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The Scene – A wheeler-dealer whose fortune crumbled in one of San Diego's more celebrated financial scandals built this old-school downtown property. Fortunately, the hotel survived the calamity and maintained its position as one of the city's premier luxury hotels. – – The Details – One would never guess from the bland, high-rise, 1970s exterior what kind of opulence reigns within. The hotel is, in a sense, a museum of exquisite French antiques. Everything that glitters is gold, or at least gilded, and a fair amount of it once belonged to a Louis. Service in all areas…