HOTEL DEL CORONADO - View this location on map This Victorian hotel, built in 1887, is one of America's largest wooden buildings. Few seaside resort hotels of this significant architectural style remain in America. The hotel has hosted several Presidents and other national figures. 1500 Orange Ave, Coronado, California Historical, Hotel Hotel Del Coronado - View this location on map Begun in March 1877 and open for business February 1878, this enormous timber structure, rising from the Coronado Penisula like a castle, was one of the last of the extravagently conceived resort hotels in Southern California. It was the first hotel in the world, and the largest building outside of New York City, to use electric lighting; the lighting system was installed under the direct supervision of Thomas A. Edison. 1500 Orange Street, Coronado, California Historical, Hotel, Architectural Hotel del Coronado - View this location on map Opened in 1888 and a national historic landmark, the Hotel del Coronado (1500 Orange Avenue, Coronado, 619-435-6611) recently completed a $55 million, three-year restoration. Of the 386 rooms in the Victorian main building, the best are the 32 oceanfront junior suites with large windows and balconies; they are $665 a night. An adjacent tower has another 311 rooms, at $300 to $490, but they lack the charm of those in the older building. NYT 1500 Orange Avenue, San Diego, CA Hotel, Historical

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