1500 Orange Ave
Coronado, CA

Explore this San Diego Icon with Corey Menotti, the guest services manager of the historic Hotel del Coronado, who shares tips for visiting the resort and its surrounding Coronado Island.

979 Orange Ave
Coronado, CA

Visitors enjoy visiting Coronado Island’s idyllic downtown. “Coronado is where Mayberry meets Malibu,” Menotti says. “It’s a beach town with swank, great style and an old-time flavor that can’t be beat. When you walk into town and get a cup of coffee at the diner, Clayton's Coffee Shop, everybody will either know you or make friends with you right away.”

170 Orange Ave
Coronado, CA

For thirst-quenching, Menotti recommends Coronado Brewing Company. “I’m very partial to their stouts, porters, and darker beers, and my partner really likes their pilsners. San Diego is the land of beer—every neighborhood has its own brewery—but Coronado Brewing is our favorite.”

2000 Mullinex Dr
Coronado, CA

Another way to immerse yourself in Coronado’s charm, Menotti says, is to walk or pedal the Bayshore Bikeway to the Coronado Bridge Viewpoint in Tidelands Park. From the island side, the bridge’s curved steel ribbon frames a San Diego skyline vista.

1500 Orange Ave
Coronado, CA

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