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Dana Point, California Travel Information
Dana Point harbor lookout
Dana Point is a south Orange County beach featuring sandy coves, elegant resorts, tidepooling, scuba and surfing. Several favorite beaches in Dana Point include Salt Creek Beach with the oppulent Ritz-Carlton, Dana Point perched on the hilltop above. Dana Point beaches offer your best opportunity for whale watching boat excursions leaving Dana Point Harbor.

Dana Point, named by a fur trader over 100 years ago, Richard Dana, was considered by him to be the most romantic place in all of California. That's quite a proclamation, considering there are over 1,000 miles and 450 officially named beaches in California!

You need only stand at the hilltop monument to Dana and gaze out to the harbor below to appreciate what Dana saw and fell in love with as a rugged sailor and traveler. A monument to Dana that sits near a picnic area overlooking the harbor portrays him as a muscular, handsome man. The touch that has to make you laugh, however, is the wire mesh that comes out of his bronzed head, designed to keep the birds from sitting on the monument.



California Hotels > Orange County Hotels > Dana Point:

The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel



The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel
One Ritz-Carlton Drive
Dana Point, CA 92629

4 Star


Property Description

The hotel is situated on a 150-foot bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean and the golf links of Monarch Beach, midway between Los Angeles and San Diego, in a region often referred to as "The California Riviera".

Amenities · Air Conditioned
· AM/FM Alarm Clock
· ATM/Cash Machine
· Babysitting/Child Services
· Barber Shop
· Bath Tub
· Barber/Beauty Shop
· Boutiques
· Business Center
· Car Rental Desk
· CD Player
· Coffee Shop
· Concierge Desk
· Connecting Rooms
· Cordless Phone
· Cribs Available
· Currency Exchange
· Handicapped Rooms/Facilities
· Drugstore
· DVD Player
· Elevators
· Fire Place
· Florist
· Golf
· Exercise Gym
· Hairdryers Available
· Horseback Riding
· Ice Machine
· Internet Access – TV
· Iron
· Childrens Activities
· Guest Laundromat
· Lounge
· Maid Service
· Mini Bar
· In Room Movies
· Meeting/Banquet Facilities
· Meeting/Banquet Facilities
· Free Newspaper
· News Stand
· Phone with data port
· Phone with speaker
· Pool
· Outdoor Pool
· Valet Parking
· Private Bathroom
· Radio
· Restaurant
· Rollaway Beds
· Bathrobes
· Room Service
· 24 Hour Room Service
· Safe Deposit Box
· Safe
· Secretarial Service
· Shower
· Snorkeling
· Sofa Bed
· Fitness Center or Spa
· Telephone
· Tennis
· Temperature Control
· Trouser Press
· Translation Service
· Turndown Service
· TV
· Television with Cable
· TV Remote Control
· Vending Machines
· Video Checkout
· Voicemail
· Volleyball
· Wake-up Service
· Water Skiing


Hotel Room Information and Amenities

The amenities listed in this description represent a sample of amenities available in some or all guest rooms in this hotel

Miscellaneous Information

· Check in time is 4:00 PM
· Check out time is 12:00 PM
· 363 rooms.
· 0 suites.
· 4 floors.




Directions

Resort - Location Type: Resort

SNA, LAX, SAN


Area Attractions

Orange County/John Wayne Los Angeles San Diego Anaheim Convention Center Orange County Fairgrounds Mission San Juan Capistrano Disneyland Six Flags-Los Angeles Legoland Laguna Beach Art Museum Bowers Museum Anaheim Arena Angel Stadium Long Beach/Los Angeles San Juan Capistrano (Amtrak) University of California, Irvine (UCI) UCLA University of California, Los Angeles Pageant of the Masters Laguna Arts Festival Surface Jet Inc, Tours Laguna Beach Fashion Island Universal Studios Dana Point Harbor Disneyland Seaworld Mission San Juan South Coast Plaza Shopping The Richard Nixon Library Catalina Island Knott's Berry Farm-Buena Park Saddle Back Community College Club M/ Mosun Hennessey's Tavern South Coast Plaza Irvine Spectrum The Shops at Mission Viejo Fashion Island Anaheim Angels LA Dodgers LA Lakers San Diego Chargers Laguna Beach Laguna Beach American Bar Association Prudential Goldman Sachs Ford Universal Maritz Carlson BI - Business Incentives Laguna Playhouse Orange County Performing Arts Center Laguna Trolley Laguna Beach


Dana Point Hotel Chains

Best Western
Holiday Inn
Lexington Services
Marriott Hotels, Resorts, and Suites
Ritz-Carlton Hotels
Unirez by Pegasus



National-State Parks/ Wildlife Preserves

Doheny State Beach



Hotels in Cities Near Dana Point

Capistrano Beach
Dana Point
Laguna Beach
San Clemente
San Juan Capistrano


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