Friends and I stayed here this weekend. I'm likely not the right guest for any hotel with a stripper pole and king sized bunk beds. You'll find those in the Star Suite.

My room was described thusly:

All rooms feature a voyeuristic 360-degree glass-enclosed shower. Premium rooms caress your senses into submission. Feel free to forget inhibitions as these rooms are facing the downtown cityscape.

The shower is in a very deep tub, and is an accident waiting to happen. The height of the tub is mid thigh for me. It badly needs a grab bar for ease of getting in and out.

A big challenge for the hotel is that they have both a very popular nightclub and a separate rooftop bar. I believe that hours for the nightclub are 10pm to 1:30pm - and if the lobby activity was anything to go by, it is enormously popular. Attention really turns to that clientele by early evening, and guest attention suffers. The beat from the club pulsates thru the hotel til closing. Interior facing rooms are the noisier ones. I was given a room facing the Double Deuces Nightclub which has a bucking bull. I wasn't happy about the noise, but found that ear plugs blocked the it, which was not the case for my friends in other room locations.

The Day Manger to whom we spoke one morning had worked at the Manchester Grand. He said that the much smaller Andaz is getting more platinums and diamonds than it did. The location is great for those planning to spend time in the Gaslamp Quarter, just one block off of it. He said that the Andaz is a totally different hotel Monday thru Thursday than we found it Friday and Saturday, implying it was much more sedate weekdays.

We loved the lounge on top of the roof. The swimming pool is at one end, with lots of chaise lounges around it. The greater part of the roof is a truly lovely lounge area, with multiple seating areas. San Diego tends to be surprisingly chilly at night, despite warm midday temperatures. They have heat lamps lining the outer part of the room. It was a very inviting area.

The restaurant was quite pleasant. Others have reported that their huevos rancheros were good for breakfast. I can now confirm that. We had the $50 ANDAZ5 food credit, so had a light meal there one evening. It's a concise menu, focused on seafood, and food was quite good. The truffled French fries were awesome.

Valet parking is $30 per day.