To spot the Paris Hotel, look for a bold, salmon-pink corner building at 759 4th Avenue, with big windows on the second floor and shops tucked under a black awning at street level-right where palm trees throw dappled shadows onto the sidewalk.
Welcome to the Paris Hotel, a place with a history as rich as its color! Imagine the year is 1910-horses and buggies clatter down these brick streets, and this very corner is buzzing with travelers looking for a place to rest their heads. Back then, this was the Washington Hotel. Picture yourself, suitcase in hand, smelling the ocean breeze mixed with a whiff of cigar smoke as you step inside, hoping they’ve got a room left. You’d find accommodations that felt cozy, even if you had to share a bathroom and say hello to your hallway neighbor in your slippers! No fancy elevators, but twice a week the friendly staff would whisk through and tidy up, keeping everything neat for the parade of guests-from businessmen in starched collars to mystery writers with wild stories.
Later, the hotel changed its name to the Paris Hotel-maybe to add a dash of romance or worldliness to its charm. Today it stands proud, owned by DRA Enterprises, with its salmon-red face watching San Diego grow busier by the year
