El Cordova Hotel on Coronado Island Reviews

The El Cordova hotel is a very quaint historic hotel. It is in a perfect location for an easy walk to the beach, shops and restaurants. The hotel could use some renovation and a slight improvement on furniture. Overall it was worth the money for a standard room.

Unexpected upgrade and friendly staff. We enjoyed our stay

The staff at the Cordova Hotel were fantastic. Holly, specifically was a pleasure during the extent of our stay. I really enjoyed the boutique feel of our rooms, combined with the location. The only downfall to our stay was the noise factor. The restaurant Miguel's is located in the courtyard, and they scrub and vacuum the tile floors every morning starting at 7am (Vacuuming begins at 8am). So if you want to catch a couple extra hours of shut eye after a long evening out on the town, then I would recommend bringing some ear plugs or finding another place to stay.

From the check in to check out the employees were GREAT at El Cordova. This is our second trip here and I would not hesitate coming back again.

Loved it. Walking distance to delicious restaurants, two blocks from the beach and lots to do. The hotel is not new and I did enjoy the ambiance. I was traveling alone.

Return visit this year for 3 weeks holiday. Had a great time once again. Hotel is ideally situated for beach & the desk staff are the most pleasant you will meet anywhere in the world. Being pensioners we had $18 / month Compass passes which give you travel on public transport, (bus & trolley) to anywhere you want to go in the San Diego area. Will be back again next year for certain.

first room icky.....second room better........amazing manager..........fixed everthing he could

Don't let the star rating fool you. The El Cordova was a 5 star for us. It was exactly what we were looking for, unique, historic architecture, quaint, centrally located with a quick walk to everything. We parked our car (that was a challenge on this island), and never needed to use it again until we left. This place does not feel like a hotel, it feels more like you are staying in the middle of a lovely little town's market area, where people know each other, and the movement of the town is all around you. The restaurant below has the usual sounds and aromas of a restaurant, but it didn't bother us because it was quiet by the time we wanted to go to sleep, and didn't start up again until we wanted to get up in the morning, I actually kind of liked that aspect...felt like I was in Spain or something! The Del Coronado Hotel is literally right across the street, so easy to adventure there and enjoy the beach out front. The room wasn't perfect, the kitchen was ehh, the grout wasn't always fresh in every corner of the room, but MAN, the bed was comfortable, and I didn't care a bit about the imperfections, because the charm outweighed it all. If you want Hilton, then go there. If you want a little hidden gem of a place to create memories in, then go here. LOVED renting bikes next door and touring the island in an "easy hour". I hope to be back again sometime. The AC was excellent, which is huge for me. Cute and private little pool and spa too.

The location is great, the Suite is roomy, clean and comfortable. A terrific place to relax and walk to the beach, restaurants and shops.

Everyone was wonderful, we enjoyed our time there.