Pismo Beach Hotels
Dolphin Bay Resort & Spa
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2727 Shell Beach Road
Pismo Beach, CA 93449
Tel. (800) 516-0112 [reservations], (805) 773-4300 [main switchboard]
Editor's note: Dolphin Bay Hotel & Residences changed it's name to Dolphin Bay Resort & Spa on April 1, 2008.
Our family travels up the coast several times a year, usually staying in a small hotel in Cayucos. But after a particularly difficult spring, we decided to splurge and booked a room at the Dolphin Bay Hotel & Residences in Shell Beach. At the brand-new high-end resort, we were promised spacious and luxurious rooms, flat-screen TVs, a spa and gym, an infinity pool and a gourmet restaurant, all overlooking the crashing Pacific. It sounded like a place where we could hunker down and relax.
In its previous incarnation, the Dolphin Bay Hotel was condos, and it shows a bit. Three buildings loom around the pool and patio, and the lobby, which is small. However, when we were shown to our room by an affable bellman named Steve — the staff, to a person, was friendly and accommodating — I began to see the benefits of a condo conversion. Our room was indeed a suite, with the master bedroom down a short hallway that also revealed a walk-in closet and a washing machine. The living room and dining area were as big as those in a respectable apartment, and the kitchen had more counter space than we do at home. Finally, a hotel room big enough for my crazy family.
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