Coronado Island Marriott Resort & Tenaya Lodge
April 2008
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If you’re looking for a destination with plenty of energy and excitement, it’s hard to beat downtown San Diego. Graced with sunny days and warm evenings, the city is a pedestrian playground for shopping, dining and nightlife. But sometimes all of that energy can be a little over the top, and after a while you can’t think of anything better than a quiet, peaceful resort to escape to for a breather.
This is where the Coronado Island Marriott Resort comes in. Just beyond the reach of the downtown’s hustle-bustle, across the bay on Coronado Island, the resort offers the rare twin amenities of being within minutes of a thriving city yet ensconced in a remote and relaxing environment.
Connected to the city via the San Diego-Coronado Bridge, Coronado Island is a small peninsula with beautiful sandy beaches and excellent views of the skyline. With 16 waterfront acres, the resort offers a tranquil setting for private events. Wireless Internet throughout the property—even out by the pool—allows you to make the most of the outdoor scenery.
And, with a recent $15-million renovation of its 300 guest rooms and public space, the resort is more up-to-date than ever, featuring flat-panel LCD TVs, walk-in showers, marble fixtures and wet bars. If you can lure your attendees away from the views, 25,000 sq. ft. of meeting space are waiting inside. marriott.com
Rugged Luxury
When’s the last time you looked out your window at a Four-Diamond resort and saw a bear lumbering across the property? At the 244-room Tenaya Lodge, just two miles outside the boundary of California’s world-famous Yosemite National Park, the blend of luxury accommodations and rugged wilderness make for plenty of ironic situations. Yet, for those who love roughing it during the day but are not quite willing to do without the evening massage and filet mignon, it is a dream come true.
Fresh from a $3-million renovation, Tenaya Lodge offers relaxing and comfortable guest rooms, an indoor and outdoor pool, a winter ice-skating rink, several restaurants and a spa. There is also a full-service business center and 9,000 sq. ft. of meeting space, including a grand ballroom that can host up to 500 people.
When it comes to recreation, options are virtually limitless, from the nearby world-class hiking and sightseeing of Yosemite to staff-arranged mountain biking, fishing and horseback riding. Also, by mid-summer 2009, groups will be able to work out their saddle sores in a new 10,000-square-foot spa, which will include 12–15 treatment rooms. In conjunction with the spa, the lodge will be adding onto its existing meeting space. tenayalodge.com
