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You can enjoy lunch served poolside by their attentive staff
or venture inside if you would like a reprieve from the sun. When dinner time arrived the kids and I ventured to Acqua
restaurant for a wonderful meal served by the sweetest
My hard to impress brood were duly impressed when we waitress who just couldn’t do enough to make our meal a
were shown to our hotel suite which honestly took my breath memorable event. The sea diver scallops with asparagus
away. It was a two floor suite with double patios facing the risotto were to die for. Sitting outside overlooking the bay the
bay. Large comfortable lounge furniture on both patios ambience was breathtaking and the staff was willing to move
provided a restful respite from crazy schedules and demand- the heaters as we requested to keep us all comfortable dur-
ing children. Outside our sitting room was a fire pit, and we ing our long sinfully decadent meal.
were just a short walk away was the bay. The room faced
SeaWorld so when the evening fireworks began we had an A trip to the spa the next morning was the icing on the cake.
outstanding view. In the gift shop you can purchase wood As a huge fan of facials, I received the best one to date and
and a starter kit to get the fire going outside your suite. We enjoyed compliments for days following my treatment.
also purchased the smores making kit, which I am embar-
rassed to admit, was the first time this City girl every made Between the amenities The Hilton San Diego Resort and
this wonderfully gooey concoction. I do believe calories don’t Spa had to offer, the beauty of the property and the helpful-
count while on vacation. ness of the staff, I would highly recommend this resort as
one of the top choices if you are truly searching for Paradise
The Hilton San Diego Resort offers 357 impeccably appoint- in your own backyard.
ed guest rooms on an 18-acre bay front park. There are lush
gardens, rolling lawns and sandy bay fronts just steps from The Hilton San Diego Resort & Spa
your door. Even if you decided not to spring for a suite you 1775 East Mission Bay Drive
would still have a room which features the new renovations San Diego, California
and a large balcony or patio area. www.sandiegohilton.com

The Westgate Hotel that take your breath away. There is even an original Stein-
way piano, one of the first five pianos ever manufactured
Upon entering the lobby of the Westgate Hotel in downtown by the company, sitting among the various antiques. No
San Diego, you immediately feel as if you have been trans- sooner do you set foot through the doors of the hotel than
ported into the past: A past full of beauty and elegance, a you are greeted by a member of their internationally trained
10 bygone era where service and beauty were among the only staff, who truly cannot do enough to help you. There is even
important elements necessary for a high end hotel. The a gentleman whose job, it appeared, was to ring the elevator

lobby, a re-creation of one of the anterooms in the palace button for guests. For a moment I wondered if I was dressed
of Versailles, is filled with European furnishings, beautiful well enough to enter this beautiful wonderland.
historic paintings, Baccarat crystal chandeliers, and antiques
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