Hotels Near San Diego Golf Courses|"America's Best Coastal Hotels"

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Hotels Near San Diego Golf  Courses

While hotels and resorts have long leaned on Mother Nature to enhance their guest experiences, few wild assets rival that of prime waterfront real estate -- be it on a sugary sand beach or a dramatic rocky bluff. Fortunately for travelers, there's a lot of choice for those seeking a great coastal getaway. Culled from Travel + Leisure's annual World's Best Awards, the top 10 hotels listed here were rated highly by readers -- and come with ocean breezes, water views and ultra-scenic shores. Asked to evaluate properties for categories including rooms/facilities, location and service, survey-takers made it clear that a coastal location can be one of a hotel's greatest features.

No matter your definition of what makes a great coastal hotel, from the Florida Keys to Oregon, there's one clear characteristic that all of the properties flaunt.This is a genteel lodge with 40 country-style rooms and on-site access to a legendary golf course. A bagpiper roams the grounds every evening. Numbers 2 and 3 have enormous balconies that overlook the 18th hole at Plantation Golf Course.Guests have access to the amenities of the lodge's sister property, The Cloister, including its 65,000-square-foot spa and the Georgian Room restaurant.This historic 1928 Mediterranean-style resort has four pools and is set on a secluded beach.Beach Club suites have kitchens, fireplaces and balconies.Take a 90-minute tour ($100 per person) of the salt marsh onboard the Cloister Belle, a restored antique yacht. You'll see oyster beds and live shrimp.

Off the coast of Florida, the Elizabeth Pointe Lodge has configurations for every type of traveler. Each of the four suites of the nearby Ocean House opens onto a private deck. The Miller Cottage is built for families or groups, with two bedrooms and bathrooms, a living room and a patio. And the 20-room Main House's lawn fans out into beachgrass-tufted sand dunes.Number 16 is a corner room with a rainforest shower for two and ocean views from the king bed.This is a shingled sanctuary overlooking Haystack Rock. All 41 rooms are equipped with fireplaces and private balconies.

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