Home to attractions like the San Diego Zoo, SeaWorld and two professional sports franchises, San Diego caters to 15 million tourists each year. The Southern California city features many resort hotels that sit on the shores of the region's numerous waterways, including the Pacific Ocean, Mission Bay, Fiesta Bay and San Diego Bay. San Diego boasts a great climate year-round, but May and June can be the "worst" months to be at the coast, due to what locals call May Gray and June Gloom.
Situated in the midst of San Diego's Mission Bay, the island-based Paradise Point Resort & Spa sits on more than 40 acres. Guests can easily reach nearby attractions such as SeaWorld, Balboa Park and downtown San Diego. The resort features more than 460 guest rooms, including beach bungalows, garden suites and rooms with private lanais. Guests can use the resort's five swimming pools, tennis courts, basketball courts, ping pong tables and putting course. The resort also boasts its own one-mile white sand beach, a gourmet seafood restaurant, as well as poolside and bayside bar and grill.
Paradise Point Resort & Spa
1404 Vacation Road
San Diego, CA 92109-7905
858-274-4630
paradisepoint.com
Residing on San Diego's Shelter Island, the waterfront Kona Kai Resort Hotel has more than 125 guest rooms. The resort sits on 11 acres of tropical gardens and boasts amenities such as a private beach, walking/jogging trails, a playground, a spa, a swimming pool, a whirlpool and beach volleyball facilities. The Kona Kai features specialty entertainment, including Hawaiian luaus and movies on the lawn during the summer months. The resort provides free shuttle service to the nearby cruise ship terminal and airport. The resort also offers both indoor and outdoor meeting spaces, appropriate for private and public events, totaling more than 55,000 square feet.
Kona Kai Resort Hotel
1551 Shelter Island Drive
San Diego, CA 92106
619-221-8000
resortkonakai.com
The Hotel Del Coronado, the iconic 1888 wooden Victorian beach resort, resides just across the bay from downtown San Diego on Coronado Island. The resort consists of three buildings featuring 679 guest rooms as well as 78 separate beachfront cottages. While some of the guest rooms include ocean views and Victorian decor, others reflect a modern design. The resort features a host of attractions including a fitness center, multiple swimming pools, whirlpools and various onsite shops. Guests can rent recreational gear from the resort as well, including surfboards, boogie boards and wetsuits. The hotel is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Hotel Del Coronado
1500 Orange Ave.
Coronado, CA 92118
619-522-8490
hoteldel.com
With a great location across from the San Diego Padres' Petco Park, the Hilton San Diego Bayfront, which opened in 2010, offers accommodations alongside San Diego Bay. Guests can easily walk to the convention center and scores of shops and restaurants located in the Gaslamp Quarter. The hotel stretches for 30 stories, and each of the more than 2,000 guest rooms and suites offers views of the surrounding region. All guest rooms include flat screen televisions, Internet access and high-end toiletries. Additional onsite amenities include a business center/UPS Store, spa, fitness center, waterfront park, saltwater swimming pool equipped with cabanas, and five eateries.
Hilton San Diego Bayfront
1 Park Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92101
619-564-3333
hiltonsandiegobayfront.com
