San Diego is a world-famous surfing destination, and this time of year is the height of prime conditions. Whether you’re a veteran tube-rider or simply a fascinated spectator, it’s time to head to the sublime Southern California coast for some first-class breaks.
Heart of the Surf Season
Surfers hit the waves in San Diego and its hinterland [...]

At once sobering and achingly beautiful, Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, just 10 miles west of the Sofia Hotel, is one of the metro area’s most rewarding destinations.
Set on Point Loma immediately north of Cabrillo National Monument—the site of the first European landfall on the West Coast—the cemetery marks the final resting place of about 100,000 [...]

One of the most beautiful sites in the entire San Diego region is an easy half-hour drive north from the Sofia Hotel—a journey through time, really, as you leave the urban hustle and bustle and cross a threshold into the realm of ancient, wild Southern California.
We’re talking here about the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, [...]

Aside from the comfortable elegance and outstanding location guests at the Sofia Hotel enjoy, there are many added perks—not least the option of hopping on a loaner bicycle and weaving through the streets and paths of San Diego.
We provide the bikes free to our guests on a first-come, first-served basis—so there’s no excuse! With San [...]

The San Diego Zoo—one of the world’s most celebrated and active zoological parks and conservation organizations—has a brand-new exhibit of dazzling scale and design: Conrad Prebys Australian Outback.
This grand complex, devoted to the outstandingly unique Down Under wildlife, officially opened on May 24, 2013, and houses seven species of marsupial mammals and 25 kinds of [...]