Kona Kai Resort, San Diego

Sunny San Diego

Advantages: Gorgeous scenery, sunshine
Disadvantages: transport links

I visited San Diego last October due to a work meeting. As it was such a long way to travel I thought it would be a good idea to add on a few days holiday to explore the area with a friend who was coming along. Getting There There are direct flights to San Diego from London however at the time these were three times as expensive as a fare with stopovers in the US and with a friend coming I wanted our flights to be as cheap as possible. Our flights went from Heathrow to Washington where we changed planes for a flight to Chicago and then another change for a plane to LA, where we got our final plane to San Diego. This may seem too much for some, but for me it was great as the plane changing gave me a chance to stretch my legs. I think I would have found 13 hours cooped up in a plane too much! One thing I did ensure was that the route ...

tecnomars 26.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of San Diego (California)

San Diego

Advantages: Friendly, warm
Disadvantages:

San Diego is a fantastic holiday destination. It is warm and sunny but as it is on the coast there are cooling sea breezes. The people are all friendly and there is fantastic shopping centre. The buildings are all painted in bright colours as the town used to be owned by Mexico. A place that must be visited is Balboa Park which has museums in it (some of which can be free on particular days) and also San Diego zoo. The park itself is lovely to walk around and has tress from all over the world. Another must is old town. This is a place with shops and restaurants which are in 'old style'. It has a mexican feel and is very relaxing. Basically San Diego is a must! ...

racheldarcy 11.07.2000 · Read full review
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Review of San Diego (California)

Love Handles??? Handle This On Honeymoon!!!

Advantages: We were treated like stars.
Disadvantages: Nothing really.

***Background*** When we were looking for hotels before going to Thomas Cook, The Handlery in San Francisco was on our shortlist. Of course we decided on the much more luxurious Westin St Francis to start off our honeymoon trip but when we were informed in Thomas Cook that there was one in San Diego, we were more than happy to give it a go. We wanted a king size room for two nights and noticed that there was actually a space on the booking form our travel agent used to write in any special requirements. She told us that they were very good at looking after honeymoon guests and always gave you a few extras so we were happy to go along with this. ***Arriving*** We found the drive from Palm Springs quite quick along the major freeways and this was one section of our trip that we wanted to get out of the way, as we had plans to ...

belfin 03.12.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Handlery Hotel and Resort, San Diego