Opened in August 2019 as a 23-key apartment-style boutique hotel designed by architecture collective RED Office, Abpopa Hillcrest occupies a slim contemporary black-and-white building on Fourth Avenue one block off University Avenue. Ground-floor Gooseberries Kafe operates as the hotel’s in-house bakery, delicatessen, grill, and breakfast program, feeding both overnight guests and walk-in Hillcrest neighbors through a single street-level entrance. Accommodation inventory breaks down across multiple cabin rooms, split-level loft studios, and a single penthouse, each with a kitchenette, mini-fridge, microwave, electric kettle, and split-level floor plans with oversized windows. The on-site event center is booked as a San Diego Equality Business Association member venue for wedding ceremonies, business conferences, and private LGBTQ+ gatherings with flexible room-block coordination for Pride-weekend overflow. Guest service includes a curated artisan shop showcasing work from local designers and builders who share equally in the hotel’s revenue under the RED Office volunteer-developer model, and wedding-party overflow reception bookings route to Bankers Hill Club. Multi-day wedding takeovers combine a full 23-key property buyout, staged breakfast and cocktail service through Gooseberries Kafe, and SDEBA vendor referrals for photography, catering, and officiant coordination into a single on-site point of contact.