Last minute gift guide
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The Pearl Hotel
1410 Rosecrans St., Point Loma
877-PEARL-SD
www.thepearlsd.com
It might not be located on the beach or within walking distance of trendy shops and restaurants, but The Pearl Hotel is less about its surroundings and more about its own charm. Refurbished to its original, mid-century modernist glory and open for only a few months now, it’s drawn attention for its look and intimacy (only 23 rooms). A gift card for a night at the hotel and dinner at the hotel’s Restaurant at The Pearl is a perfect gift for a couple who need a night away but don’t want to leave town. The dinner menu is elegant and creative with things like a banana and macadamia nut-crusted snapper and a Grey Goose vodka penne pasta.
Direct Vinyl Source
3142 East Plaza Blvd., National City
619-472-9605
In our last Gift Guide (see the Nov. 28 issue), we wrote about the USB tape deck (plug it into your computer and transfer cassette tapes into iTunes). For someone who loves her vinyl, there’s a USB turntable. Numark makes a good version, and you can find it at Direct Vinyl Source for around $169. Direct Vinyl stocks lots of DJ gear and, of course, vinyl (they’re having a huge sale December and January for your DJ pals). If you know someone who wants to start spinning, scratching and looping, the DVS guys recommend the Battlepack (also by Numark), which includes two turntables and a mixer. Want a microphone, too? The MXL USB microphone plugs into aspiring podcasters’ computers for easy recording.
Published: 12/11/2007
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