Hotel del Coronado

The hotel is amazing, the location is perfect on the beach. There were parts of the resort that had restricted access to higher room categories that we were not made aware of.

Beautiful historical hotel. Pretty iconic to San Diego too. Overall experience was great and the front desk was very helpful. Only issues I had was that they checked us in around 6-7pm and tried to check us out by 10am when checkout is typically 11am. Wasn’t sure why they tried to do that, but they were able to fix it. Hotel Del Coronado is $$$ so be prepared to spend. $10 popsicles, $18 chocolate bars, etc. It’s not cheap.

I hoped that we can enjoy the historical site with my family from abroad, but I found the web cobs on the wall over the lighting. When I call the front desk, they just said that they’ll send a janitor and I couldn’t unpack my luggage for a while. Also, there are so many hidden ( not clearly disclosed) costs.

We paid $1300 for 2 nights in a king bed room with a balcony, but on arrival were assigned a ground floor unit, dark with small patio under 2nd floor balcony - on busy walkway with lots of families going by, peeking in, making noise, etc. I asked the concierge and a room agent to change but was told no balcony kings available. Finally found wonderful room agent who found room type that we were SUPPOSED to have had. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO GO THROUGH ALL THAT HASSLE TO GET THE ROOM TYPE THAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY RESERVED! Then on checkout we found a room charge made in the hotel restaurant that wasn't ours. Again had to make numerous calls to convince people that we had NOT made that charge. In summary: the hotel is beautiful, historic and picturesque. However it is expensive ($600+ rooms, $59/day parking, pricey meals, etc) and water at the beach is not safe due to pollution. We will go back to Coronado but plan to stay at a different hotel.

The biggest advantage of this accommodation is the location. I booked an ocean-view room, and the view was truly beautiful. The bed was comfortable, and the internet worked well. That said, there were also some downsides. First, the refrigerator did not work at all. I had to throw away items such as yogurt that I had bought the day before. They replaced the refrigerator, but the new one did not work either, and I was not compensated for the inconvenience. Second, the window door was not properly maintained or lubricated, so I had to call an engineer twice because it would not open. I specifically chose this room for the ocean view, so it was frustrating not to be able to open the balcony door. Still, in the end, the ocean view outweighed everything else. If you book this place, I highly recommend choosing the ocean-view side.

It was an amazing and memorable stay.  Cost of the room is exaggerated and what's up with the $17 small cup of fresh squeezed orange juice.  Yikes...

Great Hotel! I do recommend, however, a lot of construction 🚧 work going on due to renovations. And they did not offer room services.