San Diego
Tropical landscaping and tiki decor fill this resort backing onto Mission Bay (there’s a luau on some summer evenings!). A plethora of activities make it…
Must-see hotels in Southern California
Courtyard by Marriott San Diego Downtown
San Diego
Yeah, we know, Courtyard is often known for bland rooms in suburban office parks, but this Courtyard is cool because it’s in a beautifully updated 1928…
Ocean Beach International Hostel
San Diego
Central OB's cheapest option is easy to spot with its psychedelic colored exterior and peace sign on the top of the building. Only a couple of blocks from…
Venice, Marina Del Rey & Playa del Rey
This hostel in a refurbished 1904 building has spectacular rooftop views of Venice Beach, bright, beachy swatches of color and four- to eight-person dorms…
San Diego
This 1959 gem is showing its age, which is why new owners are giving it a big-bucks face-lift while preserving its mid-century-modern bone structure. The…
San Diego
Across from Westfield Horton Plaza, the historic Sofia has 211 rooms with fashionable darkwood furniture and sprightly printed fabrics. There are also in…
Death Valley National Park
Tailor-made for families, this rambling resort consists of 224 rooms with patios or balconies in one- and two-story buildings that flank lawns and lanes…
Santa Barbara
While it’s still just a motel at heart, this property’s ‘Mexican pop meets modern’ motif livens things up with a color palette from a Frida Kahlo painting…
San Diego
Wake up to a view of the 27-hole golf course at this lush, green campus-style resort a few miles from Old Town. The Corkfire Kitchen restaurant sources…
Santa Barbara
Minutes from West Beach, the harbor and Stearns Wharf, you can't get better priced accommodations in central Santa Barbara than at the Castillo Inn. The…
Venice, Marina Del Rey & Playa del Rey
Set in a string of boho studio and apartment hotels overlooking the Boardwalk, rooms here are fairly large with new wood floors, wall-mounted flat-screen…
San Diego
Family-owned and operated, Beach Cottages has everything from plain motel rooms to cozy 1940s cottages, just across the bike path from the sand. Sure,…
Death Valley National Park
With no TV, no wi-fi and soft mattresses, don't come to this sprawling motel looking for luxury. But what it lacks in comforts, it makes up in kookiness…
Orange County
On a former dairy farm in Brea Dam State Park, 6 miles north of Disneyland, this two-story hacienda houses 20 beds in three dorm types (male, female,…
Venice, Marina Del Rey & Playa del Rey
A rambling cottage turned impeccably run inn overlooks the state-protected Ballona Wetlands. It has 23 individually decorated rooms with a contemporary…
San Diego
Right in Old Town State Park, this creaky, 10-room hotel is restored to its 1870 glory and has oodles of charm, antique furnishings and is possibly…
Hotel Indigo San Diego Del Mar
San Diego
This collection of whitewashed buildings with gray clay-tiled roofs has two outdoor heated pools, a spa, and new fitness and business centers. Rooms have…
Joshua Tree National Park
History oozes from every nook and cranny in this old-timey inn on the ancient Oasis of Mara. Choose from air-conditioned 1934 adobe bungalows, outfitted…
Death Valley National Park
First-come, first-served Mahogany Flat has only 10 spaces and, being located at 8200ft, the distinction of being the park's highest campground. Making it…
Joshua Tree National Park
This immaculately kept 1950s motel, run by the charming Ash, was where U2 stayed while working on the Joshua Tree album. It has a small pool and seven…
Joshua Tree National Park
Close to 29 Palms Hwy/Hwy 62, this campground accepts reservations for tents and RVs via phone or www.recreation.gov from October to May (first come,…
Malibu & Pacific Palisades
Perched above the highway and overlooking Westward Beach is this humble shingled inn with 16 fairly large rooms that are clean and white with subdued…
Santa Barbara
Kudos for all the freebies (DVDs, continental breakfast, afternoon wine and cheese, evening milk and cookies), the newer Mediterranean-style front section…
San Diego
About halfway between Legoland and Carlsbad Village, this hyper-friendly, independently run, 86-room inn caters to both business travelers (note business…
Death Valley National Park
This congenial inn helmed by the friendly Cynthia has hostel-style bunks and eclectically decorated rooms in vintage trailers, all with private bathroom…
Death Valley National Park
Teensy Thorndike is one of four free first-come, first-served campgrounds in the mountains. With only six sites at an elevation of 7400ft, you'll likely…
Joshua Tree National Park
The charming Carrie presides over this three-room adobe retreat and will turbocharge your day with scrumptious breakfasts if you're staying in one of the…
Joshua Tree National Park
Fancy sleeping among glowing wig heads, in an Airstream or a horse stall? Then check into one of nine wackily decorated vintage trailers (and one cabin)…
San Diego
Despite the name, Little Italy's La Pensione isn't a pension but an intimate hotel of 67 modern, carpeted rooms with one or two queen-sized beds and…
Santa Barbara
Two blocks from the beach, this meticulously run inn offers bright sandy-hued studios with hardwood floors, small kitchens and mod cons such as SmartTVs…
San Diego
Location, location, location. This Gaslamp Quarter HI facility is steps from public transportation, restaurants and big-city fun, and it has a wide range…
Santa Barbara
Poised between downtown and the beach, this petite Euro-chic boutique hotel has all the right touches: curated contemporary-art displays, outdoor terraces…
Greater Palm Springs
Palm Springs goes Hollywood – with all the sass, sans the attitude – at this former Howard Johnson motel turned hipster hangout. The 176 rooms (many with…
San Diego
Hollywood glam in San Diego. A 9000lb bronze front door pivots to reveal Nepalese carpets and multitextured surfaces: wooden blocks to sand-dollar-shaped…
Greater Palm Springs
This Rat Pack playground has been given a boho-cool makeover and sparkles brighter than ever. Expect the full range of mod-cons in nearly 400 rooms amid…
San Diego
Wake up to the sound of surf crashing onto the rocky shore at this privately owned 1950s charmer wrapped around a flower-bedecked courtyard with a heated…
Greater Palm Springs
At this 1947 gem, designed by William F Cody, groovy lobby tunes usher you to a saltwater pool and ineffably chic mid-Century Modern rooms. The pricier…
Leo Carrillo State Park Campground
Malibu & Pacific Palisades
This kid-friendly campground sits on a famous 1.5-mile stretch of beach. Offshore kelp beds, caves, tide pools, plus the wilderness of the Santa Monica…
Los Angeles
Around a leafy courtyard lined with shops and cafes, the Metropole has spotless rooms with dark wood floors, crisp white bedding, fireplaces, soaker tubs…
Greater Palm Springs
Wear a Pucci dress and blend right in at this Spanish-style miniresort with 13 bungalows done up in sleek black-and-white Hollywood Regency style. After a…
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