Embassy Suites Hotel San Diego-La Jolla, located in San Diego, is one of more than 170 Embassy Suites hotels in the United States, Canada and Latin America. The hotel, built in 1987, features 335 two-room suites complete with galley kitchens, refrigerators, microwaves and coffeemakers. It offers guests a variety of amenities and services, including room service, free parking, high-speed Internet access, complimentary newspapers, fold-out sleeper sofas, satellite television service, a fitness room and indoor swimming pool, valet laundry and an onsite restaurant. It also has more than 4,000 square feet of meeting and event space to accommodate a variety of corporate and private gatherings. The hotel is located in the University Towne Centre area across from Westfield Shoppingtown and close to the campus of the University of California at San Diego. The first Embassy Suites hotel opened in Kansas City, Mo., in 1984. In 2003, the hotel group received the J.D. Power and Associates award for ‘Highest in Guest Satisfaction Among Upscale Hotel Chains -the fifth consecutive year Embassy Suites had received the award.