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Coronado hotels that allow dogs

Marc Delacroix

Marc Delacroix France

Updated 1 September 2026 · 122 Coronado hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Coronado, out of the 122 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, all five scoring 4.5.

The US Grant, a Luxury Collection Hotel, San Diego is the one I would book myself.

The US Grant, a Luxury Collection Hotel, San Diego

Highest rated of the five

The US Grant, a Luxury Collection Hotel, San Diego

★★★★★4.5 from 2,950 reviews

The US Grant, a Luxury Collection Hotel, San Diego comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.5 from 2,950 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 5 star property, found under downtown and around $224 a night on the dates we checked.

122 hotels in Coronado qualified for this list and five made it. Pendry San Diego is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
  • Bara drink without going back out
  • Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze

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All five, ranked

  1. The US Grant, a Luxury Collection Hotel, San Diego1

    The US Grant, a Luxury Collection Hotel, San Diego

    ★★★★★4.5 from 2,950 reviews

    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly

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  2. Pendry San Diego2

    Pendry San Diego

    ★★★★★4.5 from 1,886 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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  3. Hotel Z3

    Hotel Z

    ★★★★★4.7 from 2,073 reviews

    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning
    • Accessible

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  4. Kasa Little Italy San Diego4

    Kasa Little Italy San Diego

    ★★★★★4.8 from 423 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Parking
    • Kitchen
    • Pet friendly

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  5. Hotel del Coronado5

    Hotel del Coronado

    ★★★★★4.5 from 21,005 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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How this list was put together

122 Coronado hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

Marc Delacroix

Marc Delacroix France

Closes the shop two weeks each winter and goes wherever people make something fermented. Dairies in the Basque country, the Caucasus and rural Sardinia.

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