Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel

Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel is the defining luxury clifftop resort on the Southern California coast, a property perched 150 feet above the Pacific at Salt Creek Beach in Dana Point that has anchored the top of the Orange County luxury group market since 1984 and remains the benchmark against which every other coastal resort in the region is measured. The combination of Forbes Five-Star service standards, one of the most dramatic natural settings of any hotel in California, a spa and pool complex that is among the finest on the coast, and the full Marriott Bonvoy contract infrastructure makes it the most defensible and prestigious single-property choice for high-value incentive programs and corporate events in Southern California. For planners whose groups expect the absolute top of the Orange County luxury market and for whom the Ritz-Carlton name carries meaningful weight with program principals, Laguna Niguel has held that position for four decades and shows no sign of relinquishing it.

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