The Lafayette Hotel, Swim Club & Bungalows is a hotel in San Diego, California that opened 000000001946-07-01-0000July 1, 1946. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on 000000002012-07-31-0000July 31, 2012. The Lafayette's original name was Imig Manor, owned by local entrepreneur Larry Imig. The LaFayette was originally built at a cost of $2 million on El Cajon Boulevard. When Imig Manor opened in 1946, its first guest was Bob Hope; other celebrities followed.