If you've checked out the festival page on the website, you'll know that Coronado is an island, sort of, connected to the mainland, downtown San Diego, by a bridge. It is also connected by a strip of land, we call the Strand, to Imperial Beach in the south.

I'm originally from Sausalito, in the San Fran Bay area. To me, Coronado, is a SoCal version of Sausalito, except flat. Coronado also has one of the top ten beaches in the country. And it's our little secret- which means that during the fall and winter it is quiet and beautiful.

Most people, here. get around on bicycle. But the town is small enough that you can walk everywhere. Coronado is laid out on the grid system- so it is pretty easy to figure out. Take a look at the maps on the website. You can find them by clicking on the address for Granzer Hall or CoSA.

The center of town is Orange Avenue. That's where you find most restaurants, shops and hotels (from about 8th to Adella). There are also shops and restaurants near the ferry landing by the bay. The Ferry landing is located to the east on First and B.

I mentioned a few restaurants in another post on this tribe under the title 'plenty of'.
But here are some more:

Coronado Brewery- handcrafted beers, burgers, ribs, chicken, steak,pizza www.coronadobrewingcompany.com/

Village Pizza- two locations- on Orange and at the Ferry landing. Sister restaurants are also Mootime and Beach n Diner. Can't visit Coronado without a trip to Mootime- best icecream eveh! www.mootime.com/

Alexander's Pizza- A family favorite www.alexanderspizza.com/

Cafe 1134- our favorite breakfast and coffee place www.ecoronado.com/cafe1134/

Tartine- where I like to meet clients for breakfast www.tartinecoronado.com/

The Bistro- located at the Crown Inn- my Mom's favorite place for breakfast- closest hotel to the venue www.crowncityinn.com/

Bayside Market- the only place we shop on the island- similar to Henry's- natural foods etc

Albertsons- we go here when we can't find it at Bayside and it's too late to go across the bridge.

There's a million more. Island Pasta, Panera, Swaddee Thai, Yummy Sushi, Spyro Gyro.. Just ask me or one of our volunteers at the festival.

Where to stay
I haven't stayed at these but they look cute and their prices seem reasonable. Generally, prices are lower in winter.
Crown City Inn above
Coronado Village Inn- has a full kitchen that is available to all guests www.coronadovillageinn.com/
Best Western is nice but a little pricey, I think. www.bestwesterncalifornia.com/hot...and/

And if you have an RV you can stay at the beach on the strand. They used to allow camping but I don't think they do anymore.

Internet
The Coronado Library (Orange between 6th and 7th) is one block from the venue, lots of internet access and they have a great Coffee cart outside. You can eat breakfast there- just a few steps from CoSA and Granzer Hall.

ATM's
Union Bank and Wells Fargo are the closest (Orange between 8th & 9th)