Property
A grand Victorian gem smack-dab on the beach. Resort experience with stores, restaurants and activities, including a kids’ club in summer, all on site.

Location
Coronado is its own little island over a bridge from the downtown, Gas Lamp area of San Diego. It has a bay and beach side and a cute downtown. The Zoo, Children’s Museum, and Balboa Park are all a 5-minute car ride away.

Sleeps
Book a junior suite.  Two queens and a fold-out couch cut down on all the you’re-on-my-side fighting.

Highlights
It’s on the perfect sandy beach with low-breaking waves and a tide pools nearby.   It’s rare to get a place in San Diego where can stumble out to the beach from your room and have towels and chairs provided.  Having the hotel set you up with a campfire and s’mores at night is worth the expense.

Good to know
Stay in the Victorian hotel instead of newer buildings that look like apartments. Try to get on the 2nd or 3rd floor in West Wing toward the back. It’s noisy on 1st floor and rooms are more cramped higher up and closer to the lobby. Skip eating the average food there and head into town instead.

Contact
http://www.hoteldel.com/

August 9th, 2009 | by auto_mode