California Beach Hotels

You got to this page because you were looking for information about California beach hotels. No doubt, you want to stay in a place that's on the beach, with visions of sand and ocean sunsets and wave sounds in your head.

You'll find a selection of California beach hotels here that meet our rigorous standards: good guest reviews, good value for money. If you search for California beach hotels on your own, you'll find a lot of hotels with the words "sea" or "beach" in their names, but that doesn't guarantee that they are close to the ocean. If we call it a California beach hotel, we mean it. The most you'll find between these hotels and the beach is a road or parking lot, and in many cases, there's nothing at all.

California Beach Hotels in the Major Cities

You'll find most of the beach hotels in California in and around its major cities, with lots of nice properties in all price ranges. It may surprise you to find this out, but there are no beach hotels in San Francisco. In fact, the city has few beaches of any description and those do not have hotels on or near them.

Los Angeles, California beach hotels sit along the edge of the Santa Monica Bay from Redondo Beach to Santa Monica.

Orange County, California beach hotels are along the south-facing beaches, with nice views and lots of activities nearby.

San Diego, California beach hotels are harder to find than you might think with much of the city facing the bay and not the ocean, but with this list you'll be on your way to reservations in moments.

More California Beach Hotels

California has over 1,300 miles of coastline and while some of it is rocky and isolated, there are plenty more places where you'll find some nice California beach hotels. These are the best California beach hotels in other areas, arranged from north to south:

California Beach Hotels North of San Francisco

• Trinidad: Turtle Rocks Oceanfront Inn, Trinidad Bay B&B
• Mendocino: Sea Rock Inn
• Gualala: Breakers, Seacliff, Mar Vista, Sea Ranch Lodge

California Beach Hotels Between San Francisco and San Luis Obispo

• Pacifica: Best Western Lighthouse
• Half Moon Bay: Beach House, IRitz Carlton
• Monterey: Monterey Beach Resort , Monterey Dunes Resort
• Cayucos: Cypress Tree, On the Beach

California Beach Hotels in and Around Pismo Beach

• Inn at Avila Beach
• Sandcastle Inn
• Pismo Lighthouse Suites
• Cottage Inn by the Sea
• SeaVenture Hotel
• Sea Gypsy Hotel
• Dolphin Bay
• Kon Tiki Inn

California Beach Hotels between Santa Barbara and Los Angeles

• Santa Barbara: Four Seasons
• Oxnard: Embassy Suites

California Beach Hotels in Carlsbad

• Best Western Beach View Lodge
• Blue Whale Resort