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The Best Beach Hotels in San Diego

Where to Stay for an Oceanfront Vacation in San Diego

San Diego, California San Diego, California

San Diego, California is a stunning coastal area known for its great beaches, oceanfront location, as well as its scenic ocean views. When searching for the best beach hotels in San Diego, visitors often seek a variety of amenities and luxuries like a fun pool, easy to reach location, gym or fitness center, free parking, water sports, a restaurant, and perhaps even a kitchen inside the room. If you're a family traveling with kids, a kid-friendly atmosphere is a must, while couples seeking a romantic getaway would probably prefer a spa, hot tub, and beautiful ocean views. We've analyzed many of the oceanfront hotels near the water in San Diego, and with so many options to choose from, finding the perfect beach resort or hotel can be overwhelming. So, we have identified the top hotels by the beach in San Diego based on guest ratings and key criteria. From smaller beachfront hotels to luxurious resorts, these hotels offer the best accommodations for travelers looking for a top beach hotel experience. So, if you're deciding where to stay at the beach in San Diego, we've found the perfect hotel stays on the beach for your trip. Whether you're looking for a family-friendly environment or a romantic getaway, this area has something for everyone, and the best beach hotels in San Diego offer the ultimate in comfort and relaxation. So, let's get started!

The city has great beaches with tidal pools and interesting sea life at low tide. Adults and kids alike will enjoy hitting the beach when the tides are out and looking for local critters in the tidal pools. Popular beaches in the area include La Jolla Cove Beach, Coronado Beach, and Pacific Beach.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

HYATT REGENCY MISSION BAY SPA AND MARINA

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $292 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Hotels Near the Water
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Outdoor pool
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Located at 1441 Quivira Road, HYATT REGENCY MISSION BAY SPA AND MARINA has great rooms from $292 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 7.60 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 6 miles from the city center, visitors will especially love parking, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and a hot tub at this beach hotel. That hot tub is terrific after a long day of sightseeing.

Beach Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Beach
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  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Parking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Table tennis
  • Laundry facilities
  • Air-conditioned
  • Refrigerator
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The Inn at Sunset Cliffs

Motel with prices starting at $193 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Beach Location in San Diego
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for beach hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Heated pool
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A great place to stay is The Inn at Sunset Cliffs which has nice rooms starting at $193. Offering an outdoor pool, scuba diving, snorkeling, hiking, and rooms with kitchens, it also has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 1370 Sunset Cliffs Boulevard, Point Loma. This terrific hotel is also nice because it offers rooms with kitchenettes, golf, free parking, evening entertainment, and mini-golf which travelers will enjoy. Also, it's just 5.9 miles from the city center. The kitchen in the room is great, because you can cook your own meals to save time and money. It's also less than the average price for beach hotels, so it's a great value.

Beach Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Scuba diving
  • Snorkeling
  • Bicycle rental
  • Heated pool
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchen
  • Kitchenette
  • Family rooms
  • Air-conditioned
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Picnic area
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Kona Kai Resort & Spa a Noble House Resort

4-star Resort with prices starting at $267 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Perfect Beach Trip Hotel in San Diego
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Heated pool
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We found Kona Kai Resort & Spa a Noble House Resort to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $267. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.10 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 1551 Shelter Island Drive. You'll also find a bar, parking, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and a hot tub which beach-goers will love. And this relaxing hotel is just 4.4 miles from the center of town. Don't miss the pool bar which offers drinks and a fun area to unwind.

Beach Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pool bar
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Heated pool
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Parking
  • Laundry service
  • Kids meals
  • Air-conditioned
  • Refrigerator
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Bahia Resort Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $253 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Beach Getaway Hotel
  • Outdoor pool
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With terrific rooms from $253, Bahia Resort Hotel, at 998 West Mission Bay Drive provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 8.00 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. Visitors will really like this comfortable hotel which also offers rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, and a spa and wellness center. It's located just 6.5 miles from the city center, too. It's always nice to have a kitchenette to cook some basic meals or have an easy breakfast.

