Encinitas is the quintessential Southern California beach town along the Pacific Ocean just north of San Diego. Men's Health magazine called it "Southern California's Last Sleepy Surf Town." You won't find big resort hotels in Encinitas. There are other cute towns and inns along the SoCal coast like the Del Mar Inn and Cardiff Lodge, but Encinitas is special - it's different from other beach towns in San Diego county because it is virtually lost in time - still locked in the 1960s.
Encinitas is home to funky old hotels, the Plant Lady, The Roxy Restaurant (where you can get a glass of rum and an ice cream cone), cute boutiques, romantic bed & breakfasts, a seaside bazaar, eclectic Italian Bistros, Roberto's Taco Shop, romantic Encinitas bed and breakfasts and Swami's Surf Beach - that's why it's been called "San Diego's Surf Town."
Business people and surfers alike line up at Juanita's Taco Shop for lunch. The wide sidewalks along the historic Old Highway U.S. 101 in downtown Encinitas is jam-packed with outdoor restaurants. Tourists and kids can be seen walking around downtown barefoot in swim suits while other are waxing down their surfboards for a session at Moonlight Beach before heading back to their Encinitas Bed & Breakfast or Del Mar Inn near the beach.
Moonlight Beach is one of the finest San Diego beaches and is only a block from downtown Encinitas or an easy walk from the Inn At Moonlight Beach Bed and Breakfast Inn. You will not find a sandier, wider or more perfect beach to try your hand at surfing or body surfing, people-watch, work on reading that novel or simply relax. There is lots of parking, beach-gear rentals, great showers, a super playground and lovely lunch concession with healthy salads as well as burgers.
Ann Dunham is the hostess of the romantic Encinitas B&B (Bed and Breakfast) called the Inn At Moonlight Beach. This lovely boutique inn is far more intimate than a Del Mar B&B or Encinitas hotel. The inn is situated on a hillside overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Moonlight Beach and is often called the San Diego Beach Bed and Breakfast, said to be more romantic than Del Mar Hotels and more lovely than the Carlsbad Bed and Breakfasts.
The Inn At Moonlight Beach has only 4 rooms, each decorated like an Italian seaside hotel. All the rooms have a refrigerator and free wi-fi. There are boogie boards and beach umbrellas waiting for you to hit the beach and ride the waves. What makes this Encinitas bed & breakfast really special is that Ann bakes her own pastries for you each morning. - 30559
Encinitas is home to funky old hotels, the Plant Lady, The Roxy Restaurant (where you can get a glass of rum and an ice cream cone), cute boutiques, romantic bed & breakfasts, a seaside bazaar, eclectic Italian Bistros, Roberto's Taco Shop, romantic Encinitas bed and breakfasts and Swami's Surf Beach - that's why it's been called "San Diego's Surf Town."
Business people and surfers alike line up at Juanita's Taco Shop for lunch. The wide sidewalks along the historic Old Highway U.S. 101 in downtown Encinitas is jam-packed with outdoor restaurants. Tourists and kids can be seen walking around downtown barefoot in swim suits while other are waxing down their surfboards for a session at Moonlight Beach before heading back to their Encinitas Bed & Breakfast or Del Mar Inn near the beach.
Moonlight Beach is one of the finest San Diego beaches and is only a block from downtown Encinitas or an easy walk from the Inn At Moonlight Beach Bed and Breakfast Inn. You will not find a sandier, wider or more perfect beach to try your hand at surfing or body surfing, people-watch, work on reading that novel or simply relax. There is lots of parking, beach-gear rentals, great showers, a super playground and lovely lunch concession with healthy salads as well as burgers.
Ann Dunham is the hostess of the romantic Encinitas B&B (Bed and Breakfast) called the Inn At Moonlight Beach. This lovely boutique inn is far more intimate than a Del Mar B&B or Encinitas hotel. The inn is situated on a hillside overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Moonlight Beach and is often called the San Diego Beach Bed and Breakfast, said to be more romantic than Del Mar Hotels and more lovely than the Carlsbad Bed and Breakfasts.
The Inn At Moonlight Beach has only 4 rooms, each decorated like an Italian seaside hotel. All the rooms have a refrigerator and free wi-fi. There are boogie boards and beach umbrellas waiting for you to hit the beach and ride the waves. What makes this Encinitas bed & breakfast really special is that Ann bakes her own pastries for you each morning. - 30559
About the Author:
Terry Hunefeld retired as CEO of a San Diego training corporation to follow his love of exploring the ocean to study seabirds and marine animals. Hunefeld and his wife Ann Dunham own the Inn At Moonlight Beach in Encinitas near San Diego. For more information visit: Solana Beach Bed and Breakfasts or Carlsbad Bed and Breakfasts.
