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Hotel Information: Guests at The St. Regis Monarch Beach resort first enter a marble-floored lobby that looks out to the Pacific through a domed vestibule, lounge, and exterior patio. Fountains enliven exterior and interior public spaces. Two lawns and botanical gardens provide settings for special events. Families seeking a relaxed pace mix with business travelers on executive retreats.
Amenity highlights: Spa Gaucin has 25 treatment rooms for massages, facials, body wraps, and hydrotherapy. An adjacent fitness center has an outdoor lap pool and indoor treadmills, stair machines, and stationary bikes with personal entertainment systems. The resort's 18-hole golf course spreads out from the hotel and down to the beach, where a private club serves meals and refreshments to guests. Six restaurants, bars, and cafés offer indoor and outdoor dining.
Insider tip: The resort has a collection of original art displayed throughout public and private spaces in the hotel. Four glass sculptures by Dale Chihuly are located in the vestibule off the lobby, while works by Pablo Picasso and Marc Chagall hang in the presidential suites. A reproduction of a Maxfield Parrish mural hangs above the lobby lounge.
Rooms
This Orange County resort has 400 guestrooms, all of which include furnished balconies with views of the ocean, golf course, or gardens. Rooms have high-speed Internet access (surcharge), three telephones, 42-inch LDC TVs, DVD and CD players and libraries, and premium channels. There's custom-designed furniture, chaise lounges, desks with chairs, and floor-to-ceiling mirrors. Beds have down comforters and 300-thread-count Pratesi Italian sheets. Marble bathrooms have Remède bath products, Cypress bathrobes, walk-in showers, soaking tubs, and double vanities. Rooms also have minibars.
Room Amenities
- Internet access - high speed
- Premium TV channel(s)
- DVD player
- Pay movies
- CD player
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Balcony
- Climate control
- Complimentary newspaper
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Internet access - TV
- Internet access - surcharge
- Voice mail
- Multi-line phone
- Minibar
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Turndown service
- Designer toiletries
- Bathrobes
- Hair dryer
- Bathroom telephone
- Makeup mirror
- Massage - available in room
- Slippers
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Extra towels/bedding in room
- Electronic check-out
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Welcome amenities
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe (accommodates laptop)
- Television
- Desk
- Window opens
- Clock radio
- Cribs (infant beds) available
Recreation
The rolling fairways and greens of the Monarch Beach Golf Links course stretch from the resort down to the beach. The 18-hole course is designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr. Guests can also use hard-surface tennis courts; a tennis pro is on-hand to provide lessons (surcharge). In addition to treadmills, stationary bikes, and step machines, guests can take advantage of complimentary daily aerobics, mat Pilates, and yoga classes inside the resort's fitness center. The adjacent outdoor lap pool has views of the ocean and an underwater sound system.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing on site
- Swimming on site
- Sailing nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Personal watercraft nearby
- Motor boating nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Pilates classes/instruction on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Aerobics on site
- Tennis on site
- Running track/path nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Horse riding/rental nearby
- Fishing nearby
Property Amenities
Spa Gaucin at The St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort has 25 treatment rooms, where guests can enjoy massages, hydrotherapy, body wraps, facials, and a range of other services (surcharge). Separate men's and women's locker rooms have steam rooms, saunas, and herbal saunas.
Beauty services are available at the adjacent Vogue Salon, and bath, beauty, and fitness products are sold in the spa boutique.
With views of the ocean, the fitness center has treadmills, stair machines, and stationary bikes with personal entertainment systems. Guests of the resort can take advantage of complimentary daily aerobics, mat Pilates, and yoga classes; personal trainers are also available (surcharge).
In addition to a family pool and outdoor lap pool, there is an ocean-view pool with 10 private poolside cabanas (surcharge) featuring bottled water, fruit, refrigerators, cordless phones, ceiling fans, televisions, and DVD players. There are supervised activities through the Sandcastle Kids Club (surcharge) for children 5 to 12 years old. Guests of this Orange County resort can follow landscaped trails down from the resort to the 6.1-acre ocean beach. In addition to swimming and other recreation, the beach has attendant service during the summer and access to a private beach club year-round.
The resort's 18-hole golf course was designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr., and it offers ocean views and a clubhouse. The course is one of the few oceanfront championship golf courses in California. The tennis club has eight hard and two lighted courts, in addition to private lessons (surcharge).
The St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort has 30,000 square feet of indoor meeting space, including two ballrooms, and 60,000 square feet of outdoor space. A 24-hour business center provides secretarial services, equipment rental, computers, photocopying, faxing, and cellular phone rental; fees may apply.
- Private beach
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Poolside bar
- Swimming pool - children's
- Full-service health spa
- Massage - treatment room(s)
- Steam room
- Sauna
- Technology helpdesk
- Concierge desk
- Concierge services
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Health club
- Room service (24 hours)
- Coffee shop or café
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Parking (valet)
- Parking (free)
- Limo or Town Car service available (surcharge)
- Parking (secure)
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Ballroom(s)
- Banquet facilities
- Business center
- Conference room(s)
- Audio-visual equipment
- Cell phone/mobile rental
- Secretarial services
- Business services
- Computer rