I have to agree with Blott in the main, but once you travel further south past Anaheim, starting at Newport Beach the coastal resorts are really pretty and Carlsbad could even be called "quaint". San Diego is lovely and cross over the bridge to Coronado and the place is elegantly old-fashioned, just like the Hotel Del Coronado where Some Like it Hot was filmed. We would recommend San Diego/Coronado to anyone!