Let's get down to it. When you're traveling you want 2 things, a nice clean room, and respectable service. The Doubletree in Del Mar IS the hotel where you can kick back, relax, and know you're in good hands. I was there on vacation in October, by the second day there were fires raging around the San Diego area including Del Mar. The staff and the management were checking people in left and right, all very aware of what was going on and what the worst case scenario could be, the mandatory evacuation of the hotel. Well of course the hotel is evacuated and the staff handled it perfectly. They even offered us a place to stay. Need I say more?