Top Reasons to Stay at Kona Kai Resort
- The hotel has an elegant island feel, with an outdoor swimming pool, a private sunning beach, and 11 acres of tropical gardens surrounding it.
- The waterfront Kona Kai Restaurant serves contemporary American cuisine, such as seared scallops in a bacon-potato puree, and free-range chicken breast with parmesan polenta.
- All guest rooms feature island-style decor and furnished balconies with views of the garden, marina, or waterways.
- Treat yourself to a sea-salt body scrub or a couples massage at the Kona Kai Spa.
- About 20 minutes away, the world-renowned San Diego Zoo shelters more than 4,000 creatures, including giant pandas, long-billed kiwi birds, and tree kangaroos from New Guinea.
- Water taxis will shuttle guests from the Kona Kai Marina to San Diego’s Downtown Gaslamp District, a historic center filled with bars and art galleries.
San Diego: Historical Attractions and Electric Nightlife in Southern California
San Diego's sunny, comfortably warm weather and 70 miles of coastline have long attracted vacationing out-of-towners, but the city's inland scene is no slouch, either. The Gaslamp Quarter is arguably one of the trendiest listings on the National Register of Historic Places. The area forms both the historic center of town and a hub of San Diego nightlife, with nearly 100 Victorian-era buildings now occupied by high-end boutiques, jewelers, and gourmet restaurants.
During the day, a stroll through iconic Balboa Park takes you past 17 separate museums, as well as the world-famous and much beloved San Diego Zoo. There's also the vibrant Spanish Village Art Center, a living gallery where local artists continuously produce pottery, handblown glass, and oil paintings for sale.
Farther north, in Old Town—site of the first European settlement in California—shops in Mission-style stucco buildings sell colorful wrestling masks, woven baskets, and maracas. Nearby stands The Whaley House Museum, dubbed one of the Most Terrifying Places in America by the Travel Channel. Ghosts of former residents are said to inhabit the rooms, which are filled with Victorian furniture, eerie dolls, and squeegees for ectoplasm cleanup.
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