2. San Diego's favorite hotels around SeaWorld, along the beachfront areas of Mission Bay, Mission Beach and Pacific Beach, downtown & Gaslmap near Petco Park, and Coronado Island, home to the famous Hotel del Coronado.

3. San Francisco hotels for the ultimate tourist escape, San Francisco ranks as tops. In one region you have access to the Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate Park, Alcatraz, Cable Car Rides, China Town, Sourdough bread, and excellent museums.

4. Disneyland and Anaheim hotels are affordable options compared to beach hotels, especially during the summer months of May through September. Welcome, friends, to Mickey Mouse land. In addition to California's number one theme park attraction, the surrounding region includes Knott's Berry Farm, Pirates Dinner Adventure, Soak City (summer months), L.A. attractions with just a bus ticket to Hollywood, and Legoland California to the south in Carlsbad, CA.

5. Orange County beach hotels provide great vacations for those who love California's lap of luxury near OC beaches.  The beach vacations include hotels on the sand in Laguna Beach, one in Newport, and some across the street from beaches in Huntington Beach and San Clemente.

Other popular California vacations:

Central Coast Beaches: If you've ever heard of Pismo Beach, Cambria, Hearst Castle, San Simeon, and the most popular coastal city in for hundreds of miles, Santa Barbara! In addition, Carmel, Monterey and Pacific Grove grab the Central Coast golf vacation category. So much to see and do on California's Central Coast--how can you not get a little crazy'

Picks:  By the numbers, these destinations are limited by their hotel accommodations offerings, and their geographic bounds, but provide some of the most scenic vacations. Temecula Wine Country, Napa Wine Country and Sonoma Wine Country & Coast.

When visiting Huntington Beach, people also travel to other places around the state of California.  What are their top choices for visits'  Anaheim Hotels often come in first places for their location next to California's top theme park, Disneyland.  Whether you're going to an amusement or touring the Southland, you'll find the prices and offerings are solid in the budget hotel and mid-range properties. Many chain hotels surround the biggest theme park and offer perks and amenities for families.  If family amusement fun is your thing, definitely consider stay in Anaheim hotels and nearby Garden Grove Hotels. Photos above: Anaheim is home to Disneyland, California's top visitor attraction. Angels Camp is in the Gold Country. Aptos is near Santa Cruz. Arcadia is at the Los Angeles Arboretum and Santa Anita Racetrack. Arroyo Grande features Strawberry Festival on Memorial Day, Atascadero is Central Coast wine country home base, Auburn means gold again, Avalon is the main city on Catalina Island and Avila Beach is a charming beach town near Pismo Beach and San Luis Obispo.

Once you leave Huntington Beach (HB), you may want to explore the coast or head inland.  The most coastal in one location is in San Diego.  San Diego Hotels provide similar opportunities to Anaheim, with budget offerings along the Hotel Circle especially.  Beyond the budget circle, oceanside luxury is your for the asking (and credit card), at places such as Mission Bay and down the coast to Coronado Bay. From SeaWorld to the San Diego Zoo, it's all you can do to keep up with the critters that live in San Diego, the animal lovers' paradise.

Did someone forget to mention Hollywood and Universal Studios Hollywood' Well Los Angeles (LA) is still numero uno (number one) for tourists.  It gets more visitors than Disneyland.  Some our favorite places to stay with great variety and opportunities are in Hollywood Hotels and LA. 

Assuming you have time to leave Huntington Beach with its 1500 hotel rooms and suites, you may want to explore the rest of the universe in California.  Popular and appealing, San Francisco is the city of romance and unique things such as fog, Golden Gate Bridge and sourdough bread.  San Francisco Hotels offer some of the most historic rooms with ambience of the early 20th century. Budget, Fisherman's Wharf, Union Square and our favorites outside of the big city in San Mateo County's Burlingame make for a grand vacation. Hop on that cable car and explore China Town, museums and just awesome scenery on this Northern California journey.