Review: Our Visit to the Pendry San Diego Hotel

Note: click all photos for larger views. Photographs via Pendry San Diego.

Modern cocktails from the Pendry’s Fifth & Rose cocktail bar.

Carol and I recently made a quick two-night hop over to San Diego for a series of business meetings.

Ordinarily, as SoCal is replete with fabulous beach-front resorts, we would pick a lovely resort on the ocean.

However, having learned of the fairly new Pendry San Diego, we decided to give it a try.

Plus, we thought, as the Pendry San Diego is one of the luxury properties in our Virtuoso Best of the Best Collection; if we liked the property, we’d be able to offer our readers and clients complimentary VIP perks for their stay.

Pendry San Diego is the debut property from Pendry Hotels, a new luxury hospitality brand from Montage International Resorts.

Pendry San Diego is located at the epicenter of the historic and energetic Gaslamp Quarter, a few blocks from the home of the San Diego Padres, Petco Park, and the San Diego Convention Center.

With 317 guestrooms (including 36 suites) spread across 12 stories, multiple dining and entertainment venues, the hotel offers a dynamic hub where guests and locals are invited to socialize and relax, all under one roof.

And besides all of the great opportunities for exploring in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter, Pendry San Diego also offers guests:

• Lionfish: Signature restaurant driven by seasonal, local ingredients, the menu features inventive fresh-catch along with prime meats.
• Oxford Social Club: Decked out with luxe furnishings, plush couches and eclectic street art, Oxford Social Club is a new approach to an elevated nightlife experience.
• The Pool House: Premier rooftop lounge embodies the true essence of the Southern California lifestyle with its light, contemporary open-air design and indoor/ outdoor aesthetic.
• Nason’s Beer Hall: California coastal establishment featuring local and international beers, global comfort food, and vintage bar games.
• Provisional Kitchen, Café & Mercantile: Three-meal restaurant and marketplace featuring seasonal fare and grab and go offerings, designed in partnership with the team behind Los Angeles’ famed Alchemy Works retail concept.
• Fifth & Rose: The hotel bar is an elegant hideaway with an alluringly old-fashioned, sophisticated feel.
• And for you spa lovers, Spa Pendry: where you can relax, restore and indulge in a tranquil sanctuary where you can retreat from the demands of day-to-day life. Combining a holistic approach to wellness, spa treatments are personalized to bring balance and equilibrium to body, mind and spirit.

Pendry San Diego Grand Room

Beach Boys Plaid Shirts

During our visit, Carol and I enjoyed a Pendry San Diego Grand Room which offered us city views with the San Diego Bay peeking through the opposing skyscrapers.

At 350 sq.ft., a little small for our tastes but generous for a city hotel, we found the room to be comfortable, tastefully modern and offered us all of the amenities one would expect from a luxury hotel.

One of the things that you are certain to notice about the Pendry San Diego is that there are plaid designer cues throughout the hotel.  Not sure of why this was, I inquired and was told that this was a nod to the Beach Boys and their famous plaid shirts.

As I reflect back on our visit, I find fond memories.

We enjoyed walking out the front door into the heart of the Gaslamp Quarter, the hotel was shiny and new with fabulous service, and our meals in the three restaurants were fabulous; particularly our evening meal at Lionfish.

Final Verdict?  Thumbs Up!

In fact, our visit was too short and I’d love to go back and spend some time in San Diego’s Little Italy to sample the local culinary scene and to experience some of San Diego’s renowned craft beers.

Want Perks?  We’ve Got Perks!

So, how ’bout it?  Want to go to San Diego and stay at the beautiful, new Pendry San Diego?

If so, we’ll bring you great rates and our world-renowned complimentary Virtuoso VIP Perks.

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