A cafe and sports lounge a fitness center and two pools score an ace for guests at the pet-friendly Hotel Karlan San Diego - a DoubleTree by Hilton. The non-smoking Hotel Karlan has three floors and 174 rooms featuring either patios or balconies and signature bedding as well as desks coffeemakers clock radios with mp3 connections and 37-inch flat-panel TVs with premium cable and pay movies. Pets are welcome for an additional fee. Enjoy breakfast with garden views and check out the casual sports bar for lunch dinner or drinks. The hotel provides room service a business center an ATM a gift shop a convenience store and a guest laundromat. Recreation options abound from tennis and croquet courts to an outdoor pool a lap pool and a fitness room with a steam room sauna and massage facilities. Parking is available for an additional fee. The resort is set in the foothills of the Black Mountains less than a mile from I-15 and 20 minutes from Torrey Pines State Beach Qualcomm Stadium and Del Mar Racetrack. Favorite San Diego attractions within a 25-minute drive include Balboa Park the San Diego Zoo Petco Baseball Park Old Town San Diego SeaWorld and the Gaslamp Quarter. It's 23 miles to San Diego International Airport. Priceline guests tell us they like the "quiet location in the hills" "immaculate grounds" and "spacious well-kept and updated rooms" at this DoubleTree and they also give kudos to the ever-popular "welcoming cookies at the front desk."