Review: US Grant Hotel San Diego

i like the new blue accents in the room. Always have had enjoyable stays at the US Grant!

@Lucky: Typo - I think you meant to say butternut squash (not butternut and squash). Did you ever write a post about how you stay healthy despite regular restaurant meals?

This hotel can also be booked with a Virtuoso rate. The benefits seem almost identical to the Starwood Luxury Privilege benefits though. It's a very nice hotel but the lack of pool really kills it for me. I love spending some time at the pools in San Diego. The Andaz, while small, has a nice pool deck, as well as the Kimpton and Palomar, just down the street.

Thanks for the mention here. The US Grant is one of the most searched for haunted hotels in the US with a lot of history behind it. If you ever have any experiences at the US Grant or a story to tell, we'd love to hear it.

When in San Diego (which is very often) I'm either at the US Grant, Sheraton Mission Valley, Sheraton Marina or the Hilton Bay Front. I grew up in San Diego and watched the area around the US Grant change, back in the 60's, 70's and early 80's right across the street before Horton Plaza became what it is today, was a big wasteland and street people, pimps, prostitutes and drug dealer hung out. I like what the area has become, prices so vary, I can get rooms at the Sheraton Maria for $99/n as well as Mission Valley Sheraton, the price for the US Grant and Hilton Bay Front are close to each other. Lucky when you wrote the price doesn't change much, I think you need to rethink that, because it does, in the summer months, I can't get rooms at the Sheraton Maria for $99/n they go for $200/n.

Hey remember that time you spent $300 for a Sheraton in Kuwait instead of 5,000 SPG for the JW Marriott?

I knew that room looked familiar. Had the exact same one a couple of years ago. 🙂

I wish I would have remembered the luxury booking here. My gf and I staycation all the time in the Sheraton Harbor SD, and a couple of weeks ago we stayed in suite 801 (the floorplan of which oddly looks nothing like 802), for about the same price, but I would have welcomed the credits. Live and learn and I won't forget that again!

Does Ford still have access to Luxury Privileges?

When I stayed there I loved the decor of the hotel but the soundproofing from the outside noise was horrible due to the windows. I was up all night!

Well the "street" you have there is really Horton Plaza, which is also where the outdoor ice skating rink is when it's around the holidays.

Love the review in general and I do agree that the Grant Grill is a bit out of step for San Diego. The mismatch of modern metal chairs and the other tables that have upholstered seats seems weird too. I suppose it works for the out of town wealthy tourists that spend a night or two in the city.

And random fun fact - my senior prom was supposed to be there but then the Sycuan Band of Kumayaay (the then new owners of the hotel) decided to renovate the place (their last renovation in 2005/2006). I would have loved prom at the US Grant, but sadly we had to be moved to the Manchester Grand Hyatt. Would have been nice to support a local (and now rich) tribe of native Americans than the stodgy Doug Manchester.

Lucky, you might check out the Marriott Marquis next time. I've tried most of the major San Diego properties and it's my favorite.

Sadly Gaslamp has suffered of late and smells like sunbaked homeless urine. There are still nice things to do and nice places to eat and stay, but the area is worse than Seattle now, particularly at night. I love the US Grant, but it's hard to get motivated to go down there anymore.

@bhcompy- I agree.

I booked this hotel last summer through visa signiture and they refuse to offer me the benefits which visa signiture should have and I called the vs concierge for help. VS tried to reach the hotel and they still not willing to offer me these benefits. It was the worst experience I have ever booked throuth VS hotel collection

How much of the $175 credit did you use?

AmEx FHR also covers this property and identical benefits. When I stayed about a year ago - amazing service, food and benefits (for SPG, even Gold at the time.). The wifi I recall working well then (as I had work to do.)

hi every one I booked sheraton on the park sydney 16/4/2017 and did not get upgraded they told me it was full, lounge was great room was small, at 7pm I went on my laptop to see if I could get a suite or executive room, no problem at all, then I rang the hotel on my mobile, I was then connected to Irland UK a gentleman called Morris, and I asked him for the same, he said they were available, he said I could have executive/club room for $399 and suites were also available, he also gave me his I/D/ number to ring him up if I wanted to accept the offer. As I am a SPG Platinum member, I expected what I also get at Marriott,I also stay at Pier one Autograph or Marriott circular key Sydney, and also get upgraded. So could you advise me is this what you get from SPG? I have never experienced this at Marriott. It was our first experience with SPG and I am a little dissapointed.

Our stay was fantastic Robert and Brooks made our stay the best we ever had and your location is great for someone out of town it is close to everything there may be newer hotels but for me they don't hold a candle to the US Grant .

Hello, I am a lifetime Platinum. I had 4 stays in this hotel. One great stay after my first stay with the Valet calling my wife basically a nice rental for the night. The stay was so bad with service and after complaining, the manager said if I don't like it don't come back.
Stuck up hotel, and no service with same pricing paid for a room during renovations.
Not a recommended hotel, puts a great show on until there is an issue.

We stayed before the recent reno, and the service is excellent. The Lifetime Plat commentary by Alex seems quite out of character and also exceedingly odd.

We can’t wait to go back. If they think I’m a rental wife, and yet still give us the same excellent service they gave us before, I’ll be thrilled.

They do allow pool access at the Westin a block away. All you have to do is show your key card at the front desk. Per the concierge

Normally our stays and experience are amazing every two years around the time of the elections but unfortunately this year we learned that some of our younger members of our group had been mistreated at the restaurant by the manager named Dawn on duty. This is a cause of concern due to our habitual staying and returning to this hotel and it is a shame to have heard how they treated some of our younger guests. There were multiple instances where several members of our group said they felt harassed, unwarrantedly questioned without cause (in an interrogative rude and disrespectful tone of voice), privacy and personal spaces invaded by this manager and she kept returning to them habitually.