Book the Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel with VIP Benefits

The Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel is a 5-star luxury resort on a bluff between Dana Point and Laguna Beach along the Pacific Coast Highway. This 396-bed luxury hotel is one of the global accommodations of the Ritz Carlton luxury brand. It has all the top-notch services and amenities expected.

Location

This grand hotel stretches out on top of a bluff along with a spectacular piece of coastline in Orange County. 18 acres of coastline offer walkers glorious scenery, bathers gorgeous sandy beaches, and surfers excellent conditions riding the towering waves off Salt Creek beach.

Further afield, Disneyland is about 40 minutes away. Moreover, Los Angeles and San Diego each have about an hour's drive and major airports in both cities. Additionally, John Wayne/Orange County and Long Beach airports are less than 45 minutes from the resort.

Hospitality and Features

Staff at this luxury hotel are famous for their efficiency, courtesy, and knowledgeable helpfulness. Moreover, the grounds are immaculately manicured and kept in perfect condition. Besides, the hotel is graced with beautiful fresh flower displays every day.

Additionally, arriving guests can relax in the stunning lobby and gallery with ocean-inspired themes and views. An exquisite art feature of 250 porcelain and gold swallows suspended below the ceiling as if in flight follows guests along with the marbled gallery.

The resort's beautiful setting backdrops splendid meeting rooms, event spaces, and ballrooms. Additionally, there are wedding venues and private dining areas. Other features include 2 pools, several restaurants and bars, a magnificent spa, and tennis courts. There is also a fitness center, nearby top-class golfing, and the Eco-Adventure Center for kids. Pets are also welcomed and pampered at this resort.

Rooms

The 396 rooms and suites exude understated luxury with washed seascape colors and patterned carpeting. Additionally, there are big armchairs, ultra-comfortable beds with downy quilts, and fine cotton bed linen. Some rooms overlook the pacific ocean, while others overlook the lush gardens and pool.

Most have balconies with outdoor seating. At the lower level, guest rooms have fireplaces for chilly evenings, yet others above have outdoor fire pits. In-room amenities include big flat-screen TVs, DVD Players, Wi-Fi, Nespresso coffee makers, and air-conditioning.

Additionally, marble bathrooms have tubs, showers, and double vanity units in many rooms, plus luxurious Asprey toiletries.

Suites

Each Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel Suite has additional living space and extra features. These include marble fireplaces or expansive balconies opening out from glass doors allowing plenty of natural light inside. Other extras in this ocean suite include powder rooms or double bathrooms and Club Level access. Pacific Ocean views are also spectacular and echoed in the décor and wall art.

Club Level

This is one of the world-renowned features of Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel accommodations. In addition, all Ritz Club Level guests have access to unique concierge services, a club lounge, all-day food presentations, a business center, and other amenities.

At Laguna Niguel, club guests can also book a guided trip to the 250-shop South Coast Plaza. This is a popular place for luxury boutiques and fine restaurants. Also available is a self-guided tour of the hotel's 'Night and Day' monochrome art collection with exhibits by famous artists, including Picasso and Matisse.

Other benefits include an entertainment library. There are also the services of expert mixologists devising unique and exciting cocktails.

Restaurants

The thoughtful planning of the restaurants has resulted in a combination of styles and moods. All use local fresh produce, Californian, and coastal-themed menus. Besides, décor and designs use the natural beauty of the landscape, gardens, and pools.

180Blu is a terrace lounge restaurant overlooking Salt Creek beach. It offers small plates, handcrafted beverages, and sweets accompanied, on certain nights, by live music. Moreover, panoramic Southern California sunset views along the coastline make this an attractive choice.

For an inside dining room, Raya serves the same quality of sustainable seafood and the innovative pan-Latin menus of Chef Richard Sandoval.

Enosteak is also cognac leather and dark wood with a giant central glass wine cabinet feature. Menus feature hearty prime steaks of pasture-raised organic beef and a charcuterie selection from local sources.

The hotel also has an organic garden that helps supply The Market Place. This fast service of fresh, healthy dishes, organic fruit, vegetables, and artisanal cheeses.

Café and Bar

The Dana Pool Café provides light menus for poolside dinners. Furthermore, Bar Raya is a darkly sophisticated convivial meeting place serving appetizers and cocktails.

Spa and Fitness

Guests can benefit from 2 lovely outdoor pools and 2 whirlpools within the resort's lush gardens. The Laguna Beach Spa has 12 treatment rooms providing natural marine-based therapies. Moreover, facials are by ESPA and Skinceuticals.

The Fitness Center has state-of-the-art gym equipment in a space with spectacular views over the Pacific Ocean. You can also arrange personal strength and fitness training sessions and expert lessons in yoga and Pilates.

Resort Fees

There are daily resort fees here, but they include a raft of activities and amenities. For example, they have unlimited use of the tennis courts and several privileges at the golf course. Also included are open-air yoga and Pilates classes and sessions with a professional photographer with one free print to take home.

Fees cover the beach butler service and beach games equipment, chairs, parasols, and fresh towels. Beach shuttle service, Wi-Fi, internet, and courtesy resort driver are also provided with the fee.

Ritz Kids

There are various activities for children in this scheme graded according to age. Playground and beach games and activities abound, and special sessions at the tennis and basketball courts.

Kid's menus at The MarketPlace accompany coloring books, games, and toys. Moreover, whole families can participate in the educational experiences at the Eco-Adventure Center.

Whales and Surfing

Dana Point is a hub for surfers and whale watchers. The Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel can enjoy both activities as an ideal base.

Concierge services can help arrange surfing lessons and whale watching trips in this area known as the Whale Capital of the West. This beautiful area is also a prominent place for artists, with Laguna Beach traditionally the place where the arts community congregates.

Takeaway

This coastal region of Orange County has so many attractions, and the Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel is ideally situated to experience all the resort offers.