Friday, April 17, 2009

Del Mar California - Paradise

By Heather Hunnefeld

Del Mar California is a fashionable beach-side town just north of San Diego. We who live here like to think that San Diego is paradise, but the beach towns along the coast - what we call North County - is even better - definitely a heavenly type of paradise.

This North County San Diego heaven is a community of petite beach towns - Solana Beach, Encinitas, Cardiff-By-The-Sea, Carlsbad and Del Mar - all with refreshing ocean breezes. Our little beach towns sport delightful hotels, resorts and inns, incredible restaurants and stunning beaches.

Del Mar Ca has a very long record of celebrities living and playing here due to the Del Mar horse racing track built under the guidance and inspiration of Jimmy Durante and Bing Crosby nearly 70 years ago. Their Hollywood star-power put the Del Mar Horse Race Track on the map as one of the most ritzy and prominent associations in the racing world. The Del Mar horse track brought a steady steam of well-known Los Angeles and New York celebrities to the Del Mar hotels and motels, and dozens of Del Mar inns and resorts prospered as a result.

Del Mar hotels and lodging accommodations are wonderful, albeit expensive. One of the most romantic Del Mar hotels is located near the shores of the Pacific Ocean: the timeless L'Auberge Del Mar, a time-honored California coastal resort that, as they say, "Celebrates the special connection we all have with the tranquility, comfort and relaxation of the sea."

L'Auberge Del Mar hotel is ranked among the finest and most elegant resorts in the world by Cond Nast Traveler. L'Auberge Del Mar hotel brings together phenomenal coastal views, marvelous sophistication and tailored service to produce a one-of-a-kind romantic vacation at a Del Mar resort.

The San Diego Fair is held at the Del Mar Fairgrounds every summer. We locals call it the fair the "Del Mar Fair" - in fact, I have never heard a local call it the San Diego Fair. The Del Mar location is just right - only a few blocks from the refreshing breezes off the ocean on those blistering summer days. If you plan to visit the fair from out of town, be sure to obtain reservations at one of the Del Mar Inns or Del Mar Ca Hotels.

There are many Del Mar bed and breakfasts, Del Mar Inns and Del Mar hotels, but the one that I find is the most intimate, quaint and near the beach and ocean for under $165 a night is the Del Mar Bed and Breakfast.

Del Mar San Diego Ca is one of two locations in the world where the endangered Torrey Pine grows. As you may know, the Torrey Pine tree is the one of the rarest pines in the world. Torrey pine trees grow along the sea cliffs beneath Del Mar hotels and resorts and endure constant drought. Torrey Pines grow in hard packed sandstone and are constantly battered by storms and baked in the sun.

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