Lafayette Hotel and Suites

The Lafayette is proud to play host to America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society’s monthly concerts.  Every third Sunday of the month from 1-4pm the group gets together to perform in the hotel’s Mississippi Ballroom.

This month’s show (Sunday, February 19th) has the South Bay Jazz Ramblers getting us prepped for Fat Tuesday with a Mardi Gras themed performance.  You can pick up tickets here.  Those of you born after the Berlin Wall came down can come listen to  brain building music and drink mimosas for only $5.  Do something different this Sunday afternoon.  It’ll be good for you.

It’s that time of year again, as the CityBeat Festival of Beers returns to El Cajon Boulevard on the doorstep of Lafayette Hotel.  The Festival takes place on Saturday, April 7th.  Doors (gates?) open at 2pm and go through 5pm.  If you have the means, we highly recommend you pick up a VIP ticket for an additional hour of tastings.  All tickets can be purchased directly from the festival site here.

This year’s event features over 40 local, regional, international breweries and craft beer taverns.  The whole shabang happens just feet from the font door.  So if you’re the type who enjoys a good nap after a day of drinking or just don’t feel like sleeping in your own bed, reserve a room for the night.  We have some great Spring rates.

The event also features live music from our good friends at Bar Pink, with performances by:

Nico Vega (Who brought sexy to the Mississippi Ballroom during NPMT back in August)
The Heavy Guilt (Killed it here on NYE!)
Hyena

It’ll be a really swell event.  Grab some people you enjoy drinking beers with and come on down.

We’re extremely excited to announce a 2012 partnership with the San Diego Zoo and Safari Park.  Guest’s can now book a hotel package that includes 2 park tickets for unlimited admission for up to 5 days to the Zoo and Safari Park.  Packaged hotel rooms start at $59; with Zoo tickets being made available to you, our valued friends at a discounted rate.

San Diego Zoo admission includes unlimited use of Guided Bus Tour, Express Bus and Skyfari Aerial Tram. Safari Park admission includes Journey into Africa Tour, Conservation Carousel ride, and all exhibits and shows, parking not included.

Click HERE to reserve your package now.

It’s almost here, New Years Eve 2012!

The show has sold out! Those of you that were lucky enough to score tickets (or even better a room), are in for a night to remember (or not).  A few notes.  (But first, check this ‘ish out.  Transfer live at Abbey Road.  Yea, that Abbey Road)

Boulevard Fitness has been kind enough to donate their parking lot to us for the evening.  They’re located across the Boulevard at 2110 El Cajon Boulevard. (we’re at 2223)  All other attendee parking will be on the lovely streets of San Diego.  (Guests who’ve booked a NYE room package will be provided parking on the premises or in our garage.)  Non guests who park in the attached lots risk towing.

Doors are at 8:30PM through the main entrance on El Cajon Boulevard.

Coat check will be available at $2 a piece.

Smoking will be allowed along the pool deck.  We’ll have it vibed’ out for you.  (heat lamps!)

Please leave your flasks at home.  We’ll have plenty of drinks at blue collar prices.  You’ve been warned.

This is a hotel wide event, however some rooms have a maximum occupancy.

Your set times for the evening:

8:30: Main Lobby, intermittent throughout the evening – DJ Claire
9:00: Mississippi Room, intermittent throughout the evening – DJ Josh Namm
9:15 – 10:00: Conservatory / Pool Veranda, Creepxotica
10:30 – 11:00: Conservatory / Pool Veranda, Hell on Heels Burlesque
10:15 – 11:15: Lafayette Room, The Heavy Guilt
10:45 – 11:30: Mississippi Room, Transfer
11:15 – 11:45: Main Lobby, Low Volts
11:45 – 12:45: Lafayette Room, The Creepy Creeps
11:50 – 1:30: Mississippi Room, The Silent Comedy

Also, the Visual Underground has put together a sweet interactive component for the evening.  Be part of it.  Be naughty or naughty or nice.  Post your ‘un-resolutions’ at #nores2012 and they’ll be projected in areas of the hotel throughout the night.

A quick update on room packages for the New Years Eve extravaganza featuring The Silent Comedy, Transfer, and more.

Do to overwhelming demand, we have sold out of the $169 room packages that included a King Bed in the main Manor building.

We do however have rooms with two Queen Beds available in the Manor building, Poolside, and in the Howard Building (we don’t have a current picture of these babies). Basically, you can now get cozy with your significant other, or grab 3 friends (or one new friend, wink) and book fast.

