{"id":224702,"date":"2026-03-18T03:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T03:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/224702\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T03:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T03:28:09","slug":"the-del-one-of-times-worlds-greatest-places-to-stay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/224702\/","title":{"rendered":"The Del, one of TIME&#8217;s World&#8217;s Greatest Places to Stay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hotel-del-coronado-aerial-turret-main-drive-beach-2021.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-244472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hotel-del-coronado-aerial-turret-main-drive-beach-2021.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\"  \/><\/a>Photo courtesy Hotel del Coronado<\/p>\n<p>TIME\u2019s annual list of the World\u2019s Greatest Places this year includes the Hotel del Coronado in its Places to Stay category. This puts The Del alongside 100 destinations worldwide redefining the travel experience.<\/p>\n<p>Each year, TIME solicits nominations of places \u2014 including hotels, cruises, restaurants, attractions, museums, parks, and more \u2014 from its international network of correspondents and contributors, as well as through an application process, with an eye toward those offering new, exciting, and relevant experiences. The result is <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/collection\/worlds-greatest-places\/2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">100 extraordinary destinations<\/a>\u00a0to stay at or visit this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing recognized by\u00a0TIME\u00a0is a testament to the passion poured into the restoration of this American treasure,\u201d said Marco Tabet, General Manager of Hotel del Coronado. \u201cWe\u2019ve spent the last seven years ensuring that the magic of The Del\u2019s past isn\u2019t just preserved, but elevated for the next generation of world travelers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Originally built in 1888, The Del was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977, a title it shares The White House and the Statue of Liberty \u2014 it is one of only 23 historic hotels to receive such an honor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Del-beach_village_pool_aerial_robert-benson.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-253702\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Del-beach_village_pool_aerial_robert-benson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"750\"  \/><\/a>Photo courtesy Hotel del Coronado<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, the hotel writes a new chapter. Fresh off a seven-year, $550 million reimagination, the resort maintains its Belle \u00c9poque grandeur following its first large-scale renovation since its 1888 opening,\u201d\u00a0TIME\u00a0states. \u201cUnlike many hotel renovations \u2014 an infinity pool here, high-tech bidets there \u2014 the Del focused on painstaking restoration and preservation befitting its status as a National Historic Landmark. Most notable is the revitalization of the Victorian Neighborhood, including the landmark Victorian building, guestrooms, garden courtyard, and the legendary Crown Room. New additions feel thoughtfully integrated:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoteldel.com\/dine\/nobu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Nobu Del Coronado<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoteldel.com\/dine\/serea-restaurant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ser\u1ebda<\/a>, a sea-to-table fine dining restaurant, bring contemporary energy without eclipsing the hotel\u2019s historic soul. The unveiling of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoteldel.com\/stay\/shore-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Shore House<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoteldel.com\/stay\/beach-village\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Beach Village<\/a>\u00a0nabes \u2014 75 one- to three-bedroom flats and a gated cottage collection, respectively \u2014 add a residential dimension that further solidifies the Del\u2019s standing as a global resort icon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The complete list of TIME\u2019s Greatest Places can be viewed <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/collection\/worlds-greatest-places\/2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo courtesy Hotel del Coronado TIME\u2019s annual list of the World\u2019s Greatest Places this year includes the Hotel&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":224703,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[28878,74,76,75],"class_list":["post-224702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-hotel-del-coronado","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224702\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/224703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}