Hotel Near San Diego Zoo

The San Diego Zoo is located on Zoo Drive in Balboa Park, just north of downtown San Diego along Park Boulevard. The 100-acre World-Famous San Diego Zoo was founded by Dr. Harry Wegeforth in 1916. Today, the zoo cares for more than 4,000 individual animals representing 800 different species. Its collection, as well as its collection of over 6,500 species of plants, is acknowledged as one of the finest in the world.

It would be impossible to list all the exhibits and animals waiting to be discovered at the San Diego Zoo so we’ll just refer you to their official website linked at the bottom of this page and leave you with a brief list of the highlights:

Attractions

• Guided Bus Tour: Enjoy a 35-minute tour on a double-decked bus covering about 75 percent of the zoo.
• Skyfari Aerial Tram: Take an airborne shortcut over the treetops to the other end of the zoo and enjoy spectacular views.
• Balboa Park Miniature Railroad: All aboard! The Balboa Park Miniature Railroad is operated by the San Diego Zoo. The train pulls out of the station for 3-minute rides around a portion of Balboa Park.
• ENTCO Wild Earth Safari Ride: Players of all ages can take a breathtaking safari through the plains of Africa. Your mission: to explore the wild as rookie photojournalists and to capture on film the essence and beauty of the natural world around you.

Exhibits

• Monkey Trails and Forest Tales
• Giant Panda Research Station
• Absolutely Apes
• Ituri Forest
• Gorilla Tropics/Scripps Aviary
• Polar Bear Plunge
• Children's Zoo
• Rain Forest Aviary
• Tiger River
• Sun Bear Forest
• Flamingo Lagoon
• Reptile Mesa

Shows

• Sea Lion Show
• The Wild Ones – Legends and Lore
• Dr. Zoolittle Show

Dining
The San Diego Zoo offers a variety of dining choices, from fun snacks and healthy offerings to all-American favorites and tasty treats from around the world. Along with numerous carts and stands throughout the grounds, the zoo features the following facilities:

• Albert’s Full Service Dining
• Treehouse Café
• Canyon Café
• Sydney’s Grill
• Flamingo Café
• Raintree Grill
• Children’s Zoo Cupboard
• Lagoon Terrace
• Safari Kitchen

The Hampton Inn San Diego Downtown is the perfect choice for accommodations when you are visiting the greater San Diego area. Whether you are in town for a short while and have some leisure time or bringing the family in for the weekend, our downtown location is perfect for getting to all the sights and sounds of America’s Finest City – San Diego!

Our hotel offers 177 Make It Hampton® guest rooms and suites. All of them are outfitted with complimentary high-speed Internet and all guests are invited to join us daily in the mornings for our On the House™ hot complimentary breakfast. Book your room on-line today and relax knowing that you’ll get the Best Rate Guaranteed as well as the opportunity to earn points and miles in the Hilton HHonors® frequent stay program from this website.