Grande Colonial

This hotel is a little gem in the heart of La Jolla close to the beach and shopping! Its an historic hotel and quite nice with beautiful rooms a great restaurant and best of all the employees are just wonderful! Its like a little family that really cares about your stay and how they can help you. I will definitely stay here again..

The word Grande is fitting. The building is older but very well maintained and updated to modern standards. I watched a beautiful sunset from my suite and the ocean. Is just a couple hundred yards away. Service has been top tier. Would highly recommend.

We were on the top floor. View was really good. Would have preferred the other side of the hotel so we could have seen the sunset and not been above the dumpsters and the morning noise. Nice old Victorian vibe. Bed was bad or worse. Bathroom was small. Great location. It was fine, the people were amazing, expected more of the room for the price.

Really enjoyed our stay here with our 3 month old. Friendly staff and valet service. Comfortable room in the garden suites. I appreciated the little perks like complimentary valet, coffee, water, and snacks in the rooms. Perfect location.

How do I even intro this? I got married at Grande Colonial on September 6th, 2025 and I stayed at the hotel for two nights. They say your wedding day is the best day of your life, so shouldn’t my wedding Google Maps review be the best review of my life? The pressure is unreal. Grande Colonial is historical, classic, and charming. Few other venues could do justice to my beautiful bride. I can’t imagine a better place to have gotten married, for me. I could see how it might not be perfect for everyone, but I write this review with an indescribable fondness for the hotel at 910 Prospect Street. Check-in was easy. I think it would have been an 11/10 if the front desk clerk had had a note about it being our wedding weekend. Instead, we got a spiel about renting beach towels, which didn’t exactly apply to us. But that’s okay! Valet and the bellhop were very helpful in getting our bags and various wedding items up to our room. The room itself — the Ocean View King Junior Suite — was spacious and clean, but the star of the show was the ocean view, of course. It’s so beautiful, looking out when you first wake up or during the sunset. The ceremony and happy hour were in the garden courtyard. Quaint, quiet, and absolutely perfect during sunset. It’s enough room for a small wedding, which is exactly what we were going for. We even had space for a keyboard player, who was fantastic. We had our reception in the La Jolla room, which was also just right for the wedding size. For food, we chose the Crab Louie to start. It was light and refreshing. Then, guests had either the short rib or the duck. Both were top-notch but the short rib might’ve been slightly better. Also, the fresh sourdough bread was so good. The venue was able to hook up a sound system for music and microphones for speeches without a hitch. Their staff were friendly, collaborative, and easy to work with, and they added special touches and gestures (like champagne in our room) that truly made our big day feel that much more perfect. All of this couldn’t have happened without the catering manager, Daisy. Even though our wedding was small, she made us feel important. So that’s it. The perfect review for the perfect day, right? No, there’s no possible way I could do it justice.