La Jolla · Hotel shortlist
Hotels with a kitchen on the beach in La Jolla
Camila Reyes The Adriatic and Greece
These are my five favourites in La Jolla, out of the 35 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.7 down to 4.5.
Fairmont Grand Del Mar is the one I would book myself.
Highest rated of the five
Fairmont Grand Del Mar
★★★★★4.7 from 2,116 reviews
Fairmont Grand Del Mar comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.7 from 2,116 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 and found under city centre.
35 hotels in La Jolla qualified for this list and five made it. Orli La Jolla is the one I would book if the first is full.
Why it works for this trip
- Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
- 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
All five, ranked
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Fairmont Grand Del Mar
★★★★★4.7 from 2,116 reviews
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
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2Orli La Jolla
★★★★★4.9 from 391 reviews
- Parking
- Kitchen
- Pet friendly
- Air conditioning
- Accessible
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3The Boardwalk Hotel: Bikes, Boards & Beach Gear Included
★★★★★4.8 from 511 reviews
- Spa
- Parking
- Kitchen
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
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4California Dreams Hostel
★★★★★4.8 from 824 reviews
- Spa
- Parking
- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Accessible
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5The Wayfarer San Diego
★★★★★4.5 from 2,048 reviews
- Pool
- Spa
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
- Kitchen
How this list was put together
35 La Jolla 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.
Camila Reyes The Adriatic and Greece
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