u/booboo977

Cali Summer Trip

Trying to finalize a spot for a long weekend in California (Wednesday afternoon–Sunday morning) and would love some advice.

My partner has never been to California, and we live in Charleston, SC, so we’re drawn to coastal towns, boutique hotels, great restaurants, and a slower pace. I’ll already be in San Francisco for a work conference, then meeting him wherever we decide to go.
Right now we’re considering:

**Los Angeles** – Shutters on the Beach
**San Diego** – Pendry
**Newport Beach**
**Santa Barbara**

We’re big foodies and love beach days, slow mornings with good coffee, boutique shopping, and would love to take a surfing lesson. We usually prefer staying somewhere walkable where we can spend most of the trip on foot, with maybe one day renting a car to explore.
For a first California trip, where would you go? Are there any other coastal towns or hotels we should be looking at?

Trying to finalize a spot for a long weekend in California (Wednesday afternoon–Sunday morning) and would love some advice.

My partner has never been to California, and we live in Charleston, SC, so we’re drawn to coastal towns, boutique hotels, great restaurants, and a slower pace. I’ll already be in San Francisco for a work conference, then meeting him wherever we decide to go.
Right now we’re considering:

Los Angeles – Shutters on the Beach
San Diego – Pendry
Newport Beach
Santa Barbara

We’re big foodies and love beach days, slow mornings with good coffee, boutique shopping, and would love to take a surfing lesson. We usually prefer staying somewhere walkable where we can spend most of the trip on foot, with maybe one day renting a car to explore.
For a first California trip, where would you go? Are there any other coastal towns or hotels we should be looking at?

Coming down for a week June 15-20 and hopefully it’s pure sunshine! What’s the typical weather like in June? We don’t mind a sun shower or a quick pour.

My boyfriend and I are heading to Grand Cayman for his birthday this June for a week. I’ve been a few times pre-COVID, but this will be our first trip together. We usually spend a week in St. John (USVI), and I convinced him to switch it up this year. We’re staying at Hotel Indigo.

Here’s what we have booked so far:
Calypso Grill
Bonny Moon
Luca
Cracked Conch
Tillies
Ms. Piper’s Kitchen

Any spots you’d recommend adding—or swapping out? We’ll likely do a nightcap at Library by the Sea as well.