Awards
MeetingsAwards & Testimonials
For over a century, the Hotel del Coronado has been regarded as San Diego's premier hotel and resort destination. It’s a distinction that has been recognized time and again by leading industry organizations from around the world.
Hotel Awards
- Best Family Travel Award – Iconic Beach Resort,Good Housekeeping, 2023
- Preservation Project of the Year Award, Save Our Heritage Organization (SOHO), 2022
- The 25 Best Resorts in the US, HGTV, 2021
- Top 10 Best Hotels in San Diego, U.S. News & World Report, 2019
- Four Diamond Award, AAA, 2005-2021
- Top 10 Island Escapes You Can Drive To, USA Today 10 BEST, 2020
- Top Resorts in Southern California, Condé Nast Traveler Reader’s Choice Awards, 2014-15, 2017-18
- Certificate of Excellence, TripAdvisor, 2011-2017
- Best Getaways, LA Magazine, 2017
- Best of, Modern Luxury San Diego Magazine, 2017
- SoCal Superstars, Southern California Life Magazine, 2017
- World’s Best Family Beach Hotels, Travel and Leisure, 2016
- Top San Diego Hotel, US News and World Report, 2016
- Top US Family Resort, Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice, 2015
Beach Awards
- Top Ten Beaches in North America, Dr. Beach, 2016 - 2023
- Best Water/Beachfront Hotel in San Diego, San Diego Magazine Readers’ Choice Travel Awards, 2019
- San Diego’s Best Beach, San Diego Entertainer Magazine, 2018
- Best Beaches in North America, Town and Country, 2017
- Best U.S. Beaches for Families, Family Vacation Critic, 2014
- Best Family Beach, San Diego Family Magazine
- America’s Best Beach, Dr. Beach
- Top 10 U.S. Beaches, Travel Channel
- #1 Best Beach in Southern California, Travel Channel
- Top 10 Beach Icons, USA Today
- America’s Best Beaches, Wall Street Journal
Meetings Awards
- Smart Meetings 2024 Star Awards; Best Historic Hotel
- Smart Meetings 2023 Star Awards; Best Beach Hotel
- Meetings Today: ‘Best Of’ Awards, Best West Hotels, 2023
- Smart Meetings: 2023 Platinum Choice Awards
- Meetings Today: ‘Best Of’ Awards, 2022
- Smart Meetings: Platinum Choice Awards, 2022
- Smart Meetings: Best Beach Hotel, Smart Stars Award, 2022
- Smart Star Award: Best Beach Resort, Smart Meetings, 2022
- Smart Meetings: Best Beach Resort, Smart Stars Award, 2021
- Smart Meetings: Platinum Choice Award 2015-2021
- Platinum Choice Award, Smart Meetings, 2015-2022
- Paragon Award, Corporate Meetings and Incentive Magazine
- Inner Circle Award, Association Meetings Magazine
- Planner’s Choice Award, Meeting News Magazine
- Executive Choice Award, Sales & Marketing Management Magazine
- Best Hotel in the Western United States, Successful Meetings Magazine
- Award of Excellence, Corporate & Incentive Travel Magazine
Culinary Awards
- Certificate of Excellence: Crown Room Brunch, TripAdvisor, 2011-2019
- Certificate of Excellence: Sheerwater, TripAdvisor, 2012-2014, 2017-2018
- Certificate of Excellence: ENO, TripAdvisor, 2017-2018
- Best of San Diego, San Diego Magazine, 2016
- Best Breakfast, San Diego Magazine, 2016
- Best Hotel Bar (B&S Bar), San Diego Magazine Reader’s Poll
- 100 Best Brunches in America, OpenTable, 2017
- Best Lunch, OpenTable Diner’s Choice Award, 2016
- Diner’s Choice Top 10 Great Lunches, OpenTable, 2016
- Top 100 Best Al Fresco Dining Restaurants in America: Sheerwater, OpenTable, 2015
- Diner’s Choice Award: Sheerwater, OpenTable, March 2015
- Restaurant Wine Award, Wine Spectator Magazine
Wedding Awards
- Best Indoor Venue, California Wedding Day, 2019
- Editor’s Pick Top 20 Hotel Wedding Venues, Wedding Wire, 2016
- Best Place to Get Married, San Diego’s Best, Union-Tribune Readers Poll
- Providing Superior Romance Experience, Beverly Clark’s Elite Wedding Collection
- Best Wedding Venue, San Diego Magazine
- Best of Weddings, The Knot
- Reader’s Choice, Best Place to Get Married, Ranch & Coast
- #2 Best Place in the U.S. to Get Married, Travel Channel
