San Diego Port

[263a2879]

Hi all...we are cruising the EBPC in October and are wondering if anyone can tell us where the port is and which hotels are close to it to stay at the night before. We are hotel "snobs" so we would much prefer a higher end hotel.

Thanks!

 

[UCLAVES]

It is located right next to downtown and very close to the convention center and airport. There is a W, Hard Rock and a Hilton on the water among others.

Here is the actual address of the port:

3165 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92101

 

[jetskigrl]

We stayed at the Wyndham San Diego Bayside. It was being refurbished when we were there last May but even then it wasn't bad. Hopefully it is finished now.

http://www.wyndhamsandiegobay.com/

It was super easy to get up the next morning and walk to the port (just down a couple blocks and across the street)

 

[jetskigrl]

It is located right next to downtown and very close to the convention center and airport. There is a W, Hard Rock and a Hilton on the water among others.

Here is the actual address of the port:

3165 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92101

That looks like the address for the Corporate offices, not the terminal.

I believe this is the correct address for the cruise ship terminal but I'm not sure which one is being used now. There is B-street pier and Broadway pier that are right next to each other (when we sailed last may, it was from Broadway pier).

Cruise Ship Terminal

1140 N. Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: (619) 683-8966
FAX: (619) 683-8968

 

[263a2879]

It is located right next to downtown and very close to the convention center and airport. There is a W, Hard Rock and a Hilton on the water among others. Here is the actual address of the port: 3165 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92101

Thank you!

 

[263a2879]

That looks like the address for the Corporate offices, not the terminal. I believe this is the correct address for the cruise ship terminal but I'm not sure which one is being used now. There is B-street pier and Broadway pier that are right next to each other (when we sailed last may, it was from Broadway pier). Cruise Ship Terminal 1140 N. Harbor Drive San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: (619) 683-8966 FAX: (619) 683-8968

Thanks!!

 

[MunFam]

Broadway Pier is usually used, unless there are multiple ships in port, which rarely happens. The piers are located right next to the USS Midway Museum.

When you say "hotel snob" are you looking for opulence or luxury or more like high end and modern styles like Kimpton and the W?

The most opulent, over the top (think Bellagio, Wynn, Encore, Venetian) style hotel downtown is Manchester Grand Hyatt. It is right on the water and at Seaport Village. You cannot beat the location. You could walk to the cruise terminal, but I would not want to with luggage.

There is a fancy, old, historic-type hotel downtown called the US Grant located hear Horton Plaza. It is also wonderful and very highly rated.

The Marriott Marquis is just south of the Manchester Grand Hyatt and some of the rooms have balconies and their pool area is very nice and tropical feeling. The hotel is directly across from the Gaslamp District.

A little further down the bayfront is the Hilton Bayfront. It is clean, fresh, modern and Miami Beach feeling to me. The only bummer about this hotel is that the Dole container ship offloads right there on the bay, so you hear the dee-deep, dee-deep all morning of the crane moving, especially if you have a south (bridge facing) room.

In the Gaslmap you have the Omni, the W and the Hard Rock. All are nice and all of the hotels I listed are less than a 5 minute cab ride away, even in traffic.

I live in San Diego, and work in corporate travel here in the city, so I have a lot of knowledge about the hotels here as well as the attractions, dining options and transportation. Let me know if you have any questions. I am happy to help!

 

[shoes99]

We stayed at the Wyndham San Diego Bayside. It was being refurbished when we were there last May but even then it wasn't bad. Hopefully it is finished now.

http://www.wyndhamsandiegobay.com/

It was super easy to get up the next morning and walk to the port (just down a couple blocks and across the street)

We are seniors, so I just booked one room at the senior rate of $186.15 or a total of $210.46 for one night pre-cruise.
Wyndham San Diego Bayside
1355 North Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92101

 

[jdb in AZ]

How about the Hotel Del Coronado? The classic movie "Some Like it Hot" was filmed there. Also, WDW's Grand Floridian was patterned after the Del.

 

[GooniesAndy]

I love the Omni! It's located very conveniently to dining in the Gaslamp and the rooms are great. The Hotel Del is lovely and one of my absolute favorite places. It's only about a 10 minute cab ride across the Coronado Bridge to the port.

 

[GooniesAndy]

The Hard Rock and W aren't on the water. The Hard Rock is in the Gaslamp across from the convention center, near where the Omni is (next to the ballpark). The W is quite a bit farther away from the water, at the fringe of what I'd consider the Gaslamp area. I'm too tired to think well, but off the top of my head I think the hotels along the waterfront are just the Hilton, Hyatt, and the Marriott. There are tons of other great hotels in that area, though! Coming across to Coronado, in addition to the Hotel Del there are also Loews and a Marriott, both of which are worth a look.

 

[263a2879]

Thanks for the fantastic suggestions everyone!! Very helpful! When I say hotel "snobs", what I mean is that we would much prefer to stay in a super clean, well maintained hotel.

