just 3 blocks away, but for a beach-themed hotel, the pool was quite a let down.
3) No coffee? There wasn't a coffee maker to be found in the entire place. You can't walk around a motel 6 without falling over coffee makers!
I'll admit, these are minor quibbles, but they did detract from the overall experience a bit. Great ambiance, great customer service, would definitely still recommend this hotel.
Pros: swank, hip, great location, bend-over-backwards customer service
Cons: expensive, lacking in basic amenities, loud at times
