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Downtown San Diego’s reputation for building stylish new hotels with super-chic rooftop bars is giving rise to a series of renovations at several of its hippest hotels in 2008.

THE BEACH


THE BEACH,
W HOTEL

421 West B Street
San Diego, CA 92101
619-398-3100
www.whotels.com

The W Hotel on B Street, which started the wave with the 2002 opening of Beach, downtown’s very first rooftop bar complete with heated sand and lush greenery, is planning a $2 million makeover that will include upgrades to all of the hotel’s public areas by year end.

J-BAR

J-BAR,
HOTEL SOLAMAR

616 J Street
San Diego, CA 92101
619-531-8744
www.jsixsandiego.com

The Hotel Solamar, which opened in 2005 at Sixth and J in the Gaslamp Quarter, is planning as yet unspecified upgrades to J-Bar, its tropically themed rooftop bar that already sports cozy cabanas and a lap pool.

 

ALTITUDE

ALTITUDE,
SAN DIEGO MARRIOT GASLAMP

660 K Street
San Diego, CA 92101
619-446-6020
www.altitudeskybar.com

Also joining the move to improve is the San Diego Marriot Gaslamp. The hotel, which opened in 2004, is planning to refurbish its ever-popular Altitude Sky Bar by installing new furniture, a 50-inch flat screen TV and a new sound system in time for the spring baseball season. Sitting an impressive 263 feet above downtown, Altitude boasts some spectacular views of San Diego Bay and nearby PETCO Park.

 

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