San Diego - Sheraton Hotel and Marina

[Palmetto Lady]

We will be arriving at the Sheraton Hotel and Marina around 1:00 pm next month so we will have some extra time as we will not be boarding our cruise until 1:00 pm the following day. That gives us a little extra time to explore the area if there is anything of interest not too far way. Any suggestions for sightseeing and for a restaurant??

[riffatsea]

NICE restaurant walking distance is Island Prime with great views of San Diego Bay.

See: http://www.cohnrestaurants.com/restaurants/islandprime/

UN-fortunately, your hotel is close to downtown but you'll need to either take a taxi or take the free shuttle back to the airport and take a bus to go the 3 miles to the rest of the downtown area. You could visit ships along the waterfront, go to Balboa Park and/or the zoo etc.

You can also take the hop on hop off tour on a bus made to look like an old fashioned trolley car.

See: http://www.trolleytours.com

One of the main stops is right by the cruise terminal.

[Splinter]

As above, you would need to take a cab or a city bus to get anywhere from that hotel. Island Prime is good, but somewhat expensive, although it does have a great view. I can't really recommend any of the other restaurants on Harbor Island currently though.

 

You could take a cab to Little Italy (about 2 miles) and walk around there. Many good places to eat, a few galleries, a few shops, a nice way to spend an afternoon (esp. if it is a Saturday when they have their Farmer's Market as well). One of my favorite restaurants is the Indigo Grill, and of course you would have to have a dessert at Extraordinary Desserts!

 

You could also take a cab to Old Town (probably $15-20 one way) or to Balboa Park (Zoo, museums, gardens, the Old Globe theater, IMAX theater) for a pleasant afternoon. Old Town has many restaurants, and in Balboa Park I can recommend The Prado, or even Albert's (inside the Zoo).

[Palmetto Lady]

Thanks you for your suggestions. My DH loves a good steak so we will probably try Island Prime.

[luvvie79]

There is a great English pub called the Elephant and Castle! I am from UK but live here now and its serves great fish dishes!

[wanderer34]

You could stroll down to the end of Harbor Island, there is a boardwalk going past all the marinas or a nice park walk on the bay side. At the end is Tom Ham's Lighthouse, it's one of the oldest and finest on the bay (take it from a native only the Bali Hai on Shelter Island is better, also built by Tom Ham) the dining room has the best sunset view of downtown San Diego there is...

 

http://www.tomhamslighthouse.com/

[snowman]

If you are interested you can get a great sandwich at the deli between the 2 towers of the hotel. It is a marina place with great views. They also have a great breakfast. They also sell wine at reasonable prices. All of the above are also true if you want a nice sitdown dinner. We know the area as we had a sailboat that we deocked there. Enjoy