The Keating Hotel, San Diego: Celebrate the Grand Opening

Sexy and sophisticated, the new Keating Hotel is set to become a San Diego hotspot. Recently featured in both Urban Zeitgeist and Sherman's Travel Magazine, this chic design hotel is the first hotel creation by Pininfarina, of Ferrari fame. Billed as an "urban lifestyle hotel," The Keating oozes sexiness in the details: sinful bedding (down duvets and pillows, Italian linens), LavAzza espresso machines by Pininfarina, personalized sip and crave bars in-room, and the subterranean lounge: the exclusive high-tech bar and focal point of the hotel, destined to emerge as the place to see and be seen in San Diego. The hotel is bringing a winning combination of Europe and Soho to Southern California. To quote Sherman's Travel Magazine:

This fall The Keating hotel unveiled its overhaul of a century-old Romanesque Revival gem in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter. Pininfarina, best known for their design work with Ferrari, turned the historic building modern with sleek, minimal interiors.

Each of the hotel's 35 luxurious suites (called "Stanzas," Italian for guestroom) are decked out with custom designed furnishings, vaulted ceilings, Bang and Olufsen's Beo Vision electronics, Dornbracht fixtures, and all the latest, cutting-edge technology. For a limited time, take advantage of excellent Grand Opening special rates, starting at $269 a night in a Stanza room. Valid until January 31, 2007.

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Photo via Urban Zeitgeist