Palmetto Lady Posted August 6, 2010 #1 Share Posted August 6, 2010 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?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffatsea Posted August 6, 2010 #2 Share Posted August 6, 2010 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splinter Posted August 7, 2010 #3 Share Posted August 7, 2010 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). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmetto Lady Posted August 8, 2010 Author #4 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Thanks you for your suggestions. My DH loves a good steak so we will probably try Island Prime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvvie79 Posted August 9, 2010 #5 Share Posted August 9, 2010 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer34 Posted August 19, 2010 #6 Share Posted August 19, 2010 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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowman Posted August 23, 2010 #7 Share Posted August 23, 2010 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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