Jan 7, 2020, 11:32 am
Last edit by: TravelinSperry
Lounge is on the 33rd floor of the older looking Harbor Tower, the one closer to the Marriott and Convention Center. Keycard access required and staff usually ask room numbers for breakfast and happy hour. $25 fee for bringing a guest to the lounge. There's apparently 24/7 keycard access for coffee, bottled water, computer use, etc. One bank of elevators serves floors 1-4 (meeting space, pools, etc.) and floors 29-40 (there's a view bar on 40 as well as a few rooms) while the other elevator bank on the Harbor side serves floors 1-4 and the lower room locations.
Breakfast ends at 9:30 weekdays, 11:00 weekends. Every day I saw bacon and some sort of sausage, hot eggs (scrambled plus trimmings to be added), raw ham, smoked salmon, croissants/bagels/bread varieties to be toasted, some cereal, IIRC oatmeal.
Midday snacks from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm weekdays, 11:30 am to 3:30 pm weekends.
Happy hour is from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm every day, with a selection of *free* wine and beer between 5 and 6, followed by the same wine and beer offered in the form of an honor bar from 6 to 9. Each day the food presentation includes a hot protein (cilantro chicken, grilled teriyaki salmon fillet big pieces, chicken putensca, and salmon cakes during my stay), hot mixed vegetable dish, some other cold/salad dish of the day, salad bar including slices of chicken breast, asparagus, olives, etc. with two dressings of the day, and interesting small cakes (cupcakes or pieces) for dessert.
There's a $35 plus tax resort fee (Globs exempt)
- $10 nightly F&B credit - Top of the Hyatt, Brew30, Seaview, Sally's, The Landing
- 24-Hour Fitness Center Access
- Daily 1-Hour Bicycle Usage- Wheel Fun Rentals
- One (1) Kayak or Paddleboard rental per stay
- (1) shoe shine - joey's shoe shine (no boots or suede)
- Premium High Speed Internet
- Wifi in Meeting Space for group events
- 10% Discount on Spa & Salon Services at Marilyn Monroe Spa on 3rd floor of Harbor Tower one visit per stay
- Access to hotel’s recreational courts and equipment, e.g. basketball, volleyball, and games such as giant shuffle board, Jenga, connect four, foosball, corn hole around the pool
- VIP Shopping Pass: Free and discounted items from local shops and restaurants at Seaport Village shopping center located directly outside Seaport Tower
- Rollaway Bed Rental: King rooms only
- Unlimited Phone Calls: Local & domestic long distance
- (1) 1-hr ticket for Harbor Tour per room per stay – Tour is on a modern yacht, 360 views, indoor & outdoor seating, snack bar and full service bar scenic photo opportunities
- One Craft Beer at Brew30 per room per stay
Ten minutes by taxi to/from the airport, perhaps more at rush hour. Fare was under $15 to the far end (DL, AS, UA, etc.) of the newer Terminal 2. Fare from Gaslamp area to hotel is about $7, also assuming no traffic. It's about a 20 minute walk to the Midway Museum and the cruise ship terminal/excursion boat docks.
Breakfast ends at 9:30 weekdays, 11:00 weekends. Every day I saw bacon and some sort of sausage, hot eggs (scrambled plus trimmings to be added), raw ham, smoked salmon, croissants/bagels/bread varieties to be toasted, some cereal, IIRC oatmeal.
Midday snacks from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm weekdays, 11:30 am to 3:30 pm weekends.
Happy hour is from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm every day, with a selection of *free* wine and beer between 5 and 6, followed by the same wine and beer offered in the form of an honor bar from 6 to 9. Each day the food presentation includes a hot protein (cilantro chicken, grilled teriyaki salmon fillet big pieces, chicken putensca, and salmon cakes during my stay), hot mixed vegetable dish, some other cold/salad dish of the day, salad bar including slices of chicken breast, asparagus, olives, etc. with two dressings of the day, and interesting small cakes (cupcakes or pieces) for dessert.
There's a $35 plus tax resort fee (Globs exempt)
- $10 nightly F&B credit - Top of the Hyatt, Brew30, Seaview, Sally's, The Landing
- 24-Hour Fitness Center Access
- Daily 1-Hour Bicycle Usage- Wheel Fun Rentals
- One (1) Kayak or Paddleboard rental per stay
- (1) shoe shine - joey's shoe shine (no boots or suede)
- Premium High Speed Internet
- Wifi in Meeting Space for group events
- 10% Discount on Spa & Salon Services at Marilyn Monroe Spa on 3rd floor of Harbor Tower one visit per stay
- Access to hotel’s recreational courts and equipment, e.g. basketball, volleyball, and games such as giant shuffle board, Jenga, connect four, foosball, corn hole around the pool
- VIP Shopping Pass: Free and discounted items from local shops and restaurants at Seaport Village shopping center located directly outside Seaport Tower
- Rollaway Bed Rental: King rooms only
- Unlimited Phone Calls: Local & domestic long distance
- (1) 1-hr ticket for Harbor Tour per room per stay – Tour is on a modern yacht, 360 views, indoor & outdoor seating, snack bar and full service bar scenic photo opportunities
- One Craft Beer at Brew30 per room per stay
Ten minutes by taxi to/from the airport, perhaps more at rush hour. Fare was under $15 to the far end (DL, AS, UA, etc.) of the newer Terminal 2. Fare from Gaslamp area to hotel is about $7, also assuming no traffic. It's about a 20 minute walk to the Midway Museum and the cruise ship terminal/excursion boat docks.
