Across the street from the San Diego Convention Center, this polished 30-story convention hotel overlooking San Diego Bay is a 7-minute walk from Petco Park, home of the Padres baseball team, and 10 minutes’ walk from the historic Gaslamp Quarter.

Airy rooms offer bay and city views, plus flat-screen TVs and Wi-Fi (fee). Suites add living areas with pull-out sofas.

There’s an upscale restaurant offering innovative global dishes, as well as a sports bar, a coffee shop, and a waterfront bar with a terrace. Other amenities include a spa, a fitness center, and an outdoor saltwater pool with views of the bay, plus 165,000 sq ft of meeting space.