In Laguna Beach, California, you can combine oceanfront activity with your golfing enthusiasm through several venues. Aliso Creek Golf Course, sculpted into the verdant walls of Aliso Canyon, is the only course located on legendary Pacific Coast Highway. The private Aliso Viejo Country Club boasts views of the surrounding Saddleback Mountain Range. The membership course, El Niguel Country Club, was incorporated in 1976 on a former cattle ranch and was influenced by Ted Robinson. All these courses are just a short drive from your beachfront hotel.
Laguna Riviera
Perched on a green cliff top with a winding path down to the beach, the Laguna Riviera evokes a modern Mediterranean resort in the South of France. Complimentary breakfast, WiFi access and a lounge computer are part of a package that includes an indoor saltwater pool, a bubbling saltwater hot tub and Finlandia sauna. There is free parking.
Accommodations are simple and contemporary. Some rooms come with a deck, fireplaces, Jacuzzi tub or full kitchen. All rooms have a refrigerator, coffee maker, voicemail, hairdryer and TV.
Laguna Riviera Beach Resort
825 South Coast Hwy.
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
(949) 494-1196
LagunaRiviera.com
Best Western Laguna Brisas Spa Hotel
With a 99-step stairway to the beach, the Laguna Brisas hotel gives you Best Western quality, pricing and amenities, including a complimentary continental breakfast, pool, outdoor whirlpool tub, free wireless Internet and free underground parking. All rooms have a refrigerator, coffee maker, iron, ironing board and hairdryer, and most are equipped with an oversized whirlpool spa for two. A business center adds printing, photocopying and exhibit services.
Best Western Laguna Brisas Spa Hotel
1600 South Coast Hwy.
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
(949) 497-7272
BestWesternCalifornia.com/hotels/best-western-laguna-brisas-spa-hotel
Pacific Edge Hotel
Directly fronting a mile of uninterrupted beachfront with no stairs or paths to negotiate, the Pacific Edge Hotel includes two heated swimming pools, a hot tub and game room, and provides complimentary lounge chairs, umbrellas and beach towels for your day in the sun.
WiFi Internet access ranges from the interior all the way to the beach. Workouts at the nearby Laguna Health Club are free and a 10 percent discount applies at the off-site Athena Spa. Parking is charged with half-price for those driving hybrids.
All room have a mini refrigerator, coffee maker and a pillow menu. Ask for a room with an ocean-view balcony. Executive suites include boardrooms with seating for up to 12 or you can reserve an entire floor of three adjacent rooms for family reunions or golf tournaments.
Pacific Edge Hotel
647 South Coast Hwy.
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
(866) 932-2896
PacificEdgeHotel.com
About The Author
Aurelio Locsin has been writing professionally since 1982. He published his first book in 1996 and had his first play produced in 2005. He is now a playwright, director and actor in Southern California. Locsin holds a Bachelor of Arts in scientific and technical communications from the University of Washington.
