Back in the day, hotel gift shops sold mere necessity items to guests, such as toothbrushes and other items forgotten in a hurried pack, or trivial souvenirs brought home to remind a recipient of a trip they never took. Hotel gift shops today, however, offer a whole new shopping scene.

Save the trip to Paris for Chanel or Las Vegas for Hard Rock items; chances are, you'll find what you are looking for in the lobby of your favorite San Diego hotels.

Discover the best San Diego hotel gift shops.

The Marketplace, La Costa Resort and Spa

The Marketplace offers Starbucks coffee, gourmet breakfast and lunch, and features La Costa brand body care products, scented candles, custom hats, polo’s, robes and jackets, and carries unique gourmet foods from local Carlsbad eateries. For more stylish shopping, visit such on-site boutiques as Pinkalicious, Audrey's Etc., and Coastal Dunes. (pictured main)

Regency Gift Shop, Manchester Grand Hyatt

The Goods: Regency Gift Shop offers non-tourist items, but in a selection similar to a department store; e.g. 10 different brands of sunscreen, electric razors, designer make-up, eyeglasses, and much more. Choose a bottle of wine from the shop’s extensive collection. Or, season up your room with holiday decorations.

The Hotel Shop: The Del Shop, Hotel Del Coronado

The Goods: The Del Shop offers Hotel Del Coronado resort-logo apparel, spa lotions and products, and collectibles. For more sophisticated shopping, Shops at The Del provides a variety of boutiques featuring apparel and accessories by upscale labels such as Chanel, Michael Kors and Stewart Weitzman.

The Hotel Shop: The Ivy Boutique, Ivy Hotel

The Goods: The Ivy Boutique carries quality merchandise from labels such as Chrome Hearts, VBH Luxury, Jimmyjane, Ritmo Mundo, plus spa products from the organic Korres line.

The Hotel Shop: Rock Shop, Hard Rock Hotel

The Goods: Here you will find everything from T-shirts exclusively designed (for charity) by Ozzy Osbourne, Bruce Springsteen, Shakira and Green Day, to private label tees, jackets, hats, watches, collectible pins and more. (pictured below)

The Hotel Shop: The Westgate Gift Shop, Westgate Hotel

The Goods: The Westgate Hotel’s gift shop carries Lladró figurines, unusual collectibles and art from around the world, as well as gourmet breads and cheeses, bathrobes, souvenirs and sundries.

The Hotel Gift Shop: Harrah's Rincon Casino

With more space to work with than boutique Gaslamp hotels, San Diego casinos offer great gift shopping. Harrah’s Rincon features an upscale selection of Coach bags, such electronic items as iPod's and Wii’s, as well as cell phone accessories, clothing by Kristine Alexander and See’s chocolates. harrahsrincon.com

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