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Hotel San Diego

San Diego, United States

Built 1914

Hotel San Diego in San Diego was built in 1914; no completed renovation is yet on record. Its HotelChrono freshness score is 0.5/10.

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Likely due for renovation now

Past its typical ~8-year renovation cycle. A model estimate, not a sourced fact.

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Location

Satellite view · San Diego, United States

Timeline

  1. 1914

    Hotel constructed by John D. Spreckels

  2. 1924

    Southern addition built

How this score is computed

Chrono Score v1.1deterministic · reproducible · pure freshness, never mixed with stars
# sourced: built 1914, no completed renovation on record
100 − 1.5 × 112 years = -68 → clamped to 5
= 0.5 / 10 · Tired

Every figure here traces back to the sourced build year above — no hidden weighting, no black box. Recompute it yourself. See the full methodology →

Facts

Built

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1914

Sources

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Official register · Expansion 1924weight 0.95 · retrieved 2026-10-11view source →

“Built in 1914 with a southern addition built in 1924, the Hotel San Diego is listed as the San Diego Historical Site No. 175.”

Secondary · Built 1914weight 0.70 · retrieved 2026-10-11view source →

“Hotel San Diego (1914) John D. Spreckels built the Hotel San Diego, which was one of several buildings his family interests constructed on Broadway such as the Spreckels Theatre and the old Union-Tribune Building.”

Secondary · builtweight 0.70 · retrieved 2026-10-11view source →

“The Hotel San Diego was completed in 1914 by developer and millionaire John D. Spreckels, just in time for the opening of the 1915 Panama-California International Exposition in Balboa Park.”

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Frequently asked

When was Hotel San Diego built?+

Hotel San Diego (San Diego, United States) was built in 1914.

How old is Hotel San Diego?+

Hotel San Diego is 112 years old — it was built in 1914. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.

Has Hotel San Diego been renovated recently?+

We have not yet found a sourced completed renovation year for Hotel San Diego.

What is the Chrono Score of Hotel San Diego?+

Its Chrono Score is 0.5/10 (Tired) — a pure freshness metric.

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