Hotel del Coronado
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Hotel del Coronado, also known as The Del and Hotel Del, is a historic beachfront hotel in the city of Coronado, just across the 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).
Hotel del Coronado | |
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General information | |
Location | United States |
Address | 1500 Orange Avenue Coronado, California |
Coordinates | 32.6809°N 117.1784°W / 32.6809; -117.1784 |
Opening | February 19, 1888 136 years ago |
Owner | The Blackstone Group |
Management | Curio Collection by Hilton |
Height | 120 Ft (36.6 M) Architecturally 140 Ft (42.7 M) Tip of flagpole |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 7 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Reid & Reid |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 757 |
Number of suites | Junior Suites Victorian Suites Signature Suite Resort Suites Beach Village cottages Beach Village Cottages & Villas |
Number of restaurants | 7 |
Website | |
hoteldel.com | |
Hotel del Coronado | |
Architectural style | Late Victorian, Queen Anne |
NRHP reference No. | 71000181 |
CHISL No. | 844 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 14, 1971 |
Designated NHL | May 5, 1977 |
Designated CHISL | 1970 |
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When the hotel opened in 1888, it was the largest resort hotel in the world. It has hosted presidents, royalty, and celebrities[6] and been featured in numerous films and books.
The hotel has received a Four Diamond rating from the American Automobile Association[7] and was listed in 2011 by USA Today among the top ten resorts in the world.[8]
Hotel del Coronado is sometimes regarded as "haunted" due to the mysterious death of Kate Morgan, a guest who was found dead on the hotel's exterior staircase on November 29, 1892, a mere five days after checking into Room 3327.
It has also been claimed that Room 502, the room of a former maid, is the site paranormal activity, as well. The door to Room 502 has a special peephole for visitors to look into, and Hotel del Coronado offers tours of the room from their website.[9]