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The Horton Grand, Downtown/Gaslamp Quarter

3.5 star property

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Courtyard
Exterior
Interior entrance
Interior entrance
Serves dinner and happy hour

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar
  • Parking available
  • Laundry
  • Gym

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311 Island Ave, San Diego, CA, 92101
  • San Diego Convention Center
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Petco Park
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Seaport Village
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • San Diego, CA (SAN-San Diego Intl.)
    ‪17 min drive‬

Room options

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Room, 2 Queen Beds, Fireplace, City View | Premium bedding, individually decorated, blackout drapes

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Fireplace, City View

  • City view
  • 355 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Premier Suite with Balcony | Living area | Fireplace

Premier Suite with Balcony

  • City view
  • 602 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Queen Sofa Bed

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Room, 1 King Bed, Balcony, City View | Premium bedding, individually decorated, blackout drapes

Room, 1 King Bed, Balcony, City View

  • City view
  • 300 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible, City View | Premium bedding, individually decorated, blackout drapes

Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible, City View

  • City view
  • 300 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Room, 1 King Bed, Fireplace, City View | Premium bedding, individually decorated, blackout drapes

Room, 1 King Bed, Fireplace, City View

  • City view
  • 285 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

The Horton Grand, Downtown/Gaslamp Quarter

3.5-star hotel in Downtown San Diego
A restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar/lounge are available at this smoke-free hotel. Other amenities include a snack bar/deli, a 24-hour business center, and valet parking. Housekeeping is available on request.
The Horton Grand, Downtown/Gaslamp Quarter offers 132 accommodations with fireplaces and coffee/tea makers. Each accommodation is individually decorated. Beds feature premium bedding. Business-friendly amenities include phones along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and ceiling fans. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on request.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

The hotel offers a restaurant and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. This 3.5-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center, 4 meeting rooms, and limo/town car service.

Event facilities measuring 22766 square feet (2115 square meters) include conference space. This Victorian hotel also offers a fitness center, multilingual staff, and gift shops/newsstands. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).

The Horton Grand, Downtown/Gaslamp Quarter is a smoke-free property.

Salt & Whiskey - This restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves dinner only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Happy hour is offered.
Salt & Whiskey - This piano bar specializes in American cuisine and serves dinner and light fare. Happy hour is offered. Open daily.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Parking and transportation

  • Limo/town car service
  • Secured, covered valet parking on site (USD 59 per night; includes in/out privileges)

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Salt & Whiskey
  • Salt & Whiskey

Things to do

  • Gym

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Mini-fridge
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Shared microwave

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 22,766 square feet of conference space
  • 24-hour business center
  • 4 meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Outdoor entertainment area
  • Outdoor furniture

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Elevator
  • Valet for wheelchair-equipped vehicles
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business center
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 2 buildings
  • 4 floors
  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1886
  • Reception hall
  • Smoke-free property
  • Victorian architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • HDTV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Ceiling fan
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Electrical adapters
  • Fireplace
  • Free local calls
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Individual decor
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 75 per accommodation, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
2 total (up to 40 lbs per pet)
Pets cannot be left unattended
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 12 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Resort fee: USD 27.05 per accommodation, per night
The resort fee includes:
  • Additional inclusions
  • Business center/computer access
  • Faxes
  • Housekeeping
  • In-room bottled water
  • In-room coffee
  • In-room safe
  • Phone calls

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Covered valet parking fee: USD 59 per night (in/out privileges)
  • Pet fee: USD 75 per accommodation, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and window guards
Some rooms at this property are not suitable for children; please add child ages in the search parameters to display available rooms

We should mention

Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Grand Horton
Grand Horton Hotel
Horton Grand
Horton Grand Hotel
Horton Grand Hotel San Diego
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Horton Hotel
Hotel Horton
The Horton Grand Hotel San Diego
The Horton Grand Hotel
The Horton Grand Downtown/Gaslamp Quarter
The Horton Grand, Downtown/Gaslamp Quarter Hotel
The Horton Grand, Downtown/Gaslamp Quarter San Diego
The Horton Grand, Downtown/Gaslamp Quarter Hotel San Diego

The Horton Grand, Downtown/Gaslamp Quarter Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 1465 out of 2306 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 531 out of 2306 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 194 out of 2306 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 64 out of 2306 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 52 out of 2306 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Gregory M.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jo Ann

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Effectively has no wireless; stay away

Do you enjoy rooms filled with old furniture and creaky faucets that look "historic?" Do you like getting your steps in, as the place only has one elevator on one end of the building? How about a hotel bar that enforces a strict and early bedtime? Or do you enjoy minimizing your screen time due to 8Mbps internet that makes it nearly impossible to do anything online? Then this is the place for you! Seriously, the "resort fee" is a joke. They claim it's for internet, bottles of water in the room, and two drink tickets per day. The internet? 8Mbps, worse than what you'd get 15 years ago (the front desk clerk admitted they used their own antenna and couldn't comment on it). The drink tickets? It's two per stay, not per day, but good luck using them as the bar closes at 10pm (tough luck if you check in at 9:45pm!). The bottles of water? Two mini bottles handed on check in...with $5 bottles in the room. Did I mention the terrible internet? The manager tried to gaslight me and claimed they'd just done an upgrade, but multiple speed tests in multiple browsers on multiple devices reported the same 8Mbps. It's telling they won't acknowledge the issue, just claiming it's the guest's fault.
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Enrique

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Harry

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good location, clean and well maintained. Staff helpful. Comfortable room and excellent shower.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
great service answered all my questions
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice hotel

Good location in Gaslamp quarter not far to trolley stop. Huge room 444.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Filip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay. Highly recommend it. Victor is your guy for any information or recommendations you might need.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul Dennis

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is absolutely clean and charming. Staff was always very friendly and kind always offering help or suggestions. Victor made suggestions of local restaurants on our first day and The Mission Breakfast spot was so good we went twice!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Jairo

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Di Anna

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michele

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Sandra

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Good location

Best thing about this hotel is the location. Close to restaurants and 5th street. Basically the beds are just ok, the pillows foam rubber .
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sue

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Rex

Traveled with family

Beautiful hotel with great history

Incredible hotel and beautiful bar but the standard room is tiny and it’s always freezing cold inside the hotel. Great location and you can walk to everything. $60 per night for car storage was a little much.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Bruce

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was good and convenient
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Christina

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice property. Parking is expensive.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay, clean room
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

kenna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
victor was the best!!!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Fernando

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Horton Grand Hotel is a charming historic gem in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter, offering elegant rooms, friendly service, and a perfect location for dining and entertainment.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

Beautiful but loud

The hotel is a landmark, old and beautiful but the experience was not good as we were kept awake with a party going until 3AM in the bedroom one the side and in front of us.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Drew

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed our time in San Diego
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025