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East Village
Downtown’s largest neighborhood encompassing 130 blocks, East Village burst into life in the past two years. The revitalization of this once blighted warehouse district was fueled primarily by the building of PETCO Park, the San Diego Padres’ new state-of-the-art baseball stadium which opened in April 2004. Today, visitors can enjoy luxury hotels and restaurants, rooftop bars, cafes, boutique shops, galleries, and live music venues scattered throughout the neighborhood.
Hotels
The luxury 512-room
Omni San Diego Hotel connects to PETCO Park via a pedestrian skywalk and offers stadium views from many of the rooms. www.omnihotels.com
The
San Diego Marriott Gaslamp Quarter offers 306 luxuriously appointed guestrooms, many of which look directly into PETCO Park. www.sandiegogaslamphotel.com
The 235-room
Hotel Solamar, a new Kimpton lifestyle hotel, serves as a "gateway" from the East Village to the historic Gaslamp Quarter. www.hotelsolamar.com
Nightlife
Hotel Solamar’s
Jbar is a rooftop oasis where sexy singles sip fresh fruit cocktails and lounge by a sparkling pool and roaring fire pits. www.jsixsandiego.com
On the 22nd floor of the San Diego Marriott Gaslamp Quarter,
Altitude offers guests breathtaking views of PETCO Park and the San Diego waterfront, along with music and martinis. www.sandiegogaslamphotel.com
Luna Lounge serves up a menu of Pan-Asian specialties and a regular schedule of DJ’s spinning anything from hip hop to Latin jazz. www.luna-lounge.com
A small, no-frills music venue without a bar or restaurant menu,
Dizzy’s focuses on an eclectic roster of quality jazz, folk, blues, and World Beat artists. www.dizzysandiego.com
Restaurants
Jsix Restaurant in Hotel Solamar focuses on local seafood and farm-fresh ingredients from area growers. www.jsixsandiego.com
Soleil@K, in the San Diego Marriott Gaslamp Quarter, serves delicious and innovative cuisines inspired by the culinary styles of California’s wine country, Napa Valley. www.soleilatk.com
BASIC is an industrial lounge serving New Haven, Connecticut-style thin crust, brick oven pizzas and top-shelf cocktails. www.barbasic.com
A small, lively bistro,
Café Chloe offers light French fare with substantial breakfasts, svelte lunches and dinners, and sophisticated bar-nibbles. www.cafechloe.com
Shopping
Bacchus Wine Market, a hidden-away wine shop and tasting room, features a wide variety of Italian wines, weekly tastings, a selection of cheese and caviar, and wine accessories. www.bacchuswinemarket.com
Scott James, a trendy and cutting-edge boutique, offers a creative combination of home accessories, jewelry and designer gifts like hand-made retro suitcases, Italian CDs and Red Monkey watches. www.scottjameseastvillage.com
Future Developments
Slated for completion in August 2007, the $10.2 million
Park-to-Bay Link will be a self-anchored, pedestrian-friendly, tree-lined bridge between Balboa Park and San Diego Bay. Set along 12th Avenue, the suspension bridge will feature a 500-foot curved span, stainless steel-wrapped suspension cable railing, a two-car glass elevator tower, landscaped plazas, public art, and two new ADA-compliant San Diego Trolley stations. www.ccdc.com
Scheduled to open in late 2008, the new 1,190-room
Hilton San Diego Convention Center Hotel will offer a resort atmosphere in an urban setting. Located adjacent to the San Diego Convention Center and across from PETCO Park, the 30-story hotel will feature a health club and spa, upscale retail shops, food outlets, and a waterfront restaurant. In addition to waterfront views from the rooms, lobby and meeting spaces, the 10.2-acre site will showcase a new 4.3-acre landscaped public park. www.portofsandiego.org/projects/hiltonhotel
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