San Diego and Surrounds
I stayed for two nights at the Park Hyatt Aviara, a fantastic hotel which is fast becoming one of my favourites! Allegedly it was nearly full but we hardly saw another person. The hotel boasts great facilities and, although it’s a little out of town, it’s really close to Legoland (great for the kids!) and only a 20-30 minute journey into the centre of San Diego.
We spent the last two nights at the Manchester Grand Hyatt - a really good hotel but I do wish we had stayed there first as it wasn’t as good as the Aviara! That doesn’t make it a bad hotel; it just makes the Avaria a great one! The Grand Hyatt was, however, very central and a functional business hotel with all the facilities you could ever want or need. You could walk out and very soon be downtown or at the Seaport shopping village where there are plenty of shops and a wide array of cafes and restaurants!
The highlight for me was visiting the USS Midway – a great aircraft carrier museum which is one of the best to visit in the whole of the States. Unfortunately I could only spend two hours here but, for those interested in this sort of this, it’s worth a whole day!
The amazing Hotel del Coronado is very ‘olde worlde’ and is a great place to stay. For a bit more ‘bling’ you could stay at the Grand del Mar. San Diego is fantastic and lively city with plenty of entertainment and some great hotels to choose from!