Even if the scientists can’t exactly quantify it, we all know deep down that laughter’s good for you.
Fortunately, as a guest at the Sofia Hotel, you can walk to one of the country’s major centers of laughter: The American Comedy Co., which modestly calls itself “the greatest comedy club in the country.”
As usual, the club’s [...]

The Sofia Hotel’s a short bike ride from one of San Diego’s most happening landmarks: the big, beautiful, and exciting Balboa Park.
Balboa Park is the perfect place to stroll and relax on one of those warm, sun-kissed days we specialize in here in Southern California, but there’s also a dense concentration of world-class educational and [...]

San Diego is one of America’s great cities, full of world-class urban charms. But there’s more to the town than great restaurants, theaters, theme parks, historical sites, and shopping districts: We’re also part of a unique Southern California ecosystem with its own miraculous—and primordial—happenings.
For example: One linchpin of the San Diego year is the spring-to-summer run [...]

It’s been a half-century since SeaWorld—now easily one of the world’s most famous oceanariums and theme parks—first opened its doors in our fair city, and this year the company’s celebrating that notable anniversary in a big way.
The Sofia Hotel is a short ride away from SeaWorld San Diego up on the edge of Mission Bay—we’ll make [...]

San Diego Bay, one of the world’s most beautiful natural harbors, is San Diego’s defining feature, a marine paradise of massive economic and recreational importance that’s helped make the city what it is for hundreds of years.
At the Sofia Hotel, you’re an easy stroll from the bayfront, a wonderful place to