We stayed in the Gaslamp Quarter in the Omni for two nights. We originally planned on just going to PetCo for a tour and the Midway and Mardi Gras. I wish we could have stayed longer! TONS of excellent resturants and bars and clubs. Cute boutiques and shops everywhere. The Mardi Gras celebration and parade was a riot. I can... more

If you are looking for restaurants or bars, then the Gaslamp Quarter might seem more interesting. We visited the Gaslamp Quarter on a Sunday afternoon, hoping to visit some interesting shops. We were disappointed that there were a lot of bars and restaurants, but not any shops that we saw. There is a large multi-level mall with no interesting stores... more

We visited in Jan 09 and it is an interesting part of the city. One can find nightlife of course yet during the day we did our own walking tour of the origional period architecture. There are many great origional buildings. There is also a wonderful house museum that is open to the public too. If you are an antique... more

This place has done a 180 in the last 5 years from what it once was. I mean this in a good way. the restaurants are world class and the entertainment is everywhere. From street performers to Petco park- home of the Padres, everything is at your fingertips. The waterfront is walking distance from the Gaslamp and the night life... more

its an awesome place to be if you like to have some fun. more

We stayed in this area. It was very alive and full of things to do. There were also many restaurants all within walking distance of our vacation property. more

You can't go to San Diego with out coming here! The Bars, The food, The Hotels! more

STAY AWAY. While the section called the Gaslamp Quarter can be viewed as nice, I felt it was far too congested with over priced mediocre restaurants and far too congested with the "riff-raff" of the city. I was actually disgusted with the homeless, the unpleasant elements and the apparent drug dealers roaming free on almost every corner of the city... more

The gaslamp area of San Diego is definitely a place to check out, it consists of a pretty large part of downtown and is full of really nice restuarants and shops. We went to Sammy's Wood Fired Pizza which is a nice relaxed restaurant, not too expensive, and right across from the outdoor mall. The gaslamp area has access to... more