Tips For Traveling to Coronado Island

Coronado Island is one of the top vacation spotsview.
in San Diego. Located in the beautiful San DiegoGetting to Coronado Island from San Diego
bay, it is famously known for its ideal beachesIf you're arriving by plane to San Diego, the best
and relaxing resort environment. Coronado Islandway to get to Coronado Island is by taking the
has long been the getaway of famous HollywoodCoronado Ferry. It goes from Broadway Pier, on
celebrities like Brad Pitt and Madonna, and it wasthe San Diego side of the bay, to the Coronado
also the setting for the film "Some Like it Hot",Ferry Landing. It's a unique experience that offers
which starred Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon.plenty of photo ops. The ferry runs hourly form
The Travel Channel has named Coronado Beach9 a.m. to 10 p.m. If you're driving, you can take
one of the best beaches for families in the world.the Coronado Bay Bridge off the I-5 freeway,
In order to make your stay at Coronado thewhich offers equally stunning views.
best it can be, we've put together some helpfulTake a Tour
tips.Walking tours are a great way to get acquainted
Hotel Accommodationswith the Island when you first arrive. Walking
Obviously, it's a good idea to book hoteltours are available several times a week and they
accommodations a few weeks in advance ofleave from the Glorietta Bay Inn. If you're not the
your stay. A good way to avoid a lot of thewalking type, there are also Segway, or
hassle of hotel booking is to do it online, throughElectro-Glide tours, as well as pedicab tours by
the hotel's website. Once you make a reservationCoronado Pedicabs.
for a Coronado hotel, you can be sure that allSeeing the Sights
information will be accurate upon arrival.Once you've settled in to your hotel room in
As for which hotel to stay at in Coronado Island,Coronado Island, there are a ton of things to do
there are a lot options. Hotel Del Coronado is theand see, both on the Island and in San Diego. You
obvious first choice. It's a historic location that hascan see many of the main attractions San Diego
been and still is frequented by many vacationinghas to offer by taking the Old Town Trolley from
celebrities. If you want more affordable options,Coronado. The trolley loops around the city,
though, there are also a lot of great hotels tomaking stops at Balboa Park (which has a ton of
choose from. The Coronado Beach Resort, formuseums and the World Famous San Diego Zoo),
example, is a mid-range hotel that features fullhistoric Old Town, Horton Plaza and the Sea Port
condo suites complete with kitchens and privateVillage shops.
balconies as well as rooftop spas with an ocean