This time of year, you can mix up the fine dining, theater- and concert- and museum-going, craft-beer tasting, historical sightseeing, and all the other cosmopolitan pleasures of San

With our mountains-to-ocean landscape and mighty friendly climate, San Diego’s an outstanding place to hit the trails and soak up a little bit of Mother Nature, Southern California-style.
Sure, America’s Finest City offers a boatload of cosmopolitan attractions—not least in the Sofia Hotel’s Downtown and Gaslamp Quarter neighborhood. But getting to know San Diego—a metropolis where [...]

San Diego marks Independence Day with a whole lot of gusto, and you should be part of the celebration! Come join us at the Sofia Hotel for the 4th of July: You couldn’t ask for a better launchpad for enjoying the full-tilt festivities.
And those festivities don’t get any more full-tilt than the annual Big Bay [...]

San Diego’s internationally known for its food obsession and its artsy vibe. If you’re looking to tap into both those strands of the city’s vivacious spirit, you’ve got a freshly debuted “one-stop-shop” venue for it: the Liberty Public Market!
Next time you’re enjoying the historic downtown accommodations we offer here at the Sofia Hotel, come check [...]

Year in and year out, Humphreys Concerts by the Bay brings stone-cold music legends and exciting up-and-comers alike to Shelter Island, offering delightful outdoor entertainment a stone’s throw from San Diego Bay.
Already rolling along full steam ahead, the 2016 schedule is a truly star-studded one, even though Bob Dylan’s upcoming pair of shows (on June [...]

Even as the San Diego Zoo celebrates its centennial year (as we wrote about last month), there are some brand-new faces on display over at its famous Safari Park!
Last month, three Sumatran tiger cubs made their first public entrance at the Safari Park, and you can pay them a visit during your next stay with [...]