Thursday, February 4, 2010

Landmark Hotel

Yesterday I talked to you about the beautiful city of Coronado and today I would like to show you the amazing pictures I was able to capture of the Hotel Del Coronado.

Facade of the hotel seen from the main road

It a magnificent building in the style of Victorian Beach Resorts that was typical in the United States in the late 19th century. It was the first to use electrical power and has seen many celebrities and political figures walk through its doors.

Chandelier on the main lobby

Original lamp dating from the time the hotel opened

While there I walked around the pool area and wished I was one of the many people sun bathing on the main pool and the pool exclusive to the spa. The hotel is beach front and has direct access so a beach of tan colored sand.

Pool and spa areas in the back of the hotel

I selected a few pictures of the beautiful day as a thank you to those readers who are not being able to enjoy such amazing weather like the one on Southern California

Beach as seen from the hotel back entrance

26 comments:

  1. Oh how jealous I am.... I would love nothing more than to be on a beach right now!

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  2. Oh my, how beautiful! It's rainy, yet not cold here in Vancouver...I long for a day like this. What a lovely hotel :)

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  3. I'm from San Diego! We actually lived there right before moving to Italy. These photos are making me miss it! :)

    xoxo
    Rachel

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  4. wow amazing place, Elie! thank you for your sweet comment! actually we had a great time with the bahianos (we went to Salvador, Bahia) I'm sharing some pics today. xo

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  5. That's a beautiful chandelier! I really liked San Diego's clean, beautiful beaches and the perfect weather!!!

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  6. Gorgeous photos, ugh, its freezing in nyc today.

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  7. I was *just* thinking of this hotel... thanks for bringing me back to my hometown.

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  8. wow, we have blue skies like that here in south africa :)

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  9. this makes me want to go to san diego more than anything right now.
    which is saying alot, since i'm more of a seattle kind of girl.
    love love love!

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  10. Don't laugh at me but I took that Old City Trolley tour and this was one of my favorite stops!

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  11. Urgh! So beautiful! I need a vacation ASAP.

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  12. So beautiful! This was one of the front runners when we were choosing a honeymoon destination. We ended up going to San Francisco, but the Coronado is definitely next on my list of California vacations.

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  13. In all my visits to San Diego... I have NEVER once ventured inside this hotel... must put it on my to do list!

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  14. Brings back fond memories.....love it there!

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  15. beautiful pictures of the hotel! Now I wanna go!

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  16. Thanks for stopping by! This is looks so beautiful...wish i was there! :)

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  17. Dying to take a trip down south and try this hotel. It looks beautiful.

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  18. What a beautiful place! I need some beach in my life right now. Instead I get Winter Olympic mayhem.

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  19. Love these pictures, so beautiful! I'm missing the beach and sunshine right now.

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  20. hi! thank you for your sweet comment on my blog :) I love coronado, I live an hour away but don't go there often enough, great pictures!

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  21. Love this hotel. It's so beautiful and historic.

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  22. This is beautiful... I want to pack my bags.. and travel right now!!

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  23. That chandelier is quite exquisite! Thanks for stopping by my blog the other day. :)

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  24. That's amazing! Makes me dream of Coronado, instead of the winter wonderland that is the East Coast ;)

    It's impressive that they've maintained fixtures from the original design!

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