The rooms in the Howard building are divided by French doors into two separate bedrooms with a bathroom in each room. They have a King bed on one side, and a Twin over Full bunk bed on the other side. These are perfect for a couple and two friends. One friend who may or may not be 5’6 and 130 lbs.

So skip the paper, scissors, rock for designated driver duties, and book now.

Entertainment schedule / lineup coming soon.

Party.

We know it’s not even Thanksgiving yet, so you’re probably more focused on the upcoming decision of dark or white meat; but we wanted to share with you the plans for the enormous party we’re hosting on NYE.

We’ve got:

Featuring:

The Silent Comedy
Transfer
The Creepy Creeps
The Heavy Guilt
Hell On Heels Burlesque
Creepxotica
Low Volts
The Visual Underground

…all on tap to blow the hotel up for the night. Pre-sale tickets are on sale now for only $25, and hotel packages start at only $169 that include 2 tickets to the debauchery party.

Do you really want to spend $100+ a ticket to have Monster and vodka’s spilled on you while dancing? $25. No Monster. Promise.

Friends, we’re really excited about this one.

This Saturday, October 8th, the Casbah presents The Album Leaf in the historic Mississippi Ballroom.  Tickets are available here.  $16 advance, $18 at the door.

We’ve also made an exclusive room rate package available to show goers.  For only $79 you’ll receive two tickets to the show and a room in the historic Manor building.  There are only 10 rooms available at this rate.  You can book it here.  Stay the night and keep the party going.  Plus we have breakfast.

Just a quick reminder that the Weissmuller Pool bar will now be closed Tuesday – Thursdays.  We will however remain open (weather permitting) for weekends and Industry Mondays.

For the week of September 12th, we plan on being open all week.  Go forward, if it’s sunny and 70+ degrees, check the Facebook page for hours.  Enjoy the dog days friends.

It’s like Christmas Eve.  (A 95 degree Christmas Eve.)

The The San Diego Music Thing kicks off this Friday at the Lafayette Hotel, running through the weekend.  The annual music conference features 2 days of interactive round-table sessions with nationally-known panelists and innovative speakers representing the best of the music business.  At night, 14 nearby venues open their doors for the Music Fest which over two nights plays host to over 150 bands.  Don’t be left out in the cold heat buy a ticket here.  Book your hotel room here.

The Weissmuller Pool will be open during the conference.  There’s going to be a gaggle of people at the hotel this weekend, so get here early.  (how many people make a gaggle?)  As always, we promise good food and entertainment.  We recommend you just stand in the shallow end and cool off until 6pm, when Low Volts will do his thing poolside on Friday the 9th.  On Saturday Blackout Party will be playing a set around 3pm, and Creepxotica will finish the day on the pool veranda at 6pm.

We’re also playing host to the San Diego Music Thing Noise Pop showcase in the Mississippi Ballroom on Friday night.  Some amazing talent on this bill:

7:30     321 Stereo
8:30    Bart Davenport
9:20    The Frail
10:30  Nico Vega

You can view the entire music fest schedule here.  The conference schedule is here.

Stay classy (and cool) San Diego.

Saturday, September 3rd:  Soul Saturday with Adam Salter

Sunday, September 4th:  Sunday Fun-day with Fam Royal and the Curiocity food truck

Monday, September 5th:  Labor Day Monday with Junior theDISCOpunk and the Dharma Dogs food truck ($5 cover)

Friday, September 9th:  San Diego Music Thing, Low Volts on the veranda at 6pm

Saturday, September 10th:  San Diego Music Thing, Creepxotica on the veranda at 6pm and the Gooch food truck 1-4pm

Sunday, September 11th:  Blackout Party, DJ Old Man Johnson, and the Miho Gastrotruck

Monday, September 12th:  Industry Mondays with Junior theDISCOpunk

Saturday, September 17th:  Soul Saturday with DJ Grand Masta Rats  and Food Junkies food truck

Saturday, September 24th:  Soul Saturday with Armory Massive and NoSuckerDjs

Sunday, September 25th:  Sunday Fun-day with Armory Massive and NoSuckerDjs, plus the Miho Gastrotruck

Monday, September 26th:  Industry Mondays with Junior theDISCOpunk

Check back often, more to come.  Remember, SPF 30+.  We’ll even help to apply it*.  Cheers.

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We’re also very excited to announce that on October 8th, The Album Leaf will be playing a special show in the historic Mississippi Ballroom.  Tickets are available here.  $16 advance, $18 at the door.  Book a room that night and keep the party going.

*Not really.  Maybe.