--- --- Mar 12, 2026 # Hotel del Coronado ## Video: The World's Greatest Places: See Every Place (AZ) [Watch (HLS stream): The World's Greatest Places: See Every Place (AZ)](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fi9Dabxr.m3u8) (1:33)  _Published 2026-03-12_ Coronado, California by [Perri Ormont Blumberg](https://time.com/author/perri-ormont-blumberg/) ## Perri Ormont Blumberg Blumberg is a contributor for TIME  Courtesy Hotel del Coronado The story goes like this: In April 1920, [Hotel del Coronado](https://www.hoteldel.com/) hosted a ball for 1,000 guests in honor of Edward, Prince of Wales' visit to San Diego. At the time, his future wife, Wallis Warfield Spencer Simpson, lived in Coronado, a chi-chi peninsula in San Diego Bay, then married to her first husband. Years later, in 1936, the newly crowned King Edward abdicated the throne to marry the American heiress—cementing the Del’s place in a century of gilded transatlantic lore. Today, the hotel writes a new chapter. Fresh off a seven-year, $550 million reimagination, the resort maintains its Belle Époque grandeur following its first large-scale renovation since its 1888 opening. Unlike many hotel renovations—an infinity pool here, high-tech bidets there—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: [Nobu Del Coronado](https://www.hoteldel.com/dine/nobu/) and [Serẽa](https://www.hoteldel.com/dine/serea-restaurant/), a sea-to-table fine dining restaurant, bring contemporary energy without eclipsing the hotel’s historic soul. The unveiling of the [Shore House](https://www.hoteldel.com/stay/shore-house/?WT.mc%5Fid=zLADA0AA1OL2PSH3GGL4AMPHTBRD%5FOct5GNPLTPMWBRNLAB6SANRHOL7EN8i142435%5F%5Fz22154052613z%5F%5F&gclsrc=aw.ds&&utm%5Fcampaign=%7Bcampaign%7D&utm%5Fadgroup=%7Badgroup%7D&utm%5Fkeyword=shore%20house%20at%20the%20del&gad%5Fsource=1&gad%5Fcampaignid=22154052613&gbraid=0AAAAA-Q0XEaCn0-s53b4G2rB6c0bjF39-&gclid=CjwKCAiA95fLBhBPEiwATXUsxG9HQx1VTSHHPkwOzcnDhdAK2MjJgYEFzCHvacdkKgsAtx5PT6zWwBoCF7QQAvD%5FBwE) and [Beach Village](https://www.hoteldel.com/stay/beach-village) nabes—75 one- to three-bedroom flats and a gated cottage collection, respectively—add a residential dimension that further solidifies the Del’s standing as a global resort icon. 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