Coronado Beach and Hotel del Coronado
Resort Area · Coronado, California
Coronado is a peninsula town across San Diego Bay, joined to downtown by the Coronado Bridge and a passenger ferry, with a wide, flat, gently sloping beach in front of the Hotel del Coronado. The hotel opened in 1888 and is a white Victorian wooden resort with red turrets, widely described as a National Historic Landmark and one of the best known beach hotels in the country. The sand holds mica and can sparkle in low sun, the surf is mild compared with most Southern California beaches, and Navy helicopters and jets pass overhead from the naval air station on the island. It suits families, couples and anyone who wants a long beach day plus a hotel walk-through. Rooms and resort fees are expensive; the beach and grounds are free, though summer parking and weekend traffic on the bridge are the real cost. Skip it if you dislike sand, wind or aircraft noise. Confirm fees, ferry times and lobby access rules before you go.
1500 Orange Avenue, Coronado, California, 92118, United States
The public beach is generally open from early morning until late evening, with lifeguards on duty during daytime hours and reduced or no staffing in the cooler months, so check posted times at the tower. The Hotel del Coronado is a working resort that is open around the clock to guests, and its lobby, shops and restaurants are open to the public on varying hours; day visitors are usually welcome in public areas but access rules and parking policy can change, so confirm before you go. The Coronado ferry runs on a daily schedule with fewer sailings late in the evening and may stop or change on holidays and in poor weather. Winter has an ice rink and holiday events on set dates.
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