They\u2019re a spectacle on Coronado, catching the attention of tourists and locals alike. It\u2019s the sandcastles that are displayed just across the Hotel del Coronado. They\u2019re hard to miss for anyone walking “The Strand.” But after the Hotel del Coronado sent a notice to the man behind the creations, the sandcastles so many are used to seeing across from the iconic hotel will no longer be a fixture.<\/p>\n
It’s a photo-op, and makes people do a double-take, and whether it\u2019s the quote that catches their eye, or the intricacies made of sand, sculptures made by “The Sandcastle Man” are spectacles that so many enjoy.<\/p>\n
\u201cI walk this beach every single morning, and every time I come, you\u2019ll see guests just gathered around pointing to what he\u2019s written, laughing, taking pictures, he\u2019s very, very popular,\u201d Laura Plumb, a resident of Coronado, told NBC 7.<\/p>\n
Friday was no different, except the sandcastles were there, but The Sandcastle Man \u2013 Bill Pavlacka \u2013 was not.<\/p>\n
In an emailed statement, the Hotel del Coronado said in a statement to NBC 7:<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can confirm that Hotel del Coronado and The Sandcastle Man have parted ways, effective February 5. We wish The Sandcastle Man continued success.\u201d<\/p>\n
NBC 7 obtained a picture of a notice that was sent to Pavlacka from the Hotel del Coronado.<\/p>\n
The hotel wrote, in part, that its decision to part ways came as a result of conduct that violated hotel policies, and that a second and final warning was issued in October. According to the notice, a new incident had been reported involving the consumption of alcohol, resulting in a negative guest experience. <\/p>\n
NBC 7 reached out to the Hotel del Coronado to receive more clarification on what took place and led to the hotel\u2019s decision, but did not hear back in time for publication. <\/p>\n
As a result, many locals say they are upset and are rallying behind The Sandcastle Man.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey do this to our beloved Bill,\u201d Plumb said. \u201cWe\u2019re just upset about it.\u201d<\/p>\n
NBC 7 reached out to Pavlacka for comment, but did not receive a response in time for publication.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want to speak for Bill, but I think it\u2019s disappointing for him. He loves building sandcastles; he loves making people happy,\u201d Plumb said. \u201cHe loves seeing all the children who get such a thrill from seeing all his sandcastles.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"They\u2019re a spectacle on Coronado, catching the attention of tourists and locals alike. It\u2019s the sandcastles that are…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":571835,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5134],"tags":[5229,1582,276,17535,3549,7264,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-571834","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-diego","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-california","11":"tag-coronado","12":"tag-san-diego","13":"tag-sandiego","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-united-states-of-america","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","18":"tag-us","19":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116026874523099832","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571834","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=571834"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571834\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/571835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=571834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=571834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=571834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}