Omni San Diego Hotel

Description:

• This downtown property boasts a fourth-floor "skybridge" that connects it with PETCO Park -- it's the only hotel in the United States that's directly linked to a major-league facility. Twelve rooms even have (limited) views of the field. A signature suite is decked out in baseball collectors' items (trimmed in the Padres' navy and orange color scheme), and the hotel's common areas are decorated with baseball memorabilia, such as Babe Ruth's 1932 contract with the Yankees and Joe DiMaggio's cleats from his record-setting 1941 season. Packages that include tickets to a Padres game are available. Outside of baseball season, this $124-million, 32-story high-rise caters to the business crowd, luring conventioneers with more than 27,000 square feet of meeting space and an up-to-the-minute business center. The street-level function space is fronted by a surprisingly adventurous art gallery that focuses on the work of California artists.

• © Frommer's 2012

Awards:

Frommer's

•  Highly Recommended 2009
•  Highly Recommended 2010

Other features:

In-room amenities: electronic safe, two dual-line phones (with speaker phone), personalized voice mail, DVD player, plush robes, choice of foam or feather pillow, pillow-top mattress, refreshment center, complimentary USA Today (weekdays), coffee maker, CD clock radio, iron and board.

Hotel amenities: Express Check-In/Out, heated pool, spa, tanning deck, ATM, concierge, dry cleaning, Omni Kids Program, postal service, front desk safe, translation service.