Hotel Solamar, Just Steps from All to See and Do in Downtown San Diego

Arts & Culture

• Horton Grand Theater, 2 blocks
• Pacific Gaslamp Theaters, 3 blocks
• Lyceum Theatre, 5 blocks
• United Artists Horton Plaza Theaters, 5 blocks
• Balboa Theater, 5 blocks
• Copley Symphony Hall, home to the San Diego Symphony, 6 blocks
• Children's Museum, 7 blocks
• Civic Theater, 10 blocks
• Spreckels Theatre, 11 blocks
• USS Midway historic aircraft carrier, 15 blocks
• Museum of Contemporary Art, 16 blocks
• Star of India historic ship, 23 blocks
• San Diego Civic Theatre, a premier venue for performances of the San Diego Opera, California Ballet, La Jolla Chamber Music Society and Broadway of San Diego
• Balboa Park, featuring 12 distinctive museums, beautiful botanical gardens and an IMAX theater, 2.2 miles
  • Aerospace Museum
  • Automotive Museum
  • Fleet Science Center
  • Globe Theatres
  • Hall of Champions Museum
  • Historical Society
  • Museum of Art
  • Museum of Man
  • Natural History Museum
  • Marston House, a craftsman-style house museum featuring a formal English garden
• Whaley House Museum, 3 miles
• Old Town, reflecting the rich and colorful history of San Diego, 3 miles

Attractions

• Gaslamp Quarter, historic area filled with over 80 restaurants, bars, boutiques and nightclubs
• Coronado Island, 1.5 miles
• San Diego Zoo, 2.2 miles
• Stephen Birch Aquarium at Scripps, an aquarium overlooking the ocean and featuring more than 3,000 fish, 2.5 miles
• La Jolla, an upscale seaside town with striking cliffs and beaches, cosmopolitan boutiques and restaurants and unique art galleries, 5 miles
• SeaWorld, 5.5 miles
• Cricket Amphitheater, 5.6 miles
• Cabrillo National Monument featuring magnificent views of San Diego Bay, 10 miles
• Knott's Soak City U.S.A., a 1950-style California beach-themed water park, 10 miles
• Bernardo Winery, Inc. the oldest operating winery in Southern California, 23 miles
• Viejas Casino, a premier shopping and entertainment district, 25 miles
• Tijuana, Mexico, 25 miles
• San Diego Wild Animal Park, 32 miles
• Legoland Theme Park, an interactive theme park dedicated to kids ages 3-11, 33 miles
• Carlsbad Flower Fields, 35 miles

Outdoor Recreation

• San Diego Bay, 6 blocks
• Coronado Golf Course, 1.5 miles
• Port of San Diego, 2 miles
• Riverwalk Golf Course, 4 miles
• San Diego Sportfishing, 4 miles
• Mission Bay Aquatic Center, 7 miles
• Mission Beach, 9 miles
• Mission Trails Regional Park, 12 miles
• Torrey Pines Golf Course, 16 miles
• Torrey Pines Glider Port, 13 miles
• Auld Golf Course, 16 miles
• Skydive San Diego, 18 miles
• Carmel Mountain Ranch Country Club, 21 miles

Shopping

• Horton Plaza, 5 blocks
• Bazaar Del Mundo, 3 miles
• Fashion Valley Shopping Center, the longest outdoor mall in the nation, 5 miles
• Seaport Village, 17 miles
• Del Mar, 18 miles
• Viejas Outlets, 25 miles
• Carlsbad Company Stores Outlet Mall, 30 miles

Sports

• PETCO Park, 1 block
• Qualcomm Stadium, 5 miles
• Viejas Arena, 10 miles
• Del Mar Racetrack, 18 miles

Transportation

• San Diego Trolley
• AMTRAK Station
• San Diego Cruise Terminal
• San Diego International Airport

Universities

• University of San Diego, 6 miles
• San Diego State University, 10 miles
• University of California, San Diego, 12 miles

Tours

• San Diego Harbor Excursions, harbor tours and winter whale watching
• Helicopter Tours, choose from different packages
• Old Town Historic Tours, non-profit organization-run tours of Old Town and historic parks
• Old Town Trolley Tours, narrated and sightseeing tours of Old Town and Coronado
• Aqua Adventures Kayak Center, guided or self guided kayaking
• Angler's Choice, fishing trips to fit your schedule
• Big League Tours, tours of PETCO Park, home of San Diego Padres

Military & Business

• Arrowhead General Insurance, 6 miles
• Charles Schwab, 18 miles
• College Loan Corporation, 18 miles
• Ernst & Young, 13 miles
• Grubb & Ellis, 7 miles
• Hitachi Home Electronics, 13 miles
• JP Morgan Chase, 15 blocks
• KPMG, 12 blocks
• Marine Corp Base Camp Pendleton, 39 miles
• Marine Corp Recruit Depot, 4 miles
• Merrill Lynch, 12 blocks
• Metropolitan Life Insurance, 5 miles
• Morgan Stanley, 15 blocks
• NAS North Island, 1.5 miles
• Naval Medical Center Balboa, 4 miles
• Naval Station San Diego, 4 miles
• Naval Submarine Base, 1.4 miles
• Naval Training Center, 5 miles
• NBC, 12 blocks
• Nordstrom, 5 blocks
• North Island Naval Amphibious Base, 5 miles
• San Diego Convention Center, 6 blocks
• San Diego Padres Corporate Headquarters, 1 block
• Spawar Space & Naval Systems Center, 5 miles
• Union Bank of California, 8 blocks