We recently ran off for a quick jaunt to California, and since we had business anyway in San Diego…we decided to stay in the La Jolla Cove vacinity, and make a break out of it!
Last year at this time, we were also in California, but toured through La Jolla, Carlsbad, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, etc. Because of that, this time we decided to stay in one area and actually relax in between touring tennis facilities, etc.
Last year, while visiting the seals on La Jolla Cove… I’d notice the huge pink hotel overlooking the ocean, so we (I) decided to stay there this time around. It has a fabulous old Hollywood feel to it… coming from the fact that it was built in 1926.
I love how the room doors are the old style, in heavy wood, the hallways are skinny and the elevator is even smaller, as they were not industrial sized as we see in newer construction.
There are a couple of different options for fabulous dining, and who wouldn’t want their breakfast on the restaurant terrace overlooking the ocean view?
Our room was an Ocean View, but by going to the La Valencia website, you can see that they also have different type of Villas available, that I will try to book next time we go.
Our room’s terrace was equipped with birds that would literally bark at you for snacks. Fortunately, I stopped for room snack and hairspray before getting to the hotel, so I had available a fat girl sized bag of Cheetos, which the birds loved. I’m thinking the salty nature of Cheetos was fish-like for them. Either way, the showed up like clock work every morning, some even taking the bites right out of my hand!
Between the seals on the nearby cove, the birds, the ocean view, fabulous food and a great hotel…we had an absolutely wonderful stay! Check out the interesting video below if you love history and architecture !
-SDS
