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The US Grant, a Luxury Collection Hotel, San Diego
San Diego, California, United States · The Luxury Collection · High Luxury
Ulysses S. Grant Jr. and Fannie Chaffee Grant razed Alonzo Horton's Horton House and opened this Harrison Albright tower on 15 October 1910 as a monument to the president. San Diego voters helped finance the $1.5 million build. The Grant Grill was a men-only power lunch until 1969, when three women lawyers staged a sit-in. The Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation bought the house in 2003 and returned it to the Luxury Collection.
- 270 rooms
- Opened 1910
- Neighborhood: Gaslamp Quarter
- Rooms from 280 sq ft (26 m²)
- Architect: Harrison Albright
About The US Grant, a Luxury Collection Hotel, San Diego
- Harrison Albright designed the 1910 tower at 326 Broadway; it joined the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
- Fannie Chaffee Grant's father, Colorado senator Jerome B. Chaffee, bought the Horton House site because women could not hold the real estate in their own names.
- The Grant Grill barred women until 3 pm until 1969, when attorneys Lynn Schenk, Judith McConnell, and Elaine Alexander staged a sit-in remembered as the Grant Grill Invasion.
- The Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation purchased the hotel in 2003 and reopened it in 2006 in the Luxury Collection.
History
Ulysses S. Grant Jr., son of the 18th president, and Fannie Chaffee Grant demolished the Horton House in 1905 and opened the U.S. Grant Hotel on 15 October 1910, a Harrison Albright tower named for the president. San Diego voters helped raise the $1.5 million construction cost after Grant ran short. The Grant Grill became a downtown power-lunch room that excluded women until 3 pm until 1969, when three women lawyers staged a sit-in. The Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation bought the hotel in 2003 and reopened it in 2006 as a Luxury Collection house.
The setting
326 Broadway in downtown San Diego, at the Gaslamp Quarter edge, a mile from the USS Midway Museum and about 2 miles from the San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park.
Restaurants and bars
- The Grant Grill — Bar · Lounge bar
Amenities
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
- Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star (2026)
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