Finding a hotel that permits smoking in San Diego is a tough task considering the state of California has banned smoking in all restaurants, bars, beaches, parks and public offices. However, a couple of hotels in the San Diego beach area provide designated smoking rooms or areas for smokers.
Catamaran Resort Hotel and Spa offers both smoking and nonsmoking rooms as well as free HBO, daily room service and high-speed Internet. The hotel is located just feet away from the Pacific Ocean and nearby Mission Bay, the world's largest aquatic park. The hotel holds 313 rooms, some with bay views. Prices start around $116 a room per night, as of October, 2010.
Catamaran Resort Hotel and Spa
3999 Mission Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92109
800-422-8386
catamaranresort.com
The Best Western Inn Mission Bay is walking distance to the San Diego beaches and offers both smoking and nonsmoking rooms. The hotel has free HBO, high-speed Internet, complimentary breakfast and a heated outdoor pool.
Pets are allowed only in smoking rooms. Prices start around $83 a room per night, as of October, 2010.
Best Western Inn Mission Bay
2575 Clairemont Drive
San Diego, CA 92110
619-275-5700
book.bestwestern.com
Hotel Solamar offers 235 guest rooms and suites with flat screen televisions, high-speed Internet, a swimming pool and complimentary shoe shines. While there is no-smoking permitted inside the building, the hotel does allow permit smoking on the fourth floor pool deck outdoor dome. The hotel is located within walking distance of the bay. Prices start around $120 a room per night, as of October, 2010.
Hotel Solamar
435 6th Ave.
San Diego, CA 92101
877-230-0300
hotelsolamar.com
