Hotel Del Coronado

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  SPecial Occasion

  Fifty years ago we had a drink in the bar off of the main lounge. The experience was memorable. So, we decided to celebrate my wife's 70th birthday at the "del". First, we wanted to do it right so, we reserved a "room with a view" of the ocean and a massage, then fine dining at their best restaurant!
  The room was $640/nite in at 4pm out a noon! Parking was +$45 / nite! The spa was not world class but adequate. The dinner on the porch was less than first class. A small table and they had had a sewage issue and evacuated everyone but us? Maybe we were on the fringe. Bottom line...reputation of The Del is based on the history and not on the value. We have traveled around the world including places like Hotel du Cap and eaten at Tour de Argent. The Del deserves a "C". Overpriced.
  Oh..yes the nice romance bar...is gone, replaced by "T" shirt store.

  by jimbcaky38, 9/24/12
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  5 night stay in June

  We stayed in an oceanfront suite in the main section of the hotel. I was worried at first because I had requested an upper floor in the tower (new) section, and the room we were assigned was the bottom floor of the main (old) section. I guess that would be the perfect definition of 'requests not guaranteed.' However, in this case it turned out to be okay. Our room was huge (and renovated) with a great view of the beach. We were right above the restaurant, the walkway, and the grassy area in front of the beach. I would suggest trying to get on a higher floor for more privacy when sitting on the porch. Nice large porch though. Our last night was a Saturday night and there was a very noisy wedding reception going on right next door to our room in one of the conference rooms. I called to complain, I went next door to complain, and then I finally went to the front desk to complain when my complaints were not addressed. I was not the only person in line at the front desk to complain. The lady who helped me was very nice and apologetic and ended up comping that night off of our hotel bill. I really just wanted the noise level down because I had a race early the next morning and wanted to go to sleep. But I appreciate her taking that night off of our bill because it did ruin our last night- disappointing because we had enjoyed our stay up to that point. So I would request being away from the conference area for less chance of noise interfering with your stay. The spa was just okay, not worth the expensive price. Try to catch a massage mid-week special and then it may be worth it. Overall, we loved our room and oceanfront location. We stayed Tuesday through Sunday and can say that the hotel grounds were busy every day, mostly with people not staying at the hotel. Definitely VERY busy on the weekend. It cost $13 to rent umbrella and chairs for the beach. And we had to walk down a ways (in front of the tower building) to rent and return them.
  The bottom line is that we would stay here again but would be picky about room selection/location. We would also try and avoid peak days/season. Coronado beach is beautiful and there are plenty of shopping and dining options within walking distance of the hotel.

  by Kiley_Cohen, 9/9/12
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  Vacation from Hell

  The union representing the hotel workers has a beef with the hotel and is taking it out on the guests. They could go on strike or picket out front to keep people from checking in, but instead they let everyone check in and then picket outside your room with loud speakers yelling at you to check out. Of course the hotel management is ok with this since you have to pay once you checked in whether you stay or not.
  
  They did this from 7:00 am until 7:00 pm.
  
  The rooms are not clean, the service is extremely slow, the food is mediocre, and the walls are so thin you can hear conversations in the next room. You have to pay $25 per day to park your car and the parking lot is often so full you can't find a place to park.
  
  Nobody here appreciates the tourist dollars you are spending (and it takes a lot of those dollars to stay here).
  
  Go somewhere else.

  by jds1900, 8/23/09
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  Disney Atmosphere, disappointing food

  My wife wanted to stay at this hotel for nearly 20 years. After putting aside some… a lot of money, we went for our 20th anniversary along with our seven-year-old daughter.
  
  Before leaving, my wife called the main number and asked if we would need reservations for dinning or kid’s activities. We were told that as guests of the hotel, we wouldn’t need them and it wouldn’t be a problem. Wrong! Dinning without a reservation was a problem and the kid’s camp was “fully booked” when we called to sign up our daughter.
  
  Although the accommodations are nice, the hotel was crowded with so many kids, that it had exactly the same overwhelming feel as Disney World.
  
  For the evening of our 20th anniversary we went to the “signature” restaurant 1500 Ocean. My daughter had taken a late nap, so we arrived shortly after 8:00 pm. Although, most of the tables were empty, we were told it would be a few minutes before we could be seated, because we didn’t have a reservation. After we were seated, it took a long, long time to get something to drink, some bread and to place our order. In fact my wife, who has the patient of a saint, began debating as to whether we should just leave and go to the “casual” restaurant, Shearwater instead.
  
  In all, the meal took nearly two hours and we were forced to make at least three comments to staff about the inattentive service including asking twice for a waiter to come by the table. The food was good, but I am not exaggerating when I say that the service at our local Cracker Barrel is exponentially more attentive than what we endured at 1500 Ocean. Given the cost and ballyhoo associated with this “signature” establishment, the level of service was so far beyond unacceptable that I can’t begin to put it into words. The fact that the restaurant was nearly empty leads us to wonder how much worse service must be when it’s busy. Bottom line: Unless you want to spend an enormous amount of time and money for poor service, eat somewhere else. Shearwater was a much better experience, though only the dress is casual, NOT the prices. The best dinning experience we found was a place across the street called the Brigantine Seafood House. It was everything 1500 Ocean wasn’t and even though it was crowded, service was excellent as was the food.
  
  Perhaps the most amazing part of our stay was when a fire alarm was triggered one afternoon. After my wife fled the premises with our daughter, she was actually admonished by concierge who told her that she should have waited in the room for instructions and that it would be a really “bad thing” if all of the guests headed for the exits upon hearing the fire alarm. Are you kidding me?!
  
  I usually stay in average hotels when I travel (2-3 diamonds) and once a year, we try to go somewhere really nice like the Greenbrier or Grand. Overall, I’m not demanding and generally easygoing, but based on the five nights we spent at the Del, we have no desire to return.

  by Redskinrex, 8/22/09
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  Exceeded Expectations!

  Our 3 night stay at the Del was everything we were looking for in a hotel for our 25th wedding celebration. We had a room in the Victorian section which was where we requested to be. We had a nice view of the inner courtyard gardens and gazebo. Our room was fairly spacious with a flat screen TV and a nice bathroom with a bathtub.
  The grounds are gorgeous, we lounged by the pool area which is very pretty and my husband had a nice massage at the spa there. The restaurants are excellent, we dined at 1500 Ocean one night and it was perfect.
  The concierge service was very helpful, there are nice shops at the Del, everything you could want in a full service resort hotel. We wanted to move in and become permanent residents here!
  There is a also a small store where you can purchase drinks, etc. It is the Museum Store where you can also view historic photos of the Del over the years and the famous visitors who have stayed there.

  by kimamom, 1/28/07

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