Beach Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Air-conditioned
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Picnic area
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Catamaran Resort Hotel and Spa

4-star Resort with prices starting at $276 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places at the Beach in San Diego
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Heated pool
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Catamaran Resort Hotel and Spa has a great guest rating of 7.50 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. The great rooms here start at $276 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 3999 Mission Boulevard. Furthermore, it also offers parking, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms, which is nice for visitors. Just 7.6 miles from the city center, this convenient hotel is a terrific choice. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food.

Beach Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Heated pool
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Parking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Air-conditioned
  • Refrigerator
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La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club

4-star Resort with prices starting at $371 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Perfect Hotel for a Beach Vacation to San Diego
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
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The great guest rating of La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club is 8.40 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and child care. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $371, and it's located at 2000 Sprindrift Drive. We also love the laundry services, a spa, a child pool, laundry facilities, and tennis which are great for travelers. And since it's just 11.2 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too. The swimming pool is fantastic and lots of fun, too.

Beach Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Child pool
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Tennis
  • Air-conditioned
  • Picnic area
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Pacific Terrace Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $302 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel at the Beach in San Diego
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Heated pool
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A cool place is Pacific Terrace Hotel because it has great rooms that start at $302. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a fitness center, a bar, and hiking, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.00 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 610 Diamond Street. Only 8.2 miles from the city center, beach-goers will especially love laundry services, golf, a hot tub, laundry facilities, and family rooms at this fun hotel. You'll love relaxing in the heated pool after a busy day exploring.

Beach Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Hot tub
  • Heated pool
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Air-conditioned
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Picnic area
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Pantai Inn San Diego

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $328 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Nice Oceanfront Hotel in San Diego
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
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Pantai Inn San Diego offers scuba diving, snorkeling, parking, hiking, and rooms with kitchens which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $328 (before taxes). It's located at 1003 Coast Blvd S and has earned a guest rating of 8.80/10. This beach hotel is also nice because it offers rooms with kitchenettes, child care, laundry services, a spa, and horse riding which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 11.5 miles from the city center.

Beach Hotel Amenities
  • Scuba diving
  • Snorkeling
  • Bicycle rental
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Parking
  • Kitchen
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Air-conditioned
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Blue Sea Beach Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $255 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Hotels Near the Water
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Outdoor pool
  • Heated pool
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Located at 707 Pacific Beach Drive, Blue Sea Beach Hotel has great rooms from $255 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, parking, and laundry services. It has a terrific 8.48 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find a hot tub, a game room, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and family rooms which visitors will love. And this terrific hotel is just 7.7 miles from the center of town. We love the convenience of room service, and it's really nice here.

Beach Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Heated pool
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Parking
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Air-conditioned
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Beach Haven San Diego

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $216 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Beach Location in San Diego
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for beach hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Outdoor pool
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A great place to stay is Beach Haven San Diego which has nice rooms starting at $216. Offering an outdoor pool, scuba diving, parking, hiking, and a hot tub, it also has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 4740 Mission Blvd. Travelers will really like this relaxing hotel which also offers laundry facilities, air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, a microwave, and a refrigerator. It's located just 8.2 miles from the city center, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for beach hotels.

Beach Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Scuba diving
  • Hot tub
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Parking
  • Laundry facilities
  • Air-conditioned
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Picnic area
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Also, take a look at the Beach hotels in nearby destinations: San Clemente, Carlsbad, Coronado, and Oceanside.

For more terrific hotel ideas in San Diego, make sure you also see Best Family-Friendly Hotels in San Diego, Best Cheap Hotels in San Diego, Best Luxury Hotels in San Diego, Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in San Diego, Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in San Diego, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in San Diego, Best Hotels for One Week in San Diego, Best Hotels for One Night in San Diego, Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in San Diego, Best Hotels for Scuba Diving in San Diego, or Best Business Hotels in San Diego.


How much do beach hotels and resorts cost in San Diego?

San Diego Average Beach Hotel Price
$237

Travelers to San Diego, California will have a large number of terrific beach accommodation options with a variety of great prices. The price of beach hotels here can vary by amenities, dates, and the neighborhood. Based on thorough data from 30 beach hotels, their average price is a very reasonable $237. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in San Diego.

The average prices of our suggested beach hotels by star rating:

  • 4-star hotels: $319
  • 3-star hotels: $252
  • 2-star hotels: $164


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