萨米·海尔的头衔是 Signia by 希尔顿 圣荷西 is “doorperson,” but you could call him “chief ambassador.” Typically you’ll find him greeting guests at the hotel’s front door, 但是在一天结束的时候, he might be in the lobby lounge sipping a martini.
海尔说，这是酒店最吸引人的地方. “Our lobby bar is very modern and elegant, and it’s been renovated to the highest level. 这是非常欧式的风格. Once you sit down, your mood will completely change.”
AJI Bar和Robata 拥有拱形入口通道, 舒适的沙发, and geometric chandeliers that hang over a horseshoe-shaped bar. Bartenders stir up signature cocktails made with pisco, mezcal, 和为了, and a robata-style menu showcases 日本 and Peruvian flavors.
Haile’s favorite cocktail is the bar’s “beautiful vodka martini,他说. “It makes you feel like you’re wearing a black and white tuxedo, like 007.”
He isn’t a secret agent, but Haile is an expert guide to California's third largest metropolis. 他一直在指引酒店客人去 圣荷西自1991年以来一直是美国的旅游景点. (The Signia was formerly the Fairmont 圣荷西 before a major renovation and re-opening in 2022.)
“Our hotel is in the middle of downtown, and we have two great museums next to us,” 海丽说. “Our guests can visit the 圣何塞艺术博物馆 for free.”
在Signia的北侧 圣何塞艺术博物馆 专注于现当代艺术. More than 2,500 works by mostly California artists are displayed in an 1892 library building.
科技互动 是必看景点, 海丽说, because “圣荷西 is the capital of Silicon Valley, and Silicon Valley is the tech capital of the world.”
The family-friendly museum celebrates 圣荷西's culture of innovation with exhibits on space exploration, 人工智能, 人类健康. Kids (or curious adults) can design their own robot, 在模拟地震中受到惊吓, or sit in an astronaut's seat and "fly" through space.
Haile recommends catching a movie in the museum’s IMAX穹顶影院, where wraparound images are projected on a four-story-high, hemispherical screen. “我在那家电影院看了《bbin游戏官网》电影. 真是难以置信，太美了。.
Cutting-edge tech may be 圣荷西’s claim to fame, but 海丽说 that the city hasn’t forgotten its past. Signia的街对面是 Plaza de csamar Chávez这是一个棕榈树点缀的公园，以它的美丽而闻名 节日灯饰闪闪发光的喷泉，以及夏季的音乐活动. Haile tells visitors to look for a plaque in the plaza commemorating the site of 圣荷西’s first City Hall, 建于1854年. A few years before that, 圣荷西 briefly served as the capital of the new state of California.
The Signia’s property is also historically significant. “Our hotel is sitting on the spot that used to be 圣荷西’s 中国town in the 1870s,” 海丽说.
Today 圣荷西 is one of California’s most diverse cities. “圣何塞是一个大熔炉. 无论你走到哪里，你都会看到不同的文化. That diversity makes the city even 更多的 interesting and enjoyable,他说.
游客可以品尝到多元文化的美食 圣佩德罗广场市场这里距离Signia酒店步行10分钟. “It’s a public square like you’d find in Spain or 意大利. The street is blocked off, and there are all different ethnic restaurants,他说.
The market’s foods include Nepali steamed dumplings at 城市莫莫，牛肉，培根，墨西哥卷饼 洛塔利亚塔可吧，越南春卷 好运连连和麻糬甜甜圈 Mochinut.
For guests craving hearty hamburgers or a sizzling ribeye, Haile suggests 巷子上的烧烤店. “就在bbin游戏官网酒店的大厅里, but it has its own entrance on Paseo de San Antonio and Market Street,他说. “The Grill’s burgers are made from 日本 Kobe beef. 入口即化，太好吃了.”
即使有这么多吃的, do, 在圣何塞看看, 海丽说 some guests find it hard to leave the Signia’s pool. “bbin游戏官网的游泳池令人惊叹. 周围都是棕榈树和小屋, 还有一个提供食物和饮料的凉亭,他说. “When you sit by the pool, you feel like you’re in the islands somewhere.”
五个最爱
海丽说 圣荷西 visitors should check out these spots:
家庭: 儿童探索博物馆 is a short walk from the hotel, and it has a lot of learning and playing activities for kids. 我有五个孩子, 当他们还小的时候, they loved to go to the museum and climb around on the fire truck. 家庭也享受 快乐谷公园和动物园在那里，孩子们可以看到所有的动物. They have lemurs, meerkats, anteaters, all kinds of interesting animals. 这两个博物馆对孩子来说都很有教育意义.
温彻斯特神秘屋: 温彻斯特神秘屋 从酒店开车10分钟到吗. It’s a 160-room Victorian mansion built by Sarah Winchester, heir to the Winchester rifle fortune. It has 950 doors, 40 bedrooms, and stairways that go nowhere. Why did one lady build this humongous mansion when she lived all by herself? 这真是一个神奇而有趣的谜团. When you take the tour, you learn about her obsession.
日落的地方:从 汉密尔顿山 是惊人的. You drive a curvy road up to the top of the mountain and look down over the entire valley and the city lights at night. 那是个看日落的好地方. 你也可以参观 利克天文台 星期六和星期日下午. The mountain’s elevation is above 4,000 feet, so sometimes it snows up there and they close the road. People park their cars and walk up into the snow.
炸玉米饼: 维多利亚塔克里亚餐厅 那里有最好的鱼玉米饼, 煎或烤都行, and they have a signature orange sauce that’s unbelievable. It’s their secret ingredient—they won’t say what’s in it. I often order their carne asada tacos, and they cook the beef perfectly. 它的香料刚刚好. 维多利亚酒店在圣何塞有五家分店.
早餐/午餐早餐，我喜欢吃牛油果吐司 喷泉 在bbin游戏官网酒店. 它既健康又美味. It’s so beautifully presented that it invites you to go ahead and bite it. I also like to go to San Pedro Square and have breakfast at Peggy, Sue的这是一家20世纪50年代的带冷饮机的餐厅. You can sit inside or out on the patio and have breakfast at any hour of the day. Il Fornaio 也有很好吃的早午餐吗. 我通常吃他们的鸡蛋本笃.
