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

Aside from the comfortable elegance and outstanding location guests at the Sofia Hotel enjoy, there are many added perks—not least the option of hopping on a loaner bicycle and weaving through the streets and paths of San Diego.
We provide the bikes free to our guests on a first-come, first-served basis—so there’s no excuse! With San [...]

An easy 25-minute drive north along the coast from The Sofia Hotel, the Del Mar Racetrack is one of the world’s greatest horse-racing venues—famously known as “Where the Turf Meets the Surf.”
Glamorous History
Indeed, the mighty Pacific rolls to shore just a stone’s throw from the Del Mar, which has been operating since 1937. When the [...]

Fans of comic books, graphic novels, science fiction, and fantasy take note (not that you need any reminder): Comic-Con International 2013 is approaching rapidly! The Sofia Hotel is just a 15-minute walk from the San Diego Convention Center where the world-renowned celebration of creative pop-art expression is being held for the 44th time.
The fun commences [...]

The San Diego Zoo—one of the world’s most celebrated and active zoological parks and conservation organizations—has a brand-new exhibit of dazzling scale and design: Conrad Prebys Australian Outback.
This grand complex, devoted to the outstandingly unique Down Under wildlife, officially opened on May 24, 2013, and houses seven species of marsupial mammals and 25 kinds of [...]

Come June 8 and 9, you’ll be able to indulge in one of San Diego’s tastiest traditions: the Taste of Gaslamp. You can spend the afternoon strolling the streets of the historic Gaslamp Quarter–the venerable anchor of San Diego’s downtown–while heartily sampling the very modern flavors and aromas of one of the city’s most exciting [...]