InDELible Magazine Summer 2017 | Page 30

Meetings That Inspire T H E D E L I S T H E O N LY B E A C H F R O N T LO C AT I O N F O R M E E T I N G S I N S A N D I E G O An iconic backdrop for business, The Del has been hosting headline events, luminaries and meetings since 1896. Attendees enjoy 65,000 square feet of breathtaking indoor, outdoor and oceanfront meeting spaces including our private white sand beach. With its oceanfront setting, delicious dining, luxe guestrooms and endless activities to tent city inspire big ideas and engage your team, The Del stands out as a premier meeting resort for cultivating creativity, entertaining, and impressing both associates and clients Its Coronado setting captures the relaxed beauty and seaside charms of Southern California’s coastal lifestyle so you can unwind or play hard after your team works hard. From 1900-1938, summer in San Diego 757 sleeping rooms 52 meeting rooms 65,000 square feet of meeting space 12,567 square foot single space 800 dedicated staff minutes from downtown San Diego 8 miles from the airport meant a visit to Tent City, a camping alternative located south of The Del with more than 500 tents and cottages. It attracted tourists from inland California, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico who wanted to escape the summer heat for as little as $1.50 per week. Ultimately, Tent City sported restaurants and an ice cream parlor, library, grocery store, INDELIBLE MEETING EXPERIENCES: • Del Beach Spin on the Paseo Lawn SUSTAINABLE HOSPITALITY donation of leftover soaps, lotions, and • Spa at the Del After Hours Parties THE DEL RECEIVES SILVER LEVEL GREEN shampoos to a local orphanage in Tijuana, • Del Beach Games: Volleyball, Frisbee, Foosball, Bocce Ball, Horseshoes, Lasso Golf and Corn Toss SEAL CERTIFICATION Zero VOC paint, light timers and more. Dedicated to environmental responsibility, “As a legendary Southern California resort, • Yoga on the Beach buildings pioneering the sustainable • Roast at The Del: Private fire pits on the beach with customized menus, drinks and desserts movement, and the only to achieve the • Private Sailing Charters • San Diego Zoo VIP Tours • Skydiving Innovations Teambuilding: tandem jumps, customized bootcamps, and more Hotel del Coronado is one of the oldest coveted silver status through improving the four pillars: climate change, waste, natural resources and health and wellbeing. Conservation efforts include annual water reduction of more than 663,000 gallons, we take environmental responsibility seriously, striving to give back to the local community and paving the way by implementing new green initiatives,” said General Manager Andre Zotoff. “Our employees exude a passion for sustainable practices, making this award a distinct honor for The Del.” hoteldel.com • 619.522.8100 shops, a 40-room hotel, theater, bandstand, dance pavilion, floating casino, merry-go- round, bowling alleys, shooting gallery, swimming floats, its own police department and daily newspaper. By the late 1930s, the Depression had taken its toll and with war brewing in Europe, Coronado’s Navy base wanted to widen the Strand for improved access to North Island. Tent City was dismantled and recycled—the merry-go-round ended up at the entrance to the San Diego Zoo where it remains today.