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Alma San Diego Downtown, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
San Diego, California, United States · Tribute Portfolio · Accessible Luxury
Tannerhecht's 23-story tower opened in 2011 over the preserved Jessop Building facade at 1047 Fifth Avenue, 144 rooms in the Gaslamp Quarter. It began as the Setai, became the Kimpton Palomar, and in 2024 took the name Alma under Tribute Portfolio. A fourth-floor pool deck still sits on the LEED Gold tower, and AAA listed the house Four Diamond in 2025.
- 144 rooms
- Opened 2011
- Neighborhood: Gaslamp Quarter
- Architect: Tannerhecht Architecture
About Alma San Diego Downtown, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
- Twenty-three storeys, LEED Gold. AAA Four Diamond 2025. Fourth-floor pool deck.
- Tannerhecht kept the Jessop Building facade as the Fifth Avenue entrance when the 23-story tower opened in 2011.
History
Opened 2011, later Kimpton Palomar. Tribute Portfolio as Alma from 2024, about 144 rooms.
The setting
At 1047 Fifth Avenue in the Gaslamp Quarter, a half-block north of Broadway.
Restaurants and bars
- Leave Of Absence Rooftop Restaurant & Bar — Bar · Bar
- The Café at Alma San Diego — Bar · Bar
Amenities
- Pool
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
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