Coronado, United States

Hotel del Coronado, Curio Collection by Hilton

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The takeaway

Choose The Del for a Coronado beach stay with genuine 1888 architecture and the option of livelier, contemporary rooms.

About the hotel

On Coronado’s Pacific shore, Hotel del Coronado spreads across a 28-acre beachfront resort anchored by its original 1888 Victorian building. Its three hotel accommodation areas offer distinct ways to stay: restored historic rooms in The Victorian, poolside or beachfront rooms in The Cabanas, and contemporary rooms in The Views. Days can move between Coronado Beach, the Cabana Pool, the spa and several dining venues. Beach Village and Shore House are separate accommodations on the wider resort site.

Choose it if

You want to book a room in the restored 1888 Victorian building rather than merely visit a historic landmark.
You prefer a poolside setting; The Cabanas surround the resort’s central pool.
You’re traveling with children ages 4–12 and want the option of supervised Ocean Explorers sessions.

Skip it if

You want to stay in downtown San Diego; this hotel is across the bay on Coronado.
You expect a Hotel del Coronado booking to include Beach Village’s or Shore House’s guest-only pools; those belong to separately identified accommodations.

The property

In photographs.

Guest discussion

What real people are saying.

Reddit excerpts · separate from Rex’s editorial judgment

Guests give sharply different accounts of service: one remembers a coffee-shop employee learning their name and order, while another waited six hours and sent two follow-up texts for soap and coffee pods. Crowding appears similarly variable: one guest found the resort packed and understaffed, while another said it felt comfortable despite two large conferences and considered the expensive food and drinks high quality.

“The "service" staff throughout the week was incredible: Alma, in the coffee shop, always had a smile on her face and even remembered my name and order by day two.”

r/chubbytravel ↗

“Even with two big conferences going on the hotel does not feel overly crowded and all the staff have been extremely friendly and accommodating. Food and drinks at the hotel as expected are very expensive but high quality.”

r/Hilton ↗ · Mar 25, 2026

“Resort was packed, they did not have enough staff. Took 6 hours & 2 text messages to get hand soap & coffee pods for our room.”

r/Hilton ↗ · Mar 23, 2026

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