Friday
Arrive on the Coast
Check in, settle into your room and let the workweek end. Keep dinner easy at Chandler's and make sunset your first activity if you arrive in time.
A few days on the Southern California coast can feel like a much longer escape. Make Cape Rey your home base for beach time, local experiences, great food and as much — or as little — activity as you want.
Carlsbad gives travelers a chance to experience a different side of San Diego County, combining the Southern California coastline with beaches, dining, shopping, outdoor recreation, golf and local attractions.
Cape Rey puts you close to the water while giving you the amenities of a full-service resort. Spend part of the day exploring Carlsbad, then return for the pool, spa, dinner or simply a little more time near the Pacific.
For a short getaway, that balance matters.
You don't need to fill every hour. Here's one way to turn two or three days at Cape Rey into a coastal getaway that still feels like a vacation.
Check in, settle into your room and let the workweek end. Keep dinner easy at Chandler's and make sunset your first activity if you arrive in time.
Start near the water, explore Carlsbad when you're ready, or spend the afternoon at the pool or Ocean Crest Spa. There isn't one correct way to spend the day.
Make time for breakfast and one more coastal moment before heading home. If Saturday was busy, let Sunday be slow.
Don't overplan the first night.
Check in at Cape Rey, settle into your room and give yourself some time to transition from the workweek to the weekend.
Take in the coastal surroundings, then head to Chandler's Oceanfront Dining for drinks and dinner without having to leave the resort.
If you arrive in time, make sunset your first official activity of the weekend.
Tomorrow can be for exploring.
Tonight, you've already made it to the coast.
There's no need to start Saturday with a packed schedule.
Enjoy breakfast, head toward the beach and spend the first part of the day experiencing the Carlsbad coastline.
Depending on the kind of weekend you're planning, that could mean a leisurely walk near the water, time on the beach or a more active morning exploring the coast.
Let the Pacific set the pace before deciding what comes next.
There isn't one correct way to spend a Carlsbad weekend. That's part of the appeal.
Carlsbad's dining scene gives you plenty of reasons to make dinner part of the weekend rather than simply something that happens between activities.
Stay close to the resort for an easy evening, return to Chandler's or head out to explore more of Carlsbad's restaurants.
For food-focused travelers, dinner can become the destination.
From relaxed California dining to restaurants worth building an evening around, the area makes it easy to turn a coastal getaway into a culinary one.
Explore the Culinary Getaway GuideThe final morning of a short getaway doesn't need to feel like a countdown to checkout.
Enjoy breakfast, take one more walk near the coast or simply give yourself a little extra time to enjoy the resort before heading home.
If Saturday was busy, let Sunday be slow. If Saturday was slow, there's no rule saying Sunday has to be any different.
A good weekend doesn't need a dramatic ending.
Sometimes you just need one more look at the Pacific.
A weekend at Cape Rey can look completely different depending on why you're getting away. Build it around the experience that matters most to you.
Ocean-view accommodations, spa time, dinner for two and long stretches of coast make Cape Rey an easy choice for anniversaries, mini-moons or a weekend away without needing a special occasion.
Romantic Getaway Guide Coming SoonBuild the weekend around Chandler's, Carlsbad's dining scene and restaurants worth making the trip for. A coastal getaway can easily become a culinary one.
Explore the Culinary Getaway GuideMix beach time and resort amenities with nearby attractions and family-friendly experiences around Carlsbad. You can keep the day busy without making the weekend complicated.
Explore Carlsbad ActivitiesCarlsbad gives golfers another reason to extend the weekend. Pair a round nearby with time at the coast, resort dining and a slower pace once you're back at Cape Rey.
Explore GolfWhen you're only getting away for a few days, where you stay matters.
Cape Rey offers ocean-view suites, ocean-view balcony rooms, pool-view rooms and traditional guest rooms, giving travelers different ways to shape the stay around the kind of weekend they're planning.
Choose a room that keeps the coast close, then let the rest of the trip happen from there.
Cape Rey makes it easy to build a Southern California getaway around whatever you need most — time near the ocean, a great meal, a little exploring or simply fewer plans.
Spend the weekend discovering Carlsbad or let the resort become the destination. Either way, the coast is never far from the experience.
Come for the weekend.
Leave feeling like you stayed longer.