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Beach Village Hotel del Coronado San Diego March 2017-039Hotel del Coronado
After my talk at the San Diego Travel Show, Natalie, Jack and I checked out of the Omni San Diego Hotel and checked into one of the most famous and historic hotels in America: Hotel del Coronado! It’s just a few miles from downtown San Diego on Coronado Island.

Beach Village Hotel del Coronado San Diego March 2017-013Beach Village at the Del
Actually, we weren’t staying in the hotel itself, which was built in 1888 but rather in the adjacent Beach Village at the Del, built in 2007. The Beach Village has 74 rooms compared to the 680 at Hotel Del. It’s much swankier and more expensive (their PR team set us up).

Beach Village Hotel del Coronado San Diego March 2017-033Separate Entrances
Even though they are part of the same hotel, we quickly learned that the main hotel and the Beach Village have separate entrances. Warning: On a beautiful, sunny day, it takes time to drive from one entrance to the other. Speaking of driving, I really don’t like Coronado’s streets since many don’t have four-way stop signs and it took us a good seven minutes to safely cross one of the streets because of all the nonstop traffic. I’d hate to see what it’s like in the summer time!

Beach Village Hotel del Coronado San Diego March 2017-006The Beach Village just had a management change and they are still working out some kinks but their new director comes from the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire and he really gets hospitality so no doubt he will fix everything within a month (we had some minor inconveniences like someone calling the room after we requested no calls since Jack was sleeping). But the hotel’s management apologized and offered to buy us dinner at one of their restaurants.

Highlights included…

Beach Village Hotel del Coronado San Diego March 2017-002These tasty welcome treats!

Beach Village Hotel del Coronado San Diego March 2017-005The cozy rooms with a gas fireplace and a deep soaking tub.

Beach Village Hotel del Coronado San Diego March 2017-017Access and free breakfast to the exclusive Windsor Cottage Club (only for members and guests of the Beach Village). Karen, who works the evening shift, is a real star. The morning shift needs some help cleaning up used plates.

Beach Village Hotel del Coronado San Diego March 2017The soothing spa. It has 25 treatment rooms. According to Natalie, the women’s locker room was packed but the men’s was empty when I was there.

Beach Village Hotel del Coronado San Diego March 2017-038It was pretty chilly while we were there and it even rained, but the beach looks fantastic. Of course, the weather changed the day we checked out, which is where all my sunny pics came from.

Beach Village Hotel del Coronado San Diego March 2017-041Good to know: The movie Some Like It Hot starring Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis was filmed at the Del in 1958. Beach Village guests can request to have a DVD player sent to the room and borrow that movie or another from their library. We watched the black and white classic and it was neat to see the hotel still looks the same.

Beach Village Hotel del Coronado San Diego March 2017-031Hotel Del offers yoga and spinning on the beach along with some other cool activities like a painting class. Here’s their events calendar.

We plan on going back in September and we will do a full review then but below are our photos from this trip.

Hotel del Coronado Pool
Hotel del Coronado Pool
Hotel del Coronado
Hotel del Coronado
California State Flag
California State Flag
Hotel del Coronado Fitness Center and Spa Entrances
Hotel del Coronado Fitness Center and Spa Entrances
Travel incentives might bring you closer to home for visits like the Beach Village Hotel del Coronado Driveway. Photo by Johnny Jet
Travel incentives might bring you closer to home for visits like the Beach Village Hotel del Coronado Driveway. Photo by Johnny Jet
Hotel Car
Hotel Car
Beach Village Hotel
Beach Village Hotel
Beach Village Hotel
Beach Village Hotel
Beach Village Hotel Room 2309
Beach Village Hotel Room 2309
Jack Loves Beach Village Hotel Room 2309
Jack Loves Beach Village Hotel Room 2309
Beach Village Hotel Room 2309
Beach Village Hotel Room 2309
Fireplace at Beach Village Hotel Del
Fireplace at Beach Village Hotel Del
Shower at Beach Village at the Hotel Del
Shower at Beach Village at the Hotel Del
Welcome Treat at Beach Village at the Hotel Del
Welcome Treat at Beach Village at the Hotel Del
Beach Village at the Hotel Del
Beach Village at the Hotel Del
Del Coronado Beach
Del Coronado Beach
Yoga on the Beach at Hotel Del
Yoga on the Beach at Hotel Del
Del Coronado Beach
Del Coronado Beach
Sand Castles in Front of Hotel del Coronado
Sand Castles in Front of Hotel del Coronado
Sand Castles in Front of Hotel del Coronado
Sand Castles in Front of Hotel del Coronado
The Man Responsible for the Sand Castles in Front of Hotel del Coronado
The Man Responsible for the Sand Castles in Front of Hotel del Coronado
Boat Crash in Front of Hotel del Coronado on March 8, 2017
Boat Crash in Front of Hotel del Coronado on March 8, 2017
Boat Being Towed to Marina in Front of Hotel del Coronado (not sure if it made it)
Boat Being Towed to Marina in Front of Hotel del Coronado (not sure if it made it)
Hotel del Coronado in San Diego
Hotel del Coronado in San Diego
Windsor Cottage at the Beach Village in Hotel del
Windsor Cottage at the Beach Village in Hotel del
Breakfast Buffet at Windsor Cottage at the Beach Village in Hotel del
Breakfast Buffet at Windsor Cottage at the Beach Village in Hotel del
Breakfast Buffet at Windsor Cottage at the Beach Village in Hotel del
Breakfast Buffet at Windsor Cottage at the Beach Village in Hotel del
Blueberry Muffines at the Breakfast Buffet at Windsor Cottage at the Beach Village in Hotel del
Blueberry Muffines at the Breakfast Buffet at Windsor Cottage at the Beach Village in Hotel del
They Have Rambutans Breakfast Buffet at Windsor Cottage at the Beach Village in Hotel del!
They Have Rambutans Breakfast Buffet at Windsor Cottage at the Beach Village in Hotel del!
Chocolate Chip Cookies  at Windsor Cottage at the Beach Village in Hotel del
Chocolate Chip Cookies at Windsor Cottage at the Beach Village in Hotel del
Hotel del Coronado Chef Picking Fresh Veggies/Herbs
Hotel del Coronado Chef Picking Fresh Veggies/Herbs
Hotel del Coronado Ice Cream Shop
Hotel del Coronado Ice Cream Shop
Natalie's new hat
Natalie's new hat
Jack's First Trip to San Diego and Our First Time to Hotel Del
Jack's First Trip to San Diego and Our First Time to Hotel Del

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1 Comment On "Hotel del Coronado in San Diego"
  1. Charlie|

    Problem is during Comicon you are charged a fortune for a hotel if you can get one

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