El Cortez Apartment Hotel is a hotel in San Diego, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “landmark hotel in San Diego, California, United States”. It opened in 1927. It stands about 0.7 km from the centre of San Diego.[3]
Overview
El Cortez is a condominium building in San Diego, California. Built from 1926 to 1927, El Cortez was the tallest building in San Diego when it opened. It sits atop a hill at the north end of downtown San Diego, where it dominated the city skyline for many years and became a landmark hotel.
From “El Cortez (San Diego)” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The hotel opened in 1927. It was designed by Walker & Eisen, in the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture style. It is listed as a National Register of Historic Places listed place. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 0.7 km from the centre of San Diego. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is San Diego International Airport (SAN), about 3 km from the centre of San Diego.[4]
It is one of 68 hotels in and around San Diego recorded in Wikidata, 26 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 18 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Hotel del Coronado, opened in 1888. See Hotels in San Diego.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- C Street Inn — 0.4 km, opened 1914
- Hotel Churchill — 0.4 km, opened 1914
- Kimpton Hotel Palomar San Diego — 0.5 km
- The Westgate Hotel — 0.6 km
- U.S. Grant Hotel — 0.6 km, opened 1910
- Gaslamp Plaza Suites — 0.6 km
- Andaz San Diego - a Concept by Hyatt — 0.7 km
- The Keating Hotel — 0.8 km
- Sofia Hotel — 0.8 km, opened 1927
- Robert E. Lee Hotel — 0.8 km
See also
- Hotels in San Diego
- Hotels in the United States
- Hotels designed by Walker & Eisen
- Hotels in the Spanish Colonial Revival style
- List of heritage-listed hotels in the United States
- List of hotels opened in the 1920s
References
- ^ El Cortez Apartment Hotel (Q3049820). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ El Cortez Apartment Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-04.
- ^ San Diego (Q16552). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in San Diego. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.