San Diego Hotel Scene: Tower 23's Beach Vibe

February 3, 2006 at 9:05 AM | 0 Comments

Tower 23 Hotel is not in San Diego proper but about a 10-minute ride from downtown in Pacific Beach.

For those looking for more of a beach experience than a city experience, this is the place to be. The hotel sits literally at the edge of the beach, near the pier and in the middle of everything--beachgoers, bikers, joggers, skaters, rollerbladers, etc. The inside decor of the hotel is minimalist (no furniture accents like at the Hotel Solamar here) and white. It's so white, it almost feels institutional.

All of the hotel's 44 rooms are given different names depending on the view. Surf has ocean views, sky rooms have partial views of the ocean and spirit rooms have the "non-ocean" views or put more bluntly, the view of the Smart&Final parking lot.

More on Tower23 and pictures after the jump.

Tower 23 Hotel is almost always full on the weekends, according to the front desk. During the summer, they recommend booking at least two months in advance to ensure room availability. Off season, like now, at least one month should be fine.

That said, the rooms are spacious with white walls (of course) except over the bed where there's a silouhette of a surfer in multi colors. The bed and rugs are done in a light blue that saves the white theme from being a little too much.

The plasma TVs are equipped with Xbox entertainment systems that you can also play DVDs on.

But the rooms is not where its happening. That all takes place downstairs at the hotel's restaurant and bar, Tower Bar, which is practically on the beach. Check out the cool signs for the men's and women's bathrooms.

There's also the Tower Deck which is the second-floor rooftop scene which only hotel guests are allowed to access. There you can sit with a martini and watch the sun go down, in relative privacy. Which is a good thing because Tower23 is overall not a private place.

Related Stories:
· Tower 23 Hotel reviews [TripAdvisor]

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