I stayed at Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, the tallest waterfront hotel on the West Coast, and think it gives new meaning to room with a view
- The West Coast's tallest waterfront hotel, the Manchester Grand Hyatt boasts a place of honor in the city skyline and features 1,628 guestrooms and suites overlooking San Diego Bay.
- The hotel is steps from attractions like the Gaslamp Quarter, the USS Midway, and San Diego's scenic Embarcadero, and there isn't a bad view, with all overlooking either the Pacific Ocean, San Diego Bay, or downtown city area.
- Standard rooms start at $189 a night and range in price based on the view. I opted for a bay view, which cost about $30 more per night and felt worth the price for the stunning scenery.
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It's tough to go wrong in a city where most January days are filled with sunshine and temperatures that can reach into the 70s.
That city is San Diego and it's home to beaches, amusement parks, a military base, and world-famous zoo, with easy access to activities like whale watching, kayaking, and biking.
It makes for a great weekend getaway any time of the year, especially considering how many interesting hotels have opened their doors here.
During my last visit, I spent three nights at the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego in a mid-tier King Bay View room, starting at $219 a night. While there are cheaper downtown options, I chose this hotel for the Hyatt level of sophistication I knew I could trust, as well as the friendly staff, the plethora of on-site dining, and central waterfront location that made it easy to both explore and watch the sunset. I've remembered those views long after checking out, and wouldn't hesitate to go back or recommend the property.
With 1,628 guestrooms, including 76 suites, the hotel is huge but not impossible to manage. Rates for the standard King Bed or Two Double Beds start at $189, making it accessible in price, too, if you're not specific about which incredible view you receive.
I had a long list of things I wanted to see and do while in San Diego and this hotel's downtown location made getting around easy, with plenty of sea air and views worth savoring along the way.
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- Book Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego starting at $189 per night
Keep reading to see why I was so impressed by Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego.
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The Manchester Grand Hyatt is a massive hotel. It's hard to think about anything else right off the bat.
I knew it had more than 1,600 accommodations before I arrived, but as I was turned into the driveway and looked up, it was hard to tell just how far the dueling pair of towers jetted up into the sky. As such, I knew there had to be plenty to see inside, too.
The lobby was equally immense, with a front desk long enough to check-in 18 guests at a time, and it reminded me a bit of a grand train station.
Thankfully, there was no line at 7:30 p.m. on a Wednesday and check-in was fast and went without a hitch. Along with a room key card, I was provided with specific directions to get to the correct bank of elevators. That's important because there are a lot of elevators.
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Rooms are spread throughout two towers. Each tower has two sets of elevators that service particular floors. I hesitated the first couple times I made the trip to my room, but the layout really was fairly simple, and in a day or so autopilot kicked in.
The hotel does a nice job of spreading out the large number of folks that stay here on any given night. The property was always happily buzzing, but it never felt uncomfortably crowded at any point during my stay. From business professionals to kids on vacation, I saw all walks of life in the hotel.
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