Montage Laguna Beach | T+L 500 2008 | Travel + Leisure

Montage Laguna Beach

Craftsman-style oceanfront hotel on 30 acres in the community of Laguna Beach.

Score 85.09
Stats 250 rooms; 3 restaurants; 4 bars.
Competitive Edge A new classic in a serene setting that is a magnet for Hollywood's elite.
Rooms to Book Those on the southern side are quietest and face the water.
Don't Miss The Thalassic Beach Walk—a complimentary, spa-therapist-guided stroll that focuses on the mind-body benefits of ocean air.
Cost Doubles from $795.
Contact 30801 South Coast Highway
888/715-6700 or 949/715-6000

www.montagelagunabeach.com

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“Montage aims for an experience you might find in Positano, crisp service and the smell of the surf. You’ll find a pianist in the lobby, and a meal at the Studio, the hotel’s celebrated restaurant, involves a small army of waiters and an arsenal of silverware....” MORE»

—Oliver Schwaner-Albright
“California Hotels: Casual Elegance” in Travel + Leisure, Jun 2008

“Art of Romance package from Montage Laguna Beach. The Deal One night in an ocean-view room; two 60-minute spa treatments; and a $50 spa retail credit....” MORE»

—Alexander Basek
“Best Deals 02.08” in Travel + Leisure, Feb 2008

“Stay at the two-year-old Arts and Crafts–style Montage Resort & Spa, the most architecturally impressive spot on the beach....” MORE»


“Get Wet!” in Travel + Leisure Family, Jun 2005

“The view alone is a stress reliever, and—in a too-rare instance of architectural common sense—all 262 rooms at this new resort have Pacific panoramas....” MORE»

—Kate Sekules
“Hotel Classics for the New Millennium” in Food & Wine, Sep 2003

“Everything exciting about southern California comes together in this resort, which opened in February. The location is exceptional, on a bluff with a 280-degree view of the Pacific. The shingle-style architecture, all twists and turns and gables and porches, is incurably romantic; it's a re-creation of the world of the California Impressionists who gathered in Laguna during the teens and twenties, lived in humble beach bungalows, and painted this coastline. And still Montage manages to be a life-imitates-TV California stage...” MORE»

—Stephen Drucker
“Gold Rush” in Travel + Leisure, Jun 2003

“The Arts & Crafts hotel showcases natural materials—stone, dark wood, copper—and a prominent collection of art from early in the 20th century, including works by William Wendt, Jean Mannheim and the other plein air painters who put this area on the map....” MORE»


“Travel | Natural High - Montage Resort & Spa, Laguna Beach” in Food & Wine, Mar 2003