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Hotel Information: Shangri-la meets Majorca at this mission-style resort with a laid-back tropical feel. Public areas have a fresh, chic look, and the expansive Shelter Island setting—with a colorful marina on one side and the sparkling San Diego Bay on the other—provides plenty of room to play.
Amenity highlights: Guests can recreate to their hearts' content with an outdoor swimming pool, spa tub, a sand beach with volleyball and children’s play area (no swimming), and a health club offering aerobics, yoga, and other classes (surcharge). Bicycles are available for rent on site. Massage and spa services may also be arranged.
Insider tip: If the business of the real world beckons, guests can climb the stairs near the reception desk for an e-mail fix at a privately situated kiosk, where they can use either of two computer terminals with high-speed Internet access (surcharge) and color printer.
Rooms
This resort on San Diego Bay offers 129 guestrooms in three, two- or three-story buildings. Some rooms offer exterior entrances.
Kona Kai Resort guestrooms feature private balconies or patios and include island-style decor. Room amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access, multi-line data port telephones with voice mail, cable TV, pay movies, and video games (surcharge). Additional amenities include coffeemakers, hair dryers and compact refrigerators.
Room Amenities
- Internet access - wireless
- Premium TV channel(s)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Cable/satellite TV
- Climate control
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Clock radio
- Desk
- Video-game console
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Patio
- Balcony
- Iron/ironing board
- Complimentary newspaper (M-F)
- Housekeeping
- Extra towels/bedding
- Pay movies
- Multi-line phone
- Free local calls
- Private bathroom
- Internet access - complimentary
- Voice mail
- Window opens
- Rollaway beds
- Turndown service
- Wake-up calls
- Refrigerator
- Bathrobes
- Shower/tub combination
- Television - Cable service
Recreation
This San Diego resort includes a large outdoor swimming pool with room to swim laps or splash. The surrounding sundeck includes a spa tub. The Kona Kai Resort offers a beach with volleyball and children’s play area (no swimming). The health club offers aerobics, yoga, and other classes (surcharge). Guests may rent bicycles. Two massage rooms are also on site.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Swimming on site
- Aerobics
- Bicycle rentals
- Boating
- Dock
- Golfing
- Golf - driving range
- Hiking/biking trails
- Personal watercraft
- Kayaking
- Running track/path
- Sailing
- Surfing/boogie boarding
- Volleyball
- Water skiing
- Whale-watching
Property Amenities
At the tip of Shelter Island, this eight-acre California resort is adjacent to San Diego Bay and seven miles from downtown San Diego.
The Kona Kai Resort, formerly Shelter Pointe, offers an outdoor swimming pool, spa tub, health club (surcharge), and sand beach with volleyball and children’s play area (no swimming). A marina-view restaurant/lounge offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The resort includes 11,000 square feet of event space, including a ballroom.
Additional amenities include on-site bicycle rentals and complimentary airport transportation. Complimentary newspapers are available in the lobby and at the front desk. Small pets are permitted (surcharge).
Wireless Internet access is complimentary throughout the hotel.
- Spa services on site
- 24-hour front desk
- Fitness equipment
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Audio-visual equipment
- Banquet facilities
- Bar/lounge
- Business services
- Event catering
- Health club
- Concierge services
- Conference room(s)
- Dry cleaning service
- Airport transportation (complimentary)
- Spa tub
- Laundry facilities
- Multilingual staff
- Patio
- Parking (secure)
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Security guard
- Suitable for children
- Ballroom(s)
- Internet access in public areas - high speed
- Number of rooms: 129
- Number of floors: 3
- Parking (surcharge) $15/24 Hours In/Out
- Business center
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Internet access - wireless
- Massage - treatment room(s)
- Room service (24 hours)
- Sauna
- Self parking
- Wedding services
Policies
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Pet fee charged at hotel/condo
- Small pets only
- Check-in time is 3 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
Know Before You Go
Pets weighing less than 25 pounds are permitted (surcharge).
Fees
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Pets: US$100 per stay
- Rollaway bed: US$20 per night
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
Dining
Kona Kai Restaurant - Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Casual decor and outdoor seating. American fare. Marina-view restaurant with adjacent Kona Kai Lounge.
Address
1551 Shelter Island Drive
San Diego, CA 92106
USA
Nearest major airport:
San Diego, CA (SAN-San Diego Intl.)
Area:
Beach Cities, San Diego, California, United States of America
