South Coast Winery Resort & Spa
San Diego
A very Temecula way to stay – spacious villa rooms dot the edge of the vineyards, around a spa, fitness facility and recently built hotel. Your room key…
Must-see hotels in Southern California
San Diego
All the sparkling-clean rooms in this charming 1920s courtyard motel have tile floors and bright paint jobs, and many have kitchenettes. The beach is a…
Holiday Inn Express Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara
Formerly the Virginia, this early-20th-century hotel has heaps of character, starting from the tile-filled lobby with a fountain. Upgraded rooms are…
Greater Palm Springs
The hot colors of a desert blooming with wildflowers animate this updated mid-Century Modern hotel (pronounced Sah-wa-ro). Three stories of rooms look…
Los Angeles to Barstow
A class act with character, this mountain lodge has 162 rustic-chic rooms close to the lake shore, most with private balconies. Note that a daily resort…
Death Valley National Park
Set back from the highway, Texas Springs has tenter-friendly first-come, first-served sites with fire pits and tables and also has water and flush toilets…
Death Valley National Park Campgrounds
Death Valley National Park
The national park service operates nine campgrounds on a first-come, first-served basis (exception: Furnace Creek between mid-October to mid-April)…
Death Valley National Park
This roadside motel has 17 contemporary rooms with dark furniture, laminate floors and comfy beds set around a shaded courtyard. Five come with…
San Diego
In the heart of Old Town, this 1927 10-room hostelry feels like a rooming house in the Old West. Eight of the rooms have shared bathrooms and the other…
Best Western Harbour Inn & Suites
Huntington Beach
Just a short walk from the beach and Huntington Harbor, this reliable roadside chain boasts a workout room, spacious, spic-and-span rooms and continental…
The Deserts
At this 1897 antique-filled B&B, lace curtains, claw-foot tubs and other paraphernalia painstakingly evoke a bygone era. Rates include two-course…
Coastal Orange County
Regularly voted the county’s best campground, Doheny State Beach offers picnic tables, fire rings, restrooms and showers, but little shade.
The Deserts
Kenny and Bonni came back from retirement to pour their hearts and cash into creating this solar-powered eight-room motel in the heart of Borrego Springs…
The Deserts
Clean, tidy cabins and cottages, some with wood-burning fireplaces, air-conditioning and kitchens, are an easy walk from Idyllwild’s town center. The…
Joshua Tree National Park
Darling and central campground with 31 first-come, first-served sites sporting fire rings for cooking meals and picnic tables for eating them. Boulders…
San Diego
This recently remodeled hotel is just across the street from the beach. Spotless guest rooms are on the smaller side; the French provincial look is a bit…
South Bay Beaches
Rooms aren’t huge at this simple motor hotel, but it's fresh and clean, the bathroom tiles sparkle, there's a mini-fridge and microwave in rooms, staff…
Los Angeles to Barstow
A hospitable innkeeper makes this simple country guesthouse on scenic Lake Gregory a worry-free place to lay your head in 10 tidy, just-like-home rooms…
Los Angeles to Barstow
Get your kitsch on Route 66: stay snug in one of 19 30ft-tall concrete tipis. Built in 1949, they're equipped with nice furniture and have motel-type mod…
Death Valley National Park
At 4100ft, Wildrose is a good choice on hot days. It has 23 sites outfitted with fire pits and tables, available on a first-come, first-served basis…
San Diego
This upscale Tudor-style timeshare hotel sits right across from the beach. Borrow beach gear and bicycles, or sign up for à la carte activities on the…
The Deserts
This clean and friendly hostel on the edge of the village is run by people happy to provide advice about the best trails, runs and all things extreme…
South Carlsbad State Park Campground
San Diego
Three miles south of town and sandwiched between Carlsbad Blvd and the beach, this campground has more than 200 tent and RV sites; all spaces accommodate…
Santa Barbara Wine Country
From basic camping and RV hook ups to lakeview yurts and cabins with full bathrooms, this is a peaceful option to spend a night or two in scenic…
Los Angeles
One of the better options at LAX, with fresh, contemporary interiors and more intimate, boutique-style service than you'd expect from an airport hotel.
Death Valley National Park
This RV park on the northern end of the village has 25 full hookup sites as well as shaded tent spaces. Facilities include a pool and a laundromat.
San Diego
The Handlery has attractive furnishings (wooden armoires and writing desks) and a complimentary shuttle to area attractions. Parking costs $14.
El Capitan State Beach Campground
Santa Barbara County
Book as far in advance as possible to stay at this popular campground next to the eponymous beach.
Refugio State Beach Campground
Santa Barbara County
Popular campground close to the beach of the same name. Book well in advance.
San Diego Convention & Visitor Bureau Room Reservation Line
San Diego
Tourist-board-operated accommodation service.
Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood
This long-standing tower hotel was re-designed by the Cipriani brothers, who included a replica of Harry's Bar in Venice (expect a Bellini on arrival)…
Santa Monica
A converted circa-1940 apartment complex, now covered tastefully in ivy, offers sunny, compact rooms and studios with kitchenette, and vintage surf-rocker…
San Diego
Most of Carlsbad's top lodgings are inland, but this swanky spot is an easy walk to the ocean across Hwy 101. Pools, spa, business and fitness centers…
San Diego
Splurge-worthy La Costa offers a 400-acre, whitewashed 650-room campus overlooking Batiquitos Lagoon. It’s got two PGA golf courses, excellent children’s…
The Deserts
This modern compound centers on a sprawling hotel with spacious rooms, including some with Jacuzzi. Upstairs rooms have nice mountain views, and there are…
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
This peach-tinted, palm-shaded, 70-room motel isn’t fancy or as cool as its vintage 1950s sign makes it look. But even if some of the decor could use a…
Joshua Tree National Park
This funky-cool, rock 'n' roll–infused, wisteria-strewn motel has 11 spacious and country-modern rooms overlooking a desert-garden courtyard with great…
La Jolla
North of the village, this rambling rancho-style resort with its pathways, patios and lush gardens is down-to-earth, romantic and cushy all at once…
San Diego
Right on Pacific Beach, the Bungalow has a top location, a beach-party atmosphere and is reasonably clean, but it’s lackluster, very basic and gets…
San Diego
From the marble bathrooms in sumptuous suites to the luxurious fitness center and the Aviara Kids Academy programs, this tippy-top resort offers superb…
