Hotel del Coronado

Amazing staff, super friendly and helpful! But most of all, is the closeness to the beach. If you crave beautiful sunsets or beach access this hotel is perfect for you. For how expensive it is, I think the rooms could have been overall “better” but the beach evens it out.

We stopped by for lunch and, yes, we were aware that it can be pricey. The building undergoing an extensive exterior renovation so it took us a few minutes to find the front entrance and the valet. Price: The valet charges $45 for the first two hours with $15 off if you spend over $100, which you will. Once in the interior of the building you will be tansported to an earlier time when hotels were elegant destinations. Beatiful woodwork through out the building. After viewing the interior we made our way out the beach area and found a table overlooking the beach with all it's activities. It's a perfect spot for people viewing. We ordered cocktails and each of us (3 in our party) ordered from the sandwich menu and thoroughly enjoyed our lunch. Price: Sandwiches with fries for three $236 with tip. Is it worth a visit? Absolutely. Knowing it's pricey before you visit helps but it's worth every penny. We loved the experience. Enjoy!

Our recent 5 night Fall Break stay at the Hotel del Coronado was delightful, enhanced by beautiful October weather and truly excellent service. A standout was Chris at the pool bar, who went above and beyond to make sure our picky-eater daughter enjoyed her lunch by the pool. When she didn’t care for the sauce on her burger, he quickly brought her fresh lettuce and tomatoes to customize it to her liking—a small gesture that meant a lot to us as parents! The ongoing construction didn’t affect our stay at all, and we found the maid service thorough and attentive. Our room—located on the 5th floor in the Views—was modern, clean, and comfortable with a beautiful view. As Diamond members, we were upgraded at check-in, and we decided to further upgrade our experience by paying an additional $100 per night for an ocean view room. This was absolutely worth it; the view made our stay even nicer. We went into town several times, and enjoyed gelato at Nado Gelato, quick and reasonably priced Mexican food at Miguel’s, and a delightful Italian dinner with friends at Garage Buona Forchetta. The restaurants in the hotel were also tasty, if extravagantly priced. Overall, the Hotel del Coronado exceeded our expectations, especially after reading some (in my opinion) overly critical TripAdvisor reviews. We’d happily stay here again, and look forward to the next time!

Service was lacking in many areas. Areas of management didn’t seem to know what they were doing. We were told we couldn’t have another couple over to our firepit room. If this were the case we should have been told this when checking in. Yoga calendars were incorrect. The beach cabana firepit rooms were also told they couldn’t have “company” even though the patios clearly fit 6-8. Not sure Hilton has it together since its purchase of the property. I wouldn’t stay here again. Too expensive for what you got. Oh and don’t book a firepit room in The Views building, you I literally in a basement with huge foliage blocking your view of ANYTHING.

Second time staying here; it was an organizational catastrophe the first time. I don’t know why I have it a second try. They canceled one of our rooms without telling us, then up charged us for re-reserving it when we arrived. All this took over half an hour at check in, during which the front desk person (Summer) laughed at us for our inconvenience. We get to our (up charged) rooms finally, and the ‘view’ of the ocean is a second floor that is blocked by a tree. The non view room is along an alley way that service carts travel all night making a huge amount of noise. My mother is very ill and this was supposed to be her last big trip. She can’t even see the ocean.