Here in San Diego, we’ve got more than a few world-class cultural institutions to be mighty proud of. One of the best of the best, without question, is the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, going strong for more than 100 years.
With a pampered perch at the Sofia Hotel—one of the finest San Diego Hotels Near Gaslamp [...]

By now, news of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park’s spectacular “superbloom” has gone thoroughly national.
There’s still time to experience the show—right around its peak—and the Sofia makes the ideal San Diego Hotel and Spa for doing so! We’re about a two-hour drive from the state park, which makes a superbloom safari of a daytrip an easy [...]

It’s a city that knows how to have a good time—and that lays claim to some of the finest craft beer and most enthusiastic craft-beer fans in the nation. Given that, it’s no surprise San Diego’s a heck of a place to mark St. Patrick’s Day.
This past Saturday, Balboa Park hosted its annual Irish Festival—the [...]

Petco Park (which, as you may have heard, has been a little soggy of late) will soon host a mighty thrilling stretch of baseball putting the cream-of-the-crop from all around the globe at center stage. That’s right: We’re talking about the playoffs of the upcoming 2017 World Baseball Classic! Grab your Cracker-Jacks and experience the [...]

Mere blocks from the Sofia Hotel over on Fourth Avenue stands one of the handsomest and most venerable of the Gaslamp Quarter’s entertainment venues: the Balboa Theatre.