Beach Village at the Del

We had a wonderful stay at Beach Village at the Del celebrating my 40th birthday. The property is beautiful, but what truly made our stay exceptional was the outstanding service. A special thank you to Jasmine, Aspen, and Norma for going above and beyond with their kindness and attention to detail. They made our family feel so welcome, and we can’t wait to come back.

Coronado is a great choice if you come to San Diego. Of course the Del Coronado Hotel is infamous and we decided to stay there. After much research we decided on the Beach Village area to try to get a bit quieter atmosphere. We stayed in top floor Villa building and we had a nice view and room was very comfortable. It was recently mentioned in another review about the events taking place on the beach right in front of this area. We did experience that the first night and it was awful... very loud but they did stop at 10pm. You do run the risk of these events during your stay. They do a massive conference business. We tried some restaurants and they were good. One downside is no real "room service". WE like breakfast in the room and did use the "Del Dash" and that worked well...sort of an in house Door Dash. Otherwise it was a $50pp buffet which for us was not worth it. This place is very very busy and we were told that starting Memorial Day to Labor Day look out...it is crazy. We hit Mother's Day and that was busy enough. I would return as we really enjoyed it. Perfect weather, nice heated pools and easy walk to the center of the town for other dining options. Expensive but often you can find deals that really take that cost down.

We had an amazing stay at Hotel del Coronado Beach Village while celebrating a special family occasion, and Sasha, our concierge, truly helped ensure the experience was unforgettable. She went above and beyond to make everything special, from coordinating our room decor request beautifully and arranging custom desserts with their chef, to ordering gorgeous flowers and helping secure dinner reservations at our favorite restaurant. Sasha’s service was exceptional as she frequently checked on us. She showed kindness, professionalism, and attention to detail throughout our stay. We felt well cared for and genuinely appreciated all the thoughtful touches that made our trip so memorable. Sasha is the best, and the team overall was great. They were very friendly, covered for each other well when Sasha left for the day. They even got us into a sold out tour on our last night. But we definitely want to acknowledge Sasha and extend our biggest thank you to her for helping create such a wonderful experience!

This hotel is amazing! One of the best hotels we’ve stayed at. The restaurants on the property are amazing and the service is great! However the rooms you can hear everything from the neighbor next to you and also the stomping from the people above. We were woken up several times in the middle of the night from people running around upstairs and also from the connecting room next to us. For the price you pay to stay here you would think this wouldn’t be an issue. I would say this was the only downfall staying here. I also was trying to book experiences for my husbands birthday and make it extra special and was sending emails back and forth and for some reason they stopped responding to me. I had to call several times to get a response I also thought that was a bit rude.

Beware - Hotel Del can run huge conventions - days of ugly scaffolds, trailers, heavy equipment, loud and noisy crowds - all over the beach right in front of Beach Village, as happened when we were there. My partner bought this stay for us. He first looked at one of the super-expensive cottages, until we realized that, despite the name, they're really just a bunch of suites in 2 story buildings. We also now realize those suites would have had nothing but a horrible front row view of this huge convention, so we're thankful we didn't stay there. Further back is called the villas (again, despite the name, really just a bunch of suites in multi-story buildings) At least it wasn't quite as noisy being further back from the convention. But even without the disruption of the convention, the suite was very ordinary, just the typical stuff that you can get in so many San Diego beach hotels at a much less expensive price. The suites are also narrow and dark in some rooms, and you can hear everything going on next to you. This whole enclave is separated from the sand by a crowded public boardwalk. Plus as I said the entire beach in front of this place can be booked for noisy convention events that will block your view and fence off the entire area. It was a big disappointment, not at all what it seemed to be on its website. All the names and descriptions felt like a bunch of marketing hype. When we travel, my partner is happy to pay for quality, and lucky to be able to do so. But this LXR place was just mediocre, overpriced and totally not worth it.