Holiday Inn Express Cardiff By The Sea is ideally located off of I-5, exit 40 Birmingham drive near Del Mar Thoroughbred Club and only half a mile from the beach! Relax or entertain your family with local area attractions like the Birch Aquarium, Balboa Park, SD Wild Animal Park, Legoland, Sea World, Torrey Pines Golf Course, the Carlsbad Outlet Shopping Mall, Del Mar, Moonlight, and La Jolla beaches. Additionally local companies include Calloway, Ashworth, ISIS, Ivitrogon, Camp Pendleton, UC of San Diego and the GEM Institute of AM.Whether youre coming to Cardiff by the Sea for business or just for fun your room at this NEW Holiday Inn Express is your personal retreat.