San Diego in April

[Anonymous]

Has anyone been to San Diego in late April? Was it warm enough to swim? We are looking for a warm weather destination in a Zika free area and it seems like San Diego may be the best bet.

Any family friendly hotel/resort locations to recommend? My in-laws want something high end/luxurious and we want something kid friendly (i.e. good pool, kid-friendly dining, etc).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone been to San Diego in late April? Was it warm enough to swim? We are looking for a warm weather destination in a Zika free area and it seems like San Diego may be the best bet.

Any family friendly hotel/resort locations to recommend? My in-laws want something high end/luxurious and we want something kid friendly (i.e. good pool, kid-friendly dining, etc).

Former SD resident. No, the water will not be warm enough to swim, and it may be cold (I got married outdoors in April in SD, and guests were chilly). The water is barely warm enough even in August.

[Anonymous]

I have been told by multiple sources that water isn't even reliably warm to swim in July/August. That being said, our boys swam in the heated LEGOLAND hotel pool last month. Most resort pools should be heated but I would not count on swimming at the beach. Our kids played in the sand last month but did not swim at the beach.

[Anonymous]

I'm from San Diego and this list is a good start.
http://lajollamom.com/best-kid-friendly-hotels-san-diego/#tab-1

[Anonymous]

I live in SD and disagree that the water here is too cold even in August.

Just not true at all.

But in April yes too cold to swim.
But you might just luck out with a heat wave (which is happening more + more here!) so even though the water is cold, if it is really hot people won't mind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live in SD and disagree that the water here is too cold even in August.

Just not true at all.

But in April yes too cold to swim.
But you might just luck out with a heat wave (which is happening more + more here!) so even though the water is cold, if it is really hot people won't mind.

Pp who was told even July n august were not reliably warm to swim. We are planning a summer trip to LA/SD and looking forward to the beach and pools. Glad it will be warm enough to swim.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in SD and disagree that the water here is too cold even in August.

Just not true at all.

But in April yes too cold to swim.
But you might just luck out with a heat wave (which is happening more + more here!) so even though the water is cold, if it is really hot people won't mind.

Pp who was told even July n august were not reliably warm to swim. We are planning a summer trip to LA/SD and looking forward to the beach and pools. Glad it will be warm enough to swim.

Warm enough in this case means you won't have to rent a wetsuit. It won't be pleasantly warm like Atlantic beaches.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live in SD and disagree that the water here is too cold even in August.

Just not true at all.

But in April yes too cold to swim.
But you might just luck out with a heat wave (which is happening more + more here!) so even though the water is cold, if it is really hot people won't mind.

13:03 here. I lived in SD for five years, and found the water really cold even in August. Then again, I'm from an East Coast city where the water is normally low 80s in the summer. In comparison, the Pacific is really cold.

[Anonymous]

We went to San Diego last April for spring break. It was not warm enough to swim.

But, we loved it. We went to safari, shopping, went to walk around the beach, lego land, and did some other touristy stuff. It was terrific but not swimming weather.

[Anonymous]

Bumping this because we're going to SD in April. I'm the PP in this thread who used to live there, but it's been a few years, so I'm having trouble coming up with home base ideas. Husband wants to be away from the coast given that it'll be warmer a bit inland.

Only area I can think of that'll be a bit warmer and is centrally located is Mission Valley. However, I don't know any of those hotels.

Does anyone have any recs for MV hotels, or some other area/specific hotels that's about as far inland that might also be kid-friendly and centrally located (Carmel Valley? Solana Valley?)?

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bumping this because we're going to SD in April. I'm the PP in this thread who used to live there, but it's been a few years, so I'm having trouble coming up with home base ideas. Husband wants to be away from the coast given that it'll be warmer a bit inland.

Only area I can think of that'll be a bit warmer and is centrally located is Mission Valley. However, I don't know any of those hotels.

Does anyone have any recs for MV hotels, or some other area/specific hotels that's about as far inland that might also be kid-friendly and centrally located (Carmel Valley? Solana Valley?)?

Thanks!

P.S. As for activities for which we'd like to be centrally located, we'll be visiting friends (all over SD County, including North County), probably do Wild Animal Bark, Balboa Park, maybe Torrey Pines hike.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bumping this because we're going to SD in April. I'm the PP in this thread who used to live there, but it's been a few years, so I'm having trouble coming up with home base ideas. Husband wants to be away from the coast given that it'll be warmer a bit inland.

Only area I can think of that'll be a bit warmer and is centrally located is Mission Valley. However, I don't know any of those hotels.

Does anyone have any recs for MV hotels, or some other area/specific hotels that's about as far inland that might also be kid-friendly and centrally located (Carmel Valley? Solana Valley?)?

Thanks!

Well, for warm interior areas how about Palm Springs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bumping this because we're going to SD in April. I'm the PP in this thread who used to live there, but it's been a few years, so I'm having trouble coming up with home base ideas. Husband wants to be away from the coast given that it'll be warmer a bit inland.

Only area I can think of that'll be a bit warmer and is centrally located is Mission Valley. However, I don't know any of those hotels.

Does anyone have any recs for MV hotels, or some other area/specific hotels that's about as far inland that might also be kid-friendly and centrally located (Carmel Valley? Solana Valley?)?

Thanks!

OP again. Meant to say Sorrento Valley above. Yes, it's been a while since we lived there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bumping this because we're going to SD in April. I'm the PP in this thread who used to live there, but it's been a few years, so I'm having trouble coming up with home base ideas. Husband wants to be away from the coast given that it'll be warmer a bit inland.

Only area I can think of that'll be a bit warmer and is centrally located is Mission Valley. However, I don't know any of those hotels.

Does anyone have any recs for MV hotels, or some other area/specific hotels that's about as far inland that might also be kid-friendly and centrally located (Carmel Valley? Solana Valley?)?

Thanks!

Well, for warm interior areas how about Palm Springs?

OP here. Thanks but we intend to stay in SD County--just want to explore options slightly inland.

[Anonymous]

I lived there for 12 years, and it's never warm enough to swim. But there are a lot of water sports if you wear a wetsuit.