San Diego Grand Fondo & Places To Stay

Thanks for the recommendations. I never even thought about spring break. Do most school in California have spring break at the same time? Hopefully it's a week later.

We were thinking of staying in a cottage or condo, or a property that is being rented privately or through a company, like vrbo.com. Having access to a kitchen is our No. 1 most important and laundry facilities that are not too costly are also high on our list of amenities.

I'm definitely going to expand my search to these areas. Thank you.

Ok, I'm going to chime in. I lived down in San Diego for 10 years and currently live about an hour north in Orange County. My sister-in-law lives in Del Mar and it's a great spot. It's considered "North County" of San Diego. It's probably 30-40 minutes north of where your race is, but the area is great. It's also close to PCH (Pacific Coast Highway) which is a major riding area. Here are some towns I see on VRBO to look at. I'm not sure what your price range is, but these areas are going to be a bit nicer and quieter than Mission Beach, Ocean Beach or Pacific Beach.

Cardiff by the Sea, Calsbad, Del Mar, Encinitas, and Solana Beach.

I'd also throw La Jolla in there as it's closer than the ones I listed above, but my guess is the prices are going to be much higher as well.

I'm not sure if you know Dave (Dave699) but he lives in Del Mar and works at a bike shop down in Point Loma and he's always riding down there. He might be up for a guided tour. I road with him on Thanksgiving morning when I was down there.

Good luck finding a place, and in your race. If you have any questions feel free to PM me.

Jeff

I'm going to check out all these areas when I get home. I haven't booked anything yet. We're thinking about $800/week for a place seems reasonable. I'm only a bit worried about staying too far north because we don't plan on having a car and riding to the Grand Fondo, then 100 miles (or whatever it is. ) then riding home might be too much. I've heard that public transit is good in San Diego. How is it in those other areas? However, we are going mainly for the riding, so it's best to stay close to where most of the rides will be from/to. I'm definitely going to PM Dave. Thanks.

And thanks so much for all of your replies. You've helped narrow down some places for someone that has absolutely no idea of San Diego and could only get an idea from pictures and Google Maps.