Post #16607 by thejab on Tue, Dec 17, 2002 12:40 PM

Martin-

Look at Alnshely's and my posts in this thread:

https://tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=1289&forum=1

Add to my list the nautical-themed bar at Tom Ham's Lighthouse on Harbor Island where Donna Cote sings standards of the old days. Be sure and think of a suitable request for her to play!

For hotels I recommend the Hanalei or Humphrey's Half Moon Inn for obvious reasons. The Hanalei is a bit cheaper - you should be able to get a big room for about $100/night.

http://www.hanaleihotel.com/
http://www.halfmooninn.com/

Another fine option is the Inn Suites Hotel where the Red Fox Room is located. You could hang out at the bar drinking manhattans while listening to the great Shirley Allan and stagger up to bed without worrying about driving. The bars at the Hanalei and Half Moon Inn are nothing special and probably close early. There is also a good dive bar called the Live Wire a block from the Red Fox Room if you feel like a beer (they have dozens on tap) and some loud music. The rates are probably less at the Inn Suites as well. And the Inn Suites is closer to the best shopping (Hillcrest area is great - check out Babette Shwartz for tiki accessories) for records, vintage clothes, etc.

http://sandiego.innsuites.com/

Other hotel options that may have tikis on the grounds still are the Town and Country Hotel in Mission Valley and the Catamaran Resort Hotel on Mission Bay. But these places are pretty expensive.

thejab (your tiki travel agent)