San Diego International Airport (SAN): Approximate driving time is 10 minutes and distance is 3 miles.

Driving directions from San Diego International Airport (SAN): Exit airport, and follow the signs to N Harbor Dr. Follow N Harbor Dr. to W Broadway, turn left onto W Broadway, left onto First Av, and hotel is on the right.

Getting there: The easiest way is by taxi ($5–$15) or shuttle vans ($5–15 per person.) Other options include: Town Cars ($26–35), rental cars, and limousines (both more than $36.) The least expensive way is by MTS bus. Route #992 picks up at all airport terminals and drops off on Broadway. The closest stop to the hotel is less than a block away, at 1st and Broadway, and fare is less than $5. Fees subject to change without notice. Rental cars are available online.

Getting around: This hotel’s downtown location means that much is within walking distance of a few blocks. Plenty of shopping, dining, theatre, and other entertainment options surround the hotel so a car is not necessary. Besides the buses, trolleys are close by. Both the orange and blue lines roll into the Civic Center Trolley Station, at 3rd Av and C St with stops including Old Town and Mission Valley. The Coaster commuter rail pulls in at Broadway and Kettner Blvd. Fares on public transit are less than $5. For travel across San Diego Bay, ferries leave from Broadway Pier for Coronado and water taxis stop at various points depending on passenger request (reservations preferred.) Ferry and most water taxi fares are less than $5. Fees subject to change without notice.

Amenity highlights: This hotel is justly proud of its art collection that includes works by Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, and Peter Max. The spectacular Starlight Ballroom, with a sliding roof that allows dining under the night sky, is available for private parties and business functions.

Insider tip: San Diego's picturesque waterfront and the Embarcadero, where boats leave for harbor excursions and Coronado, is a cheap cab ride from the hotel, or a nine-block walk down Broadway.