San Diego’s Feathered Faces: Explore Local Avian Diversity at the San Diego Bird Festival
February 24th, 2020Did you know that San Diego County lays claim to more recorded bird species than any other in the U.S.? We’re talking more than 520 avian wonders confirmed at one time or another in our tremendously diverse swath of Southern…
Surf’s Up at the Sofia Hotel
November 22nd, 2019Surf’s Up at the Sofia Hotel San Diego holds its own with any city in the world for its surf breaks and its surf culture. San Diego County is a renowned year-round surfing epicenter, but we’re right in the thick…
A San Diego Halloween at the Sofia Hotel
October 24th, 2019A San Diego Halloween at the Sofia Hotel The nights here in San Diego may not exactly be on the crisp side, and our abundant palms aren’t putting on a leaf-peeping show, but that doesn’t mean the Halloween spirit isn’t…
Valentine’s Day Also Marks the Start of San Diego Theatre Week!
February 14th, 2019Valentine’s Day Also Marks the Start of San Diego Theatre Week! The Old Globe Theatre, one of the venues for San Diego Theatre Week February 14th, of course, marks Valentine’s Day: the perfect excuse to remind you of the Sofia…
Seeking Out Snow in San Diego
January 4th, 2019Seeking Out Snow in San Diego As we’ve discussed in the past here at the Sofia blog, San Diego’s climate is a justifiably celebrated one: Indeed, it’s often called the best all-around of any city in the U.S. If you…
Take a Dunk This Summer Off San Diego’s Golden Shores at Our Best Swimming Beaches No question that San Diego ranks among America’s great beach cities, not least for its world-famous surf breaks and Southern California coastal culture. And your…
Hanging With the Giants: It’s Blue Whale Season Once Again in San Diego! Blue whale off the Channel Islands (Shulman at English Wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons) We’re now in prime-time season for seeing the world’s biggest creature cavorting in our very own…
Get Out & Enjoy San Diego Bay During Your Stay at the Sofia!
April 13th, 2018Get Out & Enjoy San Diego Bay During Your Stay at the Sofia! Here in San Diego, we’ve got as our liquid doorstep one of the finest natural harbors—and one of the finest urban saltwater playgrounds—in the entire country. San…
Spring Break in San Diego!
March 30th, 2018Spring Break in San Diego! Ample quantities of Southern Californian sunshine, a swoony Pacific seacoast, oodles of festivals and sporting attractions: Spring break doesn’t get any better than in San Diego! Let us treat you to sumptuous Downtown San Diego…