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Westgate Hotel (San Diego)

Westgate Hotel, formerly known as Westgate Plaza Hotel and Little America Westgate Plaza Hotel, is a luxury hotel in San Diego, California.

History

The hotel was built by C. Arnholt Smith after inspiration from a 1950s lunch with President Dwight D. Eisenhower at the nearby U.S. Grant Hotel. Construction began on January 18, 1968, and Arnholt's company Westgate-California Corporation built it for $22 million. The 20 story building opened with 235 rooms on August 30, 1970 and Esquire said it was one of the three greatest hotels in the world.

In popular culture

The hotel was a filming location for the 1979 film Scavenger Hunt and the 2025 film One Battle After Another.

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