Our family stayed at the Omni for 3 nights (Jul 4-7th) and had a great time. I had requested and booked 2 adjoining non smoking rooms (one for my teenage children) which were available for us on arrival. The rooms are decorated very tastefully and the bathroom was bright (needs a towel rail). No fridge available to cool your own things down but there was an ice machine on the floor.

We were on the 4th floor with views over the pool and stadium. We could not hear from either the pool or passing trains.

My only gripe was the sliding door to the on-suite bathroom. I don't want to go into the details but needless to say it's not very sound proof and there is no fan. This is one of those, it looks great but functions awfully, a design flaw.

The pool area was very clean and there were plenty of towels.

Parking was $30 per day (plus tip) which I thought was a bit high but as a non local it was difficult to know where else to park. As the hotel is right in the Gas Lamp district you can do without the car for evening meals etc

If you do go, join up to the Omni's frequent visitor program and you get a free hot/cold drink and newspaper brought to your room each morning. It's free to join and is a great way to start the day

We had breakfast in the hotel once, staff were excellent but the buffet looked a bit dry. We went for fresh cooked which was great

The real asset for the Omni is their staff, every interaction is positive and friendly. My kids were brought cookies and milk each evening and the house keeper would hide chocolates for them in their room, it made the stay fun. We had a great time and would definitely stay here again.

On the whole we enjoyed our stay here but it was pricey - evrything was expensive, especially the parking (in Monterey $20 per day but here $30!? [Tip: park across street in public garage for half the price: $16 per day.] They tend to overcharge at this hotel as a matter of course - at the bar at the hotel pool the menu listed all cocktails at $8 but we were charged $8.50/8.75 (before tax added) and when I queried it I had to wait ages for a manager to rectify matters. In addition I valet-parked on the first day as I was too tired to think about alternative - next day I parked across the road and told the valet guys I was not returning car to them....needless I was charged each day so I asked reception to cancel these and refund me. They said they did this but on last day our checkout invoice showed a further day had been charged!! We ate out in Gaslamp (Omni is on its doorstep) morning noon & night as Omni was ridiculously expensive. The room was okay but we found like the Clement Monterey (another new hotel)and DoubleTree Anaheim that STYLE has triumphed over PRACTICALITY in the bathroom where there's no place to hang things. Good location - next to Gaslamp & the SD Padres baseball team's stadium. Pool is okay but far too few beds for the number of guests. On the whole the Omni was okay but quite disappointing. One final moan: the use of PCs in the 'business centre' is also charged for - why when almost all other hotels of similar cost/quality don't charge extra for this service.

I recently stayed at the Omni San Diego for two nights (July 5-7). I was lucky enough to book my reservations through Hotwire and the total for two nights was about $350. There really isn't anything I can negatively about the hotel. The location is perfect, in the Gaslamp Quarter (very very clean area of downtown SD) and is adjacent to Petco Park, right next to trolley access, great food, clubs, shops within walking distance. It is also right across the street from the Hard Rock and Marriot. The restaurant in the lobby, McCormicks, is excellent as well as the bar. All of the staff was extremely helpful and attentive. The rooms are nice and clean, not super big but they are comfortable. The valet parking is $30 but there is a parking garage directly across the street that is very resonabley priced. I think overnight we only paid $8. All and all I would definitely stay there again and would recommend it to others. I will have to say that it was mostly older folks and families staying there, witch we didn't mind, but if you are looking for somewhere with a bit younger crowd then I'd suggest Hard Rock and the Marriot.

Friend in San Diego got us a great rate. We stayed there last year and enjoyed it so we decided to stay for the Fourth of July weekend.
The Room is the best we have stayed in San Diego. Corner room with a balcony overlooking the pool and Petco park. The other windows gave us a bay front view over the convention center. We watched the fireworks from the room at the same time as the Olympic Swim trials. The Concierge, Connie, hit is great three times. Oceanaire for seafood three blocks away, Filipi's in little Italy, and Dusinni's bar for Happy Hour. July 4, we are at the Omni Bar for Happy hour. Hamburgers $1.95, Sushi $1.95, and Three sliders with blue cheese for $4.95. Go for a Padres game if you can.