Spread across 44 acres of its own island on Mission Bay, Paradise Point Resort & Spa is an event venue, conference center, and 462-room resort at 1404 Vacation Rd in the 92109. Hollywood producer Jack Skirball built the property in 1962 as Vacation Village, opening 150 bungalow-style rooms at $8 a night on a man-made island carved from the bay's $60 million dredging project. Skirball enlisted San Francisco architects Eldridge Spencer and Alton Salisbury Lee to design the Southeast Asian-inspired campus, and set pieces from his film career, including a porpoise fountain that appeared in the movie Cleopatra, still dot the grounds. Princess Cruises purchased the resort in 1983 and renamed it San Diego Princess before LaSalle Hotel Properties rebranded it as Paradise Point Resort & Spa in 1998. Pacific Beach's oceanfront dining is a short drive away, and Waterbar serves coastal plates and cocktails right on the boardwalk. Current owner Pebblebrook Hotel Trust operates the resort today with amenities that include five swimming pools with a dedicated adults-only option, a full-service marina with kayak, paddleboard, and WaveRunner rentals, five lit tennis courts, a fitness center, and a spa with private treatment rooms and outdoor gardens. The Barefoot Bar & Grill, the original 1962 restaurant that doubled as a Cold War-era safety bunker, remains a casual waterfront fixture for craft beers and fresh seafood. Over 80,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor event space accommodates weddings on sandy beaches, corporate retreats in bayfront ballrooms, and private parties on manicured lawns. Tropical vibes also await at Miss B's Coconut Club, a Polynesian-inspired bar and restaurant on the Mission Beach boardwalk. The resort's landscaping features rare imperial bromeliads from Rio de Janeiro, dragon trees from Madagascar, and more than 1,000 bird-of-paradise plants across the property.