Hotel del Coronado

Hotel del Coronado
Aerial view of Hotel del Coronado, 2016
Hotel del Coronado is located in California
Hotel del Coronado
Location within California
Hotel del Coronado is located in the United States
Hotel del Coronado
Hotel del Coronado (the United States)
General information
LocationUnited States
Address1500 Orange Avenue
Coronado, California
Coordinates32°40′51″N 117°10′42″W / 32.6809°N 117.1784°W / 32.6809; -117.1784
OpeningFebruary 19, 1888
136 years ago
OwnerThe Blackstone Group
ManagementCurio Collection by Hilton
Height120 Ft (36.6 M) Architecturally 140 Ft (42.7 M) Tip of flagpole
Technical details
Floor count7
Design and construction
Architect(s)Reid & Reid
Other information
Number of rooms757
Number of suitesJunior Suites
Victorian Suites
Signature Suite
Resort Suites
Beach Village cottages
Beach Village Cottages & Villas
Number of restaurants7
Website
hoteldel.com
Hotel del Coronado
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.71000181
CHISL No.844
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 14, 1971
Designated NHLMay 5, 1977
Designated CHISL1970
[1][2][3][4]

Hotel del Coronado, also known as The Del and Hotel Del, is a historic beachfront hotel in the city of Coronado, just across San Diego Bay from San Diego, California. A rare surviving example of an American architectural genre—the wooden Victorian beach resort—it was designated a California Historical Landmark in 1970[4] and a National Historic Landmark in 1977.[3][5] It is the second-largest wooden structure in the United States (after the Tillamook Air Museum in Tillamook, Oregon).

When the hotel opened in 1888, it was the largest resort hotel in the world.[6] It has hosted presidents, royalty, and celebrities, and been featured in numerous films and books.[7]

  1. ^ "Emporis building ID 263744". Emporis. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Hotel del Coronado at Structurae
  3. ^ a b "National Historic Landmarks Program: Hotel del Coronado". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. May 5, 1977. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Hotel del Coronado". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
  5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places, Hotel del Coronado; Coronado, California. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  6. ^ Lippe-McGraw, Jordi. "The Craziest Secrets Of Hotel del Coronado". Forbes. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  7. ^ Starr, Kevin (2002). The Dream Endures: California Enters the 1940s. US: Oxford University Press. p. 496. ISBN 0-19-515797-4.