 

[263a2879]

how about the hotel del coronado? The classic movie "some like it hot" was filmed there. Also, wdw's grand floridian was patterned after the del.

 

[HookedOnDCL1]

I live in San Diego, and work in corporate travel here in the city, so I have a lot of knowledge about the hotels here as well as the attractions, dining options and transportation. Let me know if you have any questions. I am happy to help!

Don't mean to hijack the post but I really need help with the Port of San Diego also!!
We booked the Westin Gaslamp Quarter with our SPG points - is this a good choice?
Also, desperately need advice with transportation (post-cruise for us)! Heard that getting a taxi at the port can be a nightmare - don't want to wait 2 hours for a 5 min cab ride! Is this true? Should we/can we book private transportation to pick us up at the port?

 

[closetmickey]

Broadway Pier is usually used, unless there are multiple ships in port, which rarely happens. The piers are located right next to the USS Midway Museum.

When you say "hotel snob" are you looking for opulence or luxury or more like high end and modern styles like Kimpton and the W?

The most opulent, over the top (think Bellagio, Wynn, Encore, Venetian) style hotel downtown is Manchester Grand Hyatt. It is right on the water and at Seaport Village. You cannot beat the location. You could walk to the cruise terminal, but I would not want to with luggage.

There is a fancy, old, historic-type hotel downtown called the US Grant located hear Horton Plaza. It is also wonderful and very highly rated.

The Marriott Marquis is just south of the Manchester Grand Hyatt and some of the rooms have balconies and their pool area is very nice and tropical feeling. The hotel is directly across from the Gaslamp District.

A little further down the bayfront is the Hilton Bayfront. It is clean, fresh, modern and Miami Beach feeling to me. The only bummer about this hotel is that the Dole container ship offloads right there on the bay, so you hear the dee-deep, dee-deep all morning of the crane moving, especially if you have a south (bridge facing) room.

In the Gaslmap you have the Omni, the W and the Hard Rock. All are nice and all of the hotels I listed are less than a 5 minute cab ride away, even in traffic.

I live in San Diego, and work in corporate travel here in the city, so I have a lot of knowledge about the hotels here as well as the attractions, dining options and transportation. Let me know if you have any questions. I am happy to help!

Yea! A local! Can you (or anyone!) give me a few suggestions that are walking distance from where the ship will be docked at the port?
Thank you!!

 

[jetskigrl]

Yea! A local! Can you (or anyone!) give me a few suggestions that are walking distance from where the ship will be docked at the port?
Thank you!!

I posted the Wyndham San Diego Bayside earlier in the thread. This hotel is right across the street from the port (about one long block down if they use the Broadway Pier).

 

[MunFam]

Don't mean to hijack the post but I really need help with the Port of San Diego also!!
We booked the Westin Gaslamp Quarter with our SPG points - is this a good choice?
Also, desperately need advice with transportation (post-cruise for us)! Heard that getting a taxi at the port can be a nightmare - don't want to wait 2 hours for a 5 min cab ride! Is this true? Should we/can we book private transportation to pick us up at the port?

Westin Gaslamp is nice. I have worked a few conferences there. It is right next to the Horton Plaza shopping mall so you will have lots of options. There is a super market there too. Then, there is the Gaslamp with all of the restaurants near by. It is not on the water, but it is clean and was just redone about a year and a half ago. Can the port be a nightmare? Yes. There is major construction going on so it causes quite a mess. If it were me, I would walk over to Santa Fe Depot and hail a cab from there. Its just a block south and one block east of the terminal. There will be cabs there too. You could book transportation, but the problem is not really a lack of cabs, but a lack of ability to get the cabs in and out efficiently.

 

[MunFam]

Yea! A local! Can you (or anyone!) give me a few suggestions that are walking distance from where the ship will be docked at the port?
Thank you!!

The USS Midway Museum is right there. Do check the hours because it closes early often for private events. There is Anthony's Fish Grotto and the Maritime Museum of San Diego. If you want to walk a bit, you can head to Seaport Village to walk around or shop...or if you have a lot of time, you can take the Hop On, Hop Off Trolley Tour of San Diego

 

[Krismutt]

We have stayed down in San Diego quite a few times but usually up by Sea World or north of Old Town by Mission Valley, which is a bit of a distance but there are some hotels up there that aren't as pricey but really I don't think its that far to the port from there. We are thinking of staying up that way.

We are going on the 2 night in October and my question is more about parking down there. We are coming from LA so can't have someone drop us off. Does anyone have info on that?

 

[jetskigrl]

We have stayed down in San Diego quite a few times but usually up by Sea World or north of Old Town by Mission Valley, which is a bit of a distance but there are some hotels up there that aren't as pricey but really I don't think its that far to the port from there. We are thinking of staying up that way.

We are going on the 2 night in October and my question is more about parking down there. We are coming from LA so can't have someone drop us off. Does anyone have info on that?

I think we will be using http://www.sandiegocruiseshipparking.com/ in October for our B2B (5-night, 2-night). It shares the parking lot with the Wyndham so it is right across the street.