Montage Resort & Spa
Montage Resort & Spa is the ultimate southern California beach hotel located in the quintessential California beach town of Laguna. It occupies 30 acres of spectacular beach front property and the dramatic views of the Pacific can be viewed from most anywhere. Montage is conservative in feeling but stylish and most important, extremely comfortable. The low rise architecture with shingle roofs, dark stained woods and stone accents blends beautifully into the area and assures its permanent high ranking status on the California coast. The public areas are furnished with beautiful upholstered furniture and great California art by Alfred Mitchell and Edgar Payne. Along with its dramatic ocean views and art this is one lobby you won’t mind waiting in if your room is not quite ready.
The signature restaurant here, Studio, is in a separate building set close to the edge of the 50-ft bluff overlooking the ocean. The notable chef is responsible for the California-inspired Mediterranean cuisine, while large windows serve up 280-degree views of the Pacific, a popular spot at sunset. Two wine vaults storing more than 2,000 bottles frame the bar, which has a communal table for casual dining. Alternative dining is at The Loft on the fourth floor of the main building, which serves all meals. A poolside grill offers up light meals throughout the day.
There are three pools here: a lap pool at the spa, a children's pool and the main pool with its infinity edge and mosaic sunburst tiling. The spa is central to the hotel's operation and features 21 private indoor and outdoor treatment rooms with floor-to-ceiling ocean views, a fitness room, steam and sauna rooms, a whirlpool, cold plunge and club-style men's and women's locker rooms. If you’re a work out maniac this gym is ideal as the views bring the outside in and you can easily move to the pool in between sets. The spinning classes, which are offered daily, also provide beautiful views while you’re breaking a sweat.
The accommodations, much like the public areas, are soft and comfortable with dark wood furnishings, crown moldings and easy-on-the-eye color schemes highlighted by original artwork. The rooms are maintained beautifully and soft goods are replaced here more then at most luxury hotels. The baths all have separate showers, marble vanities and deep soaking tubs. The ledges are deep enough for champagne or wine glasses. If you’re traveling with out children we recommend the rooms closest to the spa.
Beds are layered with goose-down pillows, feather-top mattresses and 400-thread-count linens. Amenities are high tech, from the DVD and CD players to the cordless phones and 27-inch flat-screen TVs. All rooms open to balconies with ocean views. Besides desks and vanities, queen-bedded rooms come with an armchair, and king-bedded rooms provide L-shaped loveseats.
A three-to-one guest-to-staff ratio ensures quick action, whether dealing with valet parking (there is no self-parking), 24-hour room service or evening turndown. Pets are permitted.
The Montage Resort and Spa is not part of any hotel chain and that is one of the reasons why we think it’s even more special. Its standards are close to perfection and certainly world class. Some of the big boy’s in the hospitality industry could learn a thing or two by staying here for a few days.
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