With a dramatic rooftop swimming pool and restaurant, the Andaz is a lifestyle boutique property just south of the Hillcrest gayborhood and a mile from the San Diego Convention Center. The 159 rooms and suites are ultra modern with luxurious marble bathrooms complete with rain shower heads and fluffy terry bathrobes. A chic, lively hotel, it hosts many LGBTQ events in the summer and has DJs in the lounge on weekends until 1 am. It nestles in the middle of the historic 16-block Gaslamp Quarter full of nightlife, dining and shopping possibilities.