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Alma San Diego Downtown, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel

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Marriott · 4 stars · San Diego, California

Alma San Diego Downtown, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel is one of 6 Edit by Chase hotels in San Diego. Its typical nightly Chase Travel rate is $596, fees included, the fourth-lowest of the city’s 6 priced Edit hotels.

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  • A view of San DiegoPhoto of San DiegoPhoto: Pexels
  • $596Typical nightly rate
  • DecemberCheapest month, $241
  • $225Lowest night, Dec 7, 2026
  • $250 offEdit credit, no double
  • 4 starsMarriott
  • Since Jan 2026On The Edit, checked Nov 13

What an Edit booking here includes

What a prepaid Edit booking here gets you, and how often each perk came through on the 4 stays cardholders reported.

The Edit benefits

  • Daily breakfast for two

    1 of 1 stay

    Only 1 stay reported

  • $100 property credit

    1 of 1 stay

    Only 1 stay reported

  • Room upgrade

    0 of 1 stay

    Only 1 stay reported

  • Early check-in

    When available

  • Late checkout

    When available

  • $250 Edit credit posted

    1 of 1 stay

    Only 1 stay reported

  • Free Wi-Fi

    Included

The $250 Edit credit

  • Cheapest two nights ending by Dec 31: check in Mon, Dec 7 at $225 a night, about $200 after the $250 Edit credit.
Two nights at $596
$1,192
Edit credit
−$250
You pay about
$942

For a prepaid Chase Travel stay of two nights or more. It uses one of your two $250 Edit credits for the year; this isn’t a double-credit hotel, so there’s no second $250.

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When Alma San Diego Downtown, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel is cheapest

Alma San Diego Downtown, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel runs lowest in December, November and January, with December the cheapest at a $241 median a night, and highest in May at $679.

  • January: $289 median a night, one of the cheapest
  • February: $451 median a night
  • March: $420 median a night
  • April: $404 median a night
  • May: $679 median a night
  • June: $596 median a night
  • July: $596 median a night
  • August: $596 median a night
  • September: $596 median a night
  • October: $596 median a night
  • November: $257 median a night, one of the cheapest
  • December: $241 median a night, one of the cheapest

These are medians of the Chase Travel rates for two-night stays starting on each day of the coming year, from 347 dates on our last check.

What guests say about Alma San Diego Downtown, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel

4 Edit stays here, as Sapphire Reserve cardholders described them on Reddit, summarized in our own words with a link to each post. We haven’t stayed here ourselves.

What guests liked

  • Welcome amenity2 stays
  • Breakfast included
  • Great location

What to watch for

  • No upgrade

New Year's Eve in a walkable spot

u/siberian_huskies on r/ChaseSapphire, January 2026

  • Breakfast
  • $100 credit
  • No upgrade

Their take: They would stay again: the hotel is central and walkable, which they preferred to the prettier waterfront hotels that are a longer walk from things.

Details
Paid
$200-300 a night, and it stacked with a Chase Travel offer giving $100 back on $600 spent.
Breakfast
A $60 breakfast credit, which they used; breakfast was decent.
$100 credit
A $100 dining credit, unused because they ate elsewhere, plus a $20 snack credit that went on granola bars at the front desk.
Welcome
A bottle of wine at check-in.
Upgrade
Probably none, with the hotel packed over New Year's Eve.
Room
Decent, with no complaints.
Read it on Reddit ↗

Quick notes from other guests

  • Repeat Edit stays in the Gaslamp area. This is their regular Edit pick near the Gaslamp Quarter. It has a trendier feel than some, and they have enjoyed every stay. October 2026 · Source ↗
  • Edit credit used without trouble. Used the Edit credit on this stay with no problems. A smooth experience; the credit worked as expected. May 2026 · Source ↗
  • A bottle of red wine on arrival. A bottle of red wine. January 2026 · Source ↗

Booking tips from cardholders

  • They spotted two nights during the week they posted for $485, or 29k points.

    u/dumbfuck on r/ChaseSapphire, December 2025 · Read the thread ↗

  • They found this downtown San Diego hotel on The Edit at $271 a night, all costs included. They count it among several nice San Diego hotels that the Edit credit brings down to a good price.

    u/Primary-Walrus-5623 on r/sapphirereserve, October 2025 · Read the thread ↗

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Dining credit restaurants nearby

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Questions about Alma San Diego Downtown, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel on The Edit

Is Alma San Diego Downtown, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel part of The Edit by Chase?

Yes. Alma San Diego Downtown, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel is on The Edit by Chase Travel list as of our November 13, 2026 check. A prepaid Chase Travel booking here gets the Edit benefits: daily breakfast for two, a $100 property credit, an upgrade when available, and early check-in and late checkout when available.

How much does Alma San Diego Downtown, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel cost on Chase Travel?

Its typical nightly Chase Travel rate is $596, fees included: the median of the rates for two-night stays across the coming year. By month, the median runs from $241 in December to $679 in May. These are planning figures, not live quotes; check the rate on Chase Travel for your dates.

Does Alma San Diego Downtown, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel qualify for the Chase double credit?

No. It is not in the 2026 select-hotel credit program, so a stay here can use the $250 Edit credit but not the second $250. The double credit hotels page lists the ones that are.

When is the cheapest time to book Alma San Diego Downtown, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel?

December has the lowest median Chase Travel rate here, $241 a night, followed by November and January. May is the priciest at $679. The single lowest nightly rate on our last check was $225, for a two-night stay from December 7, 2026.

Rates are medians of Chase Travel prices, fees included, for two-night stays starting on each day of the coming year; planning figures, not live quotes. How we build this data. “Compare prices” opens Google’s hotel search, which shows what other sellers charge. We earn nothing from it, from Chase Travel bookings or from card applications.

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