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Jan 7, 2018, 6:19 am
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Jan 8, 2018, 9:00 am
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For business travel, that is 100% unacceptable.
Apr 26, 2018, 7:00 pm
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Would leave to see some DPs, but from my experience, this is what non-resorts call a resort fee. The good news is IIRC, they will generally speaking waive them for globalists.
Apr 26, 2018, 10:44 pm
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Apr 27, 2018, 12:01 am
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It's just stupid. The Marriott Marquis is able to consistently charge $100-200 more per night than GH.
May 2, 2018, 12:32 pm
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Stayed here recently on a 3N stay. Overall nice property, rooms were well equipped and general areas pretty nice. Pool wasn't too bad (used the adult pool to lap swim).
Food offerings in the club were decent and I appreciated the rotating items over the 3 nights. The club was a bit dirty and aged however, and it's sad to see the club go to the "farm animal" atmosphere I see often at DL Skyclubs these days with families and lots of little kids (ie food all over the floor). They could have cleaned the windows, window sills, and tables a bit better.
Room was fine, AC was pretty weak as another poster stated. I'm not sure our UG to a Premium Bay View room meant anything more than getting a higher floor.
Missed the daily paper, though I think you can get access to an e-paper daily. Gift shop is way overpriced (esp the water), but it's SD so I expected it. We did self parking which worked fine, except we had issues with our room keys working two times. FD fixed it both times.
Overall not a bad stay, good location for anything at the SD Conv Center (other options are Hilton Bayfront or Marriott for closer access). Will probably stay here again in the future.
Food offerings in the club were decent and I appreciated the rotating items over the 3 nights. The club was a bit dirty and aged however, and it's sad to see the club go to the "farm animal" atmosphere I see often at DL Skyclubs these days with families and lots of little kids (ie food all over the floor). They could have cleaned the windows, window sills, and tables a bit better.
Room was fine, AC was pretty weak as another poster stated. I'm not sure our UG to a Premium Bay View room meant anything more than getting a higher floor.
Missed the daily paper, though I think you can get access to an e-paper daily. Gift shop is way overpriced (esp the water), but it's SD so I expected it. We did self parking which worked fine, except we had issues with our room keys working two times. FD fixed it both times.
Overall not a bad stay, good location for anything at the SD Conv Center (other options are Hilton Bayfront or Marriott for closer access). Will probably stay here again in the future.
Jun 27, 2018, 5:49 pm
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Can anyone speak about success rate for comp self parking for Globalists?
I remember having an argument with a manager over it about five, six years ago and have never been there again.
Back then, I was a new diamond and wanted to get treated like King. haha
I remember having an argument with a manager over it about five, six years ago and have never been there again.
Back then, I was a new diamond and wanted to get treated like King. haha
Jun 27, 2018, 6:47 pm
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Jun 29, 2018, 10:35 am
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I thought valet parking here was free for globalist, so did that for 3 award nts and only to find out that only self parking was comped at check out. I was actually quite puzzled and really thought valet was free and thankfully the front desk mgr was willing to waive it. PHEWWWWWWW
Jun 29, 2018, 11:11 am
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I thought valet parking here was free for globalist, so did that for 3 award nts and only to find out that only self parking was comped at check out. I was actually quite puzzled and really thought valet was free and thankfully the front desk mgr was willing to waive it. PHEWWWWWWW
If both are offered by the applicable hotel or resort, benefit is valid for either valet or self-parking.
Jul 12, 2018, 10:19 pm
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Family of 4 staying the next 3 nights strictly on points (60K) for special occasion - my cousin's granddaughter is getting baptized. Staying on points to avoid the whopping destination and parking fees not to mention the $500 nightly rate.
The hotel is sold out due to a gay parade so no Globalist upgrade whatsoever. Was just told that by the so-called VIP staff thereby too late to cancel. Have I known, I would have made arrangement to stay at the HR Mission Bay as it seems they still have suites on sale at their website. Judging aside, the preliminary perception is the staff doesn't have a good handle on things. Keeping my fingers crossed and will see how things go and will report accordingly.
The suite we got during our last stay
The hotel is sold out due to a gay parade so no Globalist upgrade whatsoever. Was just told that by the so-called VIP staff thereby too late to cancel. Have I known, I would have made arrangement to stay at the HR Mission Bay as it seems they still have suites on sale at their website. Judging aside, the preliminary perception is the staff doesn't have a good handle on things. Keeping my fingers crossed and will see how things go and will report accordingly.
The suite we got during our last stay
Jul 15, 2018, 10:24 pm
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Family of 4 staying the next 3 nights strictly on points (60K) for special occasion - my cousin's granddaughter is getting baptized. Staying on points to avoid the whopping destination and parking fees not to mention the $500 nightly rate.
The hotel is sold out due to a gay parade so no Globalist upgrade whatsoever. Was just told that by the so-called VIP staff thereby too late to cancel. Have I known, I would have made arrangement to stay at the HR Mission Bay as it seems they still have suites on sale at their website. Judging aside, the preliminary perception is the staff doesn't have a good handle on things. Keeping my fingers crossed and will see how things go and will report accordingly.
The suite we got during our last stay
The hotel is sold out due to a gay parade so no Globalist upgrade whatsoever. Was just told that by the so-called VIP staff thereby too late to cancel. Have I known, I would have made arrangement to stay at the HR Mission Bay as it seems they still have suites on sale at their website. Judging aside, the preliminary perception is the staff doesn't have a good handle on things. Keeping my fingers crossed and will see how things go and will report accordingly.
The suite we got during our last stay