Hotel at a Glance: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel San Diego - Hotel Circle

Location is everything at this DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in San Diego. Being seven miles from the airport, it lets guests drop off their luggage quickly so they can set out to explore the city. It also sits just to the south of the Mission Valley Freeway, giving quick and easy access to destinations like SeaWorld to the west and San Diego Zoo to the southeast.

• In-room comforts include a flat-screen LCD TV and WiFi.
• A balcony invites the warm California air into each room.
• Seaglass, the hotel’s bar and restaurant, allows guests to rest after a day full of attractions (temporary closed)
• Make a splash in the hotel’s outdoor pool (reduced availability).

San Diego, California: Electric Nightlife and Historical Attractions

San Diego’s sunny, comfortably warm weather and 70 miles of coastline have long attracted out-of-towners, but the city’s inland scene is no slouch, either. The Gaslamp Quarter is arguably the trendiest listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The area forms both the historic center of town and a hub of nightlife, with nearly 100 Victorian-era buildings occupied by high-end boutiques and gourmet restaurants.

A stroll through iconic Balboa Park takes you past 17 museums, as well as the world-famous San Diego Zoo. There’s also the vibrant Spanish Village Art Center, a living gallery where local artists produce pottery and oil paintings. In Old Town, shops in Mission-style stucco buildings sell colorful woven baskets and maracas. Nearby stands the Whaley House Museum, dubbed one of the Most Terrifying Places in America by the Travel Channel. Ghosts of former residents are said to inhabit the rooms, which are filled with Victorian furniture and eerie dolls.