Nicely redone, with attentive service
This historic hotel has been nicely refurbished, with attractive public spaces and comfortable, spacious standard ("superior") rooms. The usual high-end urban hotel amenities are present: robes, minibars, cable TV, pay wifi, mid priced room service -- plus there is free bottled water, newspaper delivery, turn-down service, and morning coffee in the restaurant. 
The youngish reception staff are attentive in trying to make sure that everyone's needs are met. 
On the negative side, compared to other choices in the San Diego area, the hotel has no views, nor is the restaurant food exceptional.
On the positive side, one doesn't need a car to roam the city proper; it's only a few minutes (pleasant and safe) walk to the Gaslamp restaurant and bar district, Petco ballpark, convention center, downtown marina and waterfront, and downtown Horton Plaza shopping mall. There is also a public trolley at the front door with lines that go to various other parts of the city, and it is a short (though not super-cheap) taxi ride to the airport.
I would request that hotels such as this that are trying to be "green" consider, one, having recycling bins in the room for guests' bottles and paper, and, two, offer shampoos and soaps that are not loaded with chemicals. I also cannot understand why the hotel put in vanity-top sinks so trendy and huge and tall that a 5'2 adult can't reach them to wash her face.