San Diego, California
Carté Hotel San Diego Downtown, Curio Collection by Hilton
New luxury lifestyle hotel on the edge of San Diego's Little Italy
Open · September 2019
Carté Hotel San Diego Downtown opened in September 2019 on the edge of Little Italy, a new-build, 246-room addition to Hilton's Curio Collection. The 16-floor, LEED Silver-certified hotel is built around a design-forward lifestyle positioning, with a wine and spirits program at Fonte di Vino and a rooftop bar over Little Italy.
The essentials
- Group
- Hilton (Curio Collection)
- Opening
- September 2019
- Rooms & suites
- 246 rooms
- Segment
- Upscale lifestyle
- Designer
- The Manchette Studio
- Entry rate
- From $170
The place
Carté Hotel stands at 401 West Ash Street, at the southern edge of Little Italy, within walking distance of both the neighborhood's restaurant-heavy India Street corridor and downtown San Diego's civic core. It's a border address that puts guests within reach of Little Italy's dining scene without sitting inside its densest tourist blocks.
The concept
Carté is a new-build, 16-floor, LEED Silver-certified hotel that opened in September 2019 as part of Hilton's Curio Collection, the soft-brand platform for independently minded upscale properties. Interiors from The Manchette Studio run through the hotel's 246 rooms and public spaces, aimed at a design-conscious lifestyle traveler rather than a convention-scale business crowd.
Dining & wellness
Canvas Café + Lounge handles the hotel's main dining and lounge program, while Fonte di Vino, a wine and specialty-spirit tasting room, carries a list drawn from roughly 50 to 70 regional and international wineries. A rooftop bar adds elevated views over Little Italy and downtown.
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