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Nestled among the Monterey Pines, Park Hyatt Carmel - the Highlands Inn a 4-star luxury property, offers stunning ocean views, award-wining dining, and unparalled Park Hyatt service. Overlooking the Big Sur coast, this is a picturesque retreat and longtime favorite among honeymooners, celebrities, and nature enthusiasts alike. Since 1917, the resort has been the premier destination for travelers to the spectacular Central Coast. Hyatt Carmel Highlands is recognized among the world’s finest hotels as part of Condé Nast Traveler’s 2010 Gold List and Travel + Leisure’s 2009 “T+L 500″ World’s Best Hotels.

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Situated on the Monterey Peninsula, just minutes from picturesque Carmel, Quail Lodge Resort is a place where you always feel comfortable, safe, and secure. This spa resort has everything to make your star unforgettable championship golf, world-class cuisine, wide range of activities and more. Nestled on 850 acres of lush fairways, meadows and lakes, Quail Lodge Resort offers one of the best world’s golf opportunities. A destination unlike any other in Carmel…or anywhere else.

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This all-suite countryside resort is located on 500 acres in Carmel Valley at the foothills of the Santa Lucia Mountains, California, only 9 miles from Carmel Beach City Park. This is a sublime pastoral river valley considered as is one of the finest wine growing regions in California. Designed by Pete Dye, Carmel Valley Ranch Golf Course welcomes its guests with special courtesies, services and social activities. Opened in 1981, the resort offers endless opportunities for recreation, entertainment, sumptuous food and premier wine tasting.

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Escape to this newly-renovated, top rated spa, golf and family resort nestled among 400 lush garden acres in the coastal foothills of North San Diego, near the beach in Carlsbad, CA. This first-class coastal California hotel is a haven of rejuvenation, comfort and escape where you can do it all or, if preferred, nothing at all. Whatever it is that you desire, it can all be found in one place – La Costa Resort.

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Located among rolling valleys and a protected wildlife sanctuary, just north of San Diego, Four Seasons Residence Club Aviara gives you a vacation home within a beautiful Pacific coastal community. All major international and domestic airlines serve San Diego International Airport, which is about 35 minutes from the Resort and the staff can arrange door-to-door shuttle service and limousines to and from San Diego International Airport. This luxury complex offers magnificent views, championship Arnold Palmer golf and reflects outstanding service and surroundings that are hallmarks of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.

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Secluded on California‘s Palos Verdes Peninsula, near the beach, Terranea Resort is a luxury Rancho Palos Verdes hotel in Beach Cities. It is a world-class resort features breathtaking views of the coast. This luxurious resort offers exceptional accommodations, and first-class amenities, all in an unrivaled location. Internationally respected experts in hospitality, community design, and conservation have come together to make Terranea Resort Southern California’s most celebrated and special resort environment.

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Near the chic beaches of La Jolla and Del Mar, this Spanish colonial-style complex stands in sixteen hectares of grounds set on the hillside, amongst the eucalyptus and orange trees, cacti and hibiscus. Set on 40 acres of lush landscaping amid the horse farms, citrus groves, and multi-million-dollar houses, Rancho Valencia is a year-round retreat from the conventional routines of every day life. It was named Number Two of the Top 75 North American Resorts by Conde Nast Traveler. San Diego International Airport is 24.4 miles away.

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The Geisel Library is the main library building on the University of California, San Diego campus and is open to non-students. Being located so close Hollywood it isn’t surprising that the Geisel has been the location of several movie and television shoots. William Pereira designed the Geisel Library in the late 1960s, at the end of a decade that saw a wave of supposedly futuristic architecture sweep southern California. Originally named The University Library Building, On December 1, 1995 it was renamed Geisel Library in honor of Audrey and Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) for the generous contributions.

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City Place Marriott is fewer than one mile from the Port Museum of California. The hotel is settled crossways the street from the Metropolis Formula Confection. Added nearby taper of concern is Pardee Plate Museum.

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Big Sur is the jewel of the California coast, one of the most spectacular places in North America. Located in a place of extraordinary beauty - 1,200 ft above the Pacific on a grassy hillside, Ventana Inn is a magnificent Central Coast California resort. Overlooking Big Sur’s beautiful Pacific coastline, this luxury resort is close to Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park and Point Sur Lighthouse. Founded by the screenwriter of the movie Easy Rider, this hotel with “stunning views” is approximately a 1 hour drive from Monterey Peninsula Airport and 3 hours from San Francisco.

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