The San Diego County, California, coastline stretches 70 miles north from the border of Mexico, and is home to cliffs, tide-pools, empty beaches and crowds of sunbathers. It's also home to one of the country's top oceanfront golf courses, Torrey Pines. The par-72, 18-hole course hosts ocean views and rolling greens. The southernmost California coastline is also home to numerous hotels, some more suited to a bag of clubs than others.
La Jolla Cove Suites
La Jolla Cove Suites offers spacious, family-oriented accommodation. The hotel is right across from Scripps Park, where families, sightseers and sunbathers relax on the ocean-side lawn. La Jolla Cove is a short walk from Prospect Street and La Jolla's restaurant row. All suites come with kitchens and balconies that offer ocean views, while the rooftop serves a deluxe complimentary Continental breakfast daily. La Jolla Cove Suites is only a five-minute drive from Torrey Pines, where golfers can view the ocean from the clifftop fairways.
La Jolla Cove Suites
1155 Coast Blvd.
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 459-2621
lajollacove.com
Tower 23 Hotel
A hotel modeled for the chic East Coast vacationer, Tower 23 is a beachfront resort striving to stand out architecturally when it was designed and constructed in 2005. With the sandy shores of Pacific Beach to the west and the trendy nightclubs of Garnett Avenue a few blocks away, this hotel is great for the golfer who wants sun by day and drink by night. It's within 15 to 20 miles of San Diego's top courses, such as Torrey Pines and Admiral Baker North. When guests are off the fairway, it has a pool, bar and all the amenities you would expect at a luxury resort.
Tower 23 Hotel
4551 Ocean Blvd
San Diego, CA 92109
(866) 869-3723
tower23hotel.com
Ocean Villa Inn
Tucked between Dog Beach and Ocean Beach, and right off the sand of both, the Ocean Villa Inn is one of San Diego's friendliest pet friendly hotels. The Ocean Villa is a short, two-story hotel--the top floor accommodates those in need of carpet, and the lower floor suits pets with sandy paws, as it's all tile. After a day on the links, you can stroll down the coast to the Ocean Beach Pier and the Sunset Cliffs, or to the north to let the dogs play in the surf. A year-round pool, free breakfast and free parking add to the standard amenities, and with low prices (rates were around $100 in 2009), the rooms have a lot of value.
Ocean Villa Inn
5142 W. Point Loma Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92107
(800) 759-0012
oceanvillainn.com
About The Author
David J. Harvey has worked as a journalist since 2006, while earning a degree in political science and writing at the University of California, San Diego. He has written and edited for the UCSD "Guardian" and the AUC "Caravan" in Cairo, and currently freelances with San Diego's "Uptown News."
