<P> The hotel was refurbished in the 1980s , but fell upon hard times in the subsequent decade due to a financial slump . The hotel changed hands several times during the 1990s . In 2003 , the hotel was purchased by the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation , who closed the doors for 21 months to renovate the building . It reopened in October 2006 . The hotel is operated by Starwood Hotels and Resorts as a part of their Luxury Collection . </P>
who owns the us grant hotel in san diego
the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation