Accommodating service, leisurely breakfast, striking white mansion, on site accommodations are roomy and all with a charming atmosphere. A great place to stay when visiting Coronado. After venturing off to the main strip and beach the Glorietta Bay Inn is a great place to come back to and unwind. You can take advantage of the pool, lounging or just sitting and soaking in the views. The sunsets are beautiful in Coronado, I enjoyed viewing the beauty of the infamous Hotel Del without having to stay there with the crowds. The Glorietta staff is very attentive and reservations were easy. My teenagers loved it. If you can stay in the mansion for a real treat! Miguel's in walking distance has great mexican food. We inadvertently left behind two items and they were promptly returned to us.

We arrived in San Diego not knowing where to go, we went to the tourist information centre and found a pamphlet of this hotel. We then called from there and we got such a friendly service over the phone that we decided to try this hotel and were not disappointed. The hotel was built in an historic building but extensions were built later on. The main building is beautiful and the hotel has a great location, right in front of the great Coronado hotel. Our room, which was located in one of the extension was a confortable size and beautifully appointed. The hotel offers complimentary breakfast, high-speed internet and the island of Coronado has super cute and good restaurants.

Great location...directly across the street from The Del. Rooms in the annex hotel (not in the mansion), were spacious and nice, reasonable priced, but not extravagant. Good breakfast of bagels, muffins, fruit, etc. I would definitely stay at the Glorietta Bay Inn again.

This hotel is difficult to rate because of the variations in the rooms. The mansion itself is lovely and well restored. If it was a stand alone it would warrant inclusion in any list of romantic and cosy inns across American. But the mansion is connected to three or four other blocks of two story building which, if judged alone, would be more fitting of a Best Western motel chain. The association with the mansion elevates the tolerability of the out buildings. All guests get full run of the lower floor of the mansion with its warm lobby, two sitting rooms, sunny front deck, and the pool. If you tend to spend a lot of time in your room and you want to continue the charm and appeal, you best reserve a room in the mansion, because once you leave breakfast and go back to your room in one of the out buildings, you soon lose that cosy inn feel. The decor in the “contemporary” rooms (as they are called) is nothing more or less than you will find in other motel or hotel. There is apparently some variety in size and shape of all rooms, so discuss what you want when you call for reservations and you are less likely to be disappointed. I would avoid the rooms extending west toward Orange Street which has heavy traffic.

Definitely call for reservations. I got a better deal that way than through the website and if you are lucky enough to speak to Claudia you will feel warmly welcomed before you even arrive. The Inn prides itself on its customer service. This usually does not mean too much to me, but when you stay at an Inn you get a little closer to the staff and here they definitely go the extra mile for you. Only once did I get a little attitude from the desk clerk when we checked out at 10:30 a.m. even though there is a prominent sign stating that check out was at 11:00 am.

As for the room, my wife and I had a “Deluxe Room with 1 queen bed” and it is pretty much like the picture on the website. I found the room small. But my wife (who is my yardstick) said it was nice and that she would stay here again. We had a view south toward the bay, which is shown in one of my pictures. I also included pictures of the outsides of the out buildings to give a feel for what the grounds look like. By the way, if you crave the experience shown in the picture on the Inn’s website of the couple holding hands on the balcony overlooking the bay, you can only get it by reserving the penthouse. However, during breakfast you can sit at the same table shown in the following picture on the website if you are early enough to snag it before someone else does.

I feel a little bad giving only three stars, it is more like 3 ½. If I was just judging the mansion I would go four and a half stars. If just the out buildings, maybe 2 ½. stars. But stay here anyway. Your other choices on Coronado Island are the Del and the Marriott and then just a smattering of motels. But if you like Inns, this is the place. Staying on Coronado Island is treat enough in itself. It is a retreat from the hustle and bustle downtown or the Sea-World-kid infested lodgings in and around Mission Bay. You will no doubt be out and about most of the day and night anyway since there is so much to do in San Diego. Coming back to this quiet little nook after dark really gives you a good feeling.