Press & Awards
Hotel Awards
For more than 130 years, Hotel del Coronado has been the symbol of Victorian elegance and refined luxury. This distinction continues to be recognized by leading travel publications and industry organizations from around the world.
#7 in Top Southern California hotels
Condé Nast Traveler, 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards
Family Travel Award, Southern California
Good Housekeeping, 2023
#2 in Best Hotels in Coronado,
#7 in Best San Diego Resorts,
US News & World Report, 2023 Best Awards
Best Staycation for the Family category
Modern Luxury San Diego, Best of San Diego Awards 2023
Preservation Project of the Year Award
Save Our Heritage Organization (SOHO), 2022
Best Hotel, San Diego Reader’s ‘Best Of’ Awards
Top 20 Hotels in Southern California
Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards 2022
Preservation Project of the Year Award
Save Our Heritage Organization, 2022
Top 20 Hotels in Southern California
Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards 2022
Commercial Restoration Award
Save Our Heritage Foundation, 2021
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
Certificate of Excellence: Beach Village
TripAdvisor, 2019
Expert’s Choice Award
TripExpert, 2018
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
World’s Best Family Beach Hotels
Travel and Leisure, 2016
Top San Diego Hotel
US News and World Report, 2016
Top Ten Beaches in North America
Dr. Beach, 2016-2022
25 Best Beaches in the U.S.
Travel + Leisure, 2020 & 2022
The 10 Best Beaches in America
HGTV, 2021
Best Water/Beachfront Hotel in San Diego
San Diego Magazine Readers’ Choice Travel Awards, 2019
Best Beaches in North America
Town and Country, 2017
Top 10 Best West Coast Beaches
USA Today, 2016
America’s #1 Best Beach
Dr. Beach, 2012
Certificate of Excellence: Crown Room Brunch
TripAdvisor, 2011-2020
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
Top 100 Best Al Fresco Dining Restaurants in America: Sheerwater
OpenTable, 2015
Smart Stars Award: Best Beach Resort
Smart Meetings, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022
Platinum Choice Award
Smart Meetings, 2015-2022
Best of Meetings Today Award
Meetings Today, 2018-2019
Best of the West
Meetings Today, 2018-2019
Gold Key Award
Meetings & Conventions Magazine, 1982-2018
Pinnacle Award
Successful Meetings Magazine, 1985-2018
Hall of Fame
Meetings and Conventions Magazine, 2015
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
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
Press Releases
Thanks for your interest in San Diego’s legendary Hotel del Coronado. Our latest press releases and high-resolution images are below.
For media requests, additional images or information, please contact J Public Relations at thedel@jpublicrelations.com.
November 1, 2023
Hotel del Coronado Celebrates the 2023 Holiday Season with “A Twenties Holiday Affair”
October 16, 2023
Hotel del Coronado Announces More Than $160 Million Restoration and Revitalization of Historic Victorian Building
June 12, 2023
Hotel del Coronado Announces Smokehouse & Bar at the Historic Laundry, Opening July 2023
September 16, 2022
Hotel del Coronado Announces the Opening of its New Luxury Oceanfront Hotel, Shore House at The Del
April 25, 2022
Hotel del Coronado Now Accepting Reservations for its New Luxury Hotel, Shore House at The Del
October 13, 2020
Hotel del Coronado Announces The Debut of Its Spa Transformation
September 17, 2020
Iconic Hotel del Coronado Debuts Cabanas ‘Neighborhood’
June 19, 2020
Hotel del Coronado Announces Phased Summer Reopening
May 7, 2019
Re-Imagination of Hotel del Coronado
January 14, 2014
A Brief History of the Hotel Del Coronado
December 19, 2013
Presidential Visitors at the Hotel del Coronado
December 19, 2013
Ghostly Goings-On at the Hotel del Coronado
December 19, 2013
Our Hollywood Connection
December 19, 2013
“Some Like It Hot” Filmed at Hotel del Coronado
December 14, 2013
Hotel del Coronado’s Crowning Glory
Press Images
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Spa & Salon at The Del
Indulge your mind, body, and spirit. Inspired by the healing power of the ocean, our Spa & Salon offers an array of luxurious treatments and wellness activities that leave you feeling relaxed and refreshed.
Hours
Sun – Thu: 9 am – 6 pm
Fri – Sat: 9 am – 7 pm
Dining at The Del
Expert chefs. Locally sourced ingredients. A seaside haven for foodies. Beachfront dining that satisfies your every craving.
Choose from casual toes-in-the-sand tacos and cocktails, to fireside bites overlooking the sunset, to pizza and grab-n-go sandwiches, to fresh-catch sustainable seafood with wine.
Activities & Events
Make America’s most beloved beach the backdrop to your most beloved memories. From private beach bonfires with s’mores to plush pool cabanas and surf lessons, make new memories in a magical beachfront setting.