Marriott San Diego Hotel And Marina

Two gracefully curved towers define the Marriott San Diego Hotel and Marina, San Diego, Calif.

Small pets are accepted. Guestrooms include desks with ergonomic chairs, and high-speed Internet access and unlimited local and domestic long-distance calls can be requested for a daily fee. Décor reflects a nautical theme.

The 25-story Marriott San Diego Hotel and Marina has 1,362 guestrooms, all of which in the North Tower include refrigerators. For on- site dining, guest choose Molly's, LC's, DW's Pub, the Yacht Club and Starbucks. The fitness center provides cardiovascular equipment, free weights and a tennis pro shop. Guests may also engage in the water sport of their choice at the many local beaches. Less than two miles away is Balboa Park, which contains a municipal golf course, running paths, 13 museums and the San Diego Zoo. The hotel faces the Embarcadero, a scenic area for walking, running or cycling. Or, guests may choose to cool off in one of the two free-form pools that undulate between the hotel's palm-lined towers. Guests may rent watercraft and a slip at the hotel. But when the meetings are finalized, this bayfront property lures sailing buffs with its 446-slip marina. Fifty-four meeting rooms assure business guests of ample conference area.
From the marble-clad lobby, corporate travelers can access the business center that has three computers with high-speed Internet access. Marvelous restaurants, eclectic bars and spectacular shopping in the historic Gaslamp Quarter are three blocks east of the hotel. Connected to the San Diego Convention Center, city trolleys whisk hotel guests from the convention center to Old Town, Qualcomm Stadium and Mission Valley. Guests can catch Marriott's passenger ferry, which skims five miles across the bay to Coronado where beach activities and Coronado Golf Course beckon. which is located only four miles from San Diego International Airport/Lindbergh Field.