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Catamaran Resort Hotel and Spain San Diego, CA

3999 Mission Boulevard • San Diego, CA 92109

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Enjoy a tropical hideaway at the Catamaran Resort Hotel and Spa, a beachfront resort in San Diego overlooking the bay. The resort is approximately three miles from SeaWorld San Diego, and minutes from San Diego Zoo and LEGOLAND California. Guests can enjoy craft beers at Moray’s bar, quick meals at Lava Java café, and relax at The Catamaran Spa. Don't miss the Bahia Belle sternwheeler boat, beach games, and exclusive events like beach bonfires and luaus at Mission Bay.

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Check-In: 4:00pm Check-Out: 11:00am

Catamaran Resort Hotel and Spa is a beachfront Polynesian-themed resort in San Diego, California, with Mission Bay as its backyard and the Pacific Ocean just across the street. The resort offers a variety of water activities, including paddle boarding, surfing, kayaking, sailing, and body boarding. Water sports rentals are available, along with bikes and surreys for those who prefer to explore by land. Don't miss the Bahia Belle, a 3-story sternwheeler boat with an observation deck to view the stunning sights of the 4,200-acre aquatic park.

Enjoy craft beers or cocktails at Moray’s, the resort's on-site bar, surrounded by tiki torches, palm trees, and fire pits. For a quick meal, visit Lava Java, a grab-and-go café offering specialty coffees, teas, smoothies, sandwiches, and salads.

Take a dip in the inviting outdoor pool, unwind in the whirlpool, or challenge yourself with beach games at Mission Bay. Swim in the ocean or relax in the beachside cabanas. When you’re ready to unwind, visit The Catamaran Spa, San Diego’s only beachfront spa, offering a selection of services, including massages, facials, and nail care options.

End your day with an exclusive beach bonfire at Bayside Bonfires. Guests can also enjoy a memorable luau experience, complete with a lei, Mai Tai, all-you-can-eat buffet, and entertainment on the shores of Mission Bay.

Minimum age to check-in: The reservation holder must be at least 21 years old to check in with a matching, valid, government-issued photo ID and credit card.

Parking: Self-parking is $38 per day and valet parking is $44 per day. As a courtesy, Oceana Coastal Kitchen offers dining guests 4 hours of complimentary self-parking. Parking rates apply after the complimentary time expires.

Pet Policy: Pets are allowed. There is a non-refundable room cleaning fee of $125 for guests with dogs on the day of check-in. There are no charges for service animals. One housebroken dog per guest room weighing 50 lbs or less or two smaller dogs with a combined weight of 75 lbs or less are accepted. Dogs must be leashed at all times while outside of your guest room. Please notify the hotel directly prior to your arrival date if traveling with a pet. Pet-friendly rooms are limited.

Resort Fee: A daily resort fee of $44 is collected upon arrival. This allows all guests to enjoy complimentary Wi-Fi access in guest rooms and public areas, access to bird exhibit, use of beach chairs and umbrellas (subject to availability), towels at the resort pool, access to indoor/outdoor bayfront fitness center, access to outdoor swimming pool and whirlpool, two in-room bottled waters per day, USA Today newspaper each morning in the lobby, and complimentary local and domestic long-distance phone calls.

Charges & Fees: A San Diego Tourism Marketing District Fee and California Tourism Marketing Assessment Fee are added to your booking.

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"Booking was a pleasant experience!"

Reviewed April 23, 2025 NEW

The booking Agent, Diante Ashby, was SO helpful and gave us the best deal possible, he was friendly and knowledgeable. We are very excited to be coming to stay in September and know the Resort is beautiful and have wanted to stay here for a couple years now, finally getting the opportunity, I know we won't be disappointed if the first contact over the phone is any indication.

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"Great stay at the Catamaran Resort!"

Reviewed April 23, 2025 NEW

Recently spent a weekend at Catamaran Resort and had a wonderful experience. Hitomi Kato went above and beyond ensuring our stay was memorable and ensuring all of our needs were met. Johanna and Roman were also available to help whenever needed. The room was very comfortable and the property was well maintained. Highly recommend this resort and can't wait to go back!

dulcelilianav

"Home"

Reviewed April 22, 2025 NEW

I’m a local and can’t believe I didn’t see this gem sooner! Diante Ashby was an amazing help you have great customer service all around! Thank you for taking the time to explain everything. I am definitely going to add this place to my top favorite!

i-pinion516

"Great spring break at the Catamaran"

Reviewed April 22, 2025 NEW

We had planned on staying at the same hotel we did our last trip to SD but they were undergoing renovations. We were disappointed at first, but now we are so glad because it gave us the opportunity to stay at the Catamaran. It’s hard finding a hotel in SD; even the pricier hotels get wishy washy reviews or enough negatives to scare us away. We had read good things about the Catamaran but it was out of our budget until they ran a promotion for guests staying longer- which we were! Betty in reservations was an amazing help; she answered all of my many questions and made sure we were in the best building and room for our needs. We were on the second (and top) floor in the 700 building which was in a quiet corner of the resort with a view of a pond and lush palm trees that obscured the tower building from our sight. The room was supposedly recently renovated- it looked as if it was refreshed. Most importantly it was clean and comfortable. The staff was friendly and helpful. Housekeeping was ok- they came very late afternoon a couple of times just when we were coming back to the room to relax. Location was great. Just steps from beautiful Mission Bay and a block from the bustling path at the ocean. The ocean beach was packed with college kids on the weekend. Lots of restaurants within walking and short driving distance. We found it to be centrally located to all the sights like Old Town, La Jolla, Torrey Pines, downtown and Coronado. We laughed that each destination was a 23 minute drive per our GPS, except Seaworld which was only 5 minutes away. Self parking in a parking structure was easy. The weekdays were quiet with happy hour specials at the bar. The whole area got more crowded for the weekend, but the Catamaran had some added activities like lei making and Polynesian dancers at the bay. We wish we had stayed an extra day just to relax at the hotel more and maybe take in a spa treatment. I liked just sitting on a lounge chair people watching . Java Joes had good grab and go stuff for mornings before sightseeing, and tasty iced coffee for after. The pool and hot tub were open until 10pm- it was nice to get a late evening soak without small kids jumping in. The Catamaran will now be my go to hotel in SD! And my teenager loved it too. He enjoyed the gym and just walking/jogging around the bay and we felt it was safe enough for him to do on his own.

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