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Hotel overview
The newly renovated and expanded Kona Kai Resort and Spa, a Noble House Resort House welcomes you to modern luxury. Laze the day away on your oversized balcony looking out over San Diego Bay while nibbling on local food from our Point Loma restaurant. Relax in style on Kona Kai’s beach, one of the only privately-owned beaches in California. Gather round our cozy beach fire pits by night and step up that stylish beach moment with a private cabana rental by day or relax near our new adults-only pool.
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General policies & fine print
Check-in Policy:
Hotel requires a credit/debit card authorization or cash deposit upon check-in for incidentals; this will place a hold on your funds.
Convention Policy:
Individuals attending a convention cannot book this property for their stay. If found attending a convention, guests may be subject to higher room rates upon arrival.
Hotel Spring Break Policy:
This hotel cannot guarantee a spring-break-free environment.
General Information:
Room taxes are included in vacation price.
Minimum night stay restrictions may apply.
Reservation changes may not be permitted unless authorized by the hotel.
Resort Fee: A mandatory hotel-imposed fee is charged and collected by the hotel either at check-in or check-out.
Mandatory hotel-imposed resort fee inclusions:
•Wi-Fi throughout the resort
•Local and 800 calls
•In-room coffee/tea
•Access to the Fitness Center with classes
•Tiki Pool
•Business Center
The above list may not be comprehensive. Mandatory hotel-imposed fees may not include tax and are subject to change at any time. The hotel can provide current fee and inclusions when you check-in.
Ratings & reviews
TripAdvisor traveler rating
2757 reviews
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Jan 05, 2025Exclusive location, but service and room lacking
The property is in a prime spot at the end of a small peninsula. No other hotels are past Kona Kai (end of the road). The front of the property (across the low-traffic narrow road) faces the entrance to San Diego Bay -- it's a great place to walk along the bay or sit and watch the ships go in and out -- we enjoyed that. The back of the property has a very small beach, fire pits, and the rest is docks for yachts in a marina; there are also souvenir shops along the back as well. The lobby is quaint and calm. We experienced racism at this property, which means we won't return. The rooms are also small and nothing to talk about. The exterior of the property gets a 6 out of 10 for maintenance from us. The food onsite is expensive and mostly for high-end clientele who dine at the restaurant before yachting. I attended yoga session one morning only to realize that the property seems to be mostly "leased" rooms by elites who have yachts, and then those rooms are rented out to tourists. All the people at yoga were living on the property and over 70 years old -- they hadn't seen someone new at yoga in quite a while. We also had billing issues that were difficult to resolve until we got a manager involved. Parking was very expensive, though there are a lot of parking spots.
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Jan 04, 2025Great location and good family friendly resort
Great location and beautiful resort. The hotel staff were very friendly. We enjoyed the pool, fire pits on the beach and family friendly green space in the evening. We travelled with a two year old child and it worked out great. Only complaints, although minor were that the pillows were not comfortable at all and the room service often occurred during my daughters nap so we usually didn't get our room turned over. We highly reccommend and it would go back.
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Jan 03, 2025Very expensive and outdated
It's nice resort, but very overpriced for how outdates the facilities are. Similarly priced resorts are much more upfront and updated. Beware of the $45 per night parking AND $45 per day resort fee. Everyone was very friendly and helpful, even though they are clearly understaffed.
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Jan 02, 2025
Easily one of the best hotels in San Diego for any ocassion
WOW! now I understand why this is one of the best hotels in San Diego, the rooms are very comfortable with an amazing view of the bay, it has a very nice restaruant and bar, the gym is quite complete for any excercise and the pools have very warm water. the surounding areas are perfect to walk around or ride the bikes and they also have water sports and boat rentals, we will definately be back
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Jan 02, 2025
Disappointed
We stayed at the hotel only one night on December 31 - January 1. I was notified via text that the fitness center and recreational area were closed right after our check-in. The toiletries in the room were refillable/shareable. One of the sinks had a drainage problem and we had only one soap bottle for two sinks. One bed was more comfortable than the other. Overall, overpriced.