Built in 1910 as an Arts & Crafts residence and operating as a seven-room inn since 2005, Hillcrest House Bed & Breakfast sits on Front Street two blocks off University Avenue. Each keyed guest suite carries the name of a San Diego landmark — Gaslamp, Coronado, Old Town, La Jolla — and the in-room breakfast service draws from the walkable farm-to-table bakery corridor anchored by Bread & Cie. Rooms include private baths, high-thread-count linens, air conditioning, and a downstairs beverage station with coffee and rotating herbal teas. A concierge tour desk maps guest itineraries through Balboa Park’s zoo and museums and the planted hedges of Harper’s Topiary Garden across the Vermont Street bridge in Mission Hills. The inn pairs with a separate two-bedroom vacation bungalow on Van Buren Avenue for guests needing a full kitchen and private courtyards. Whole-house buyouts for San Diego Pride week and multi-generation family reunions take over all seven keyed rooms as a single-party rental, running the full breakfast program through the shared living room and open-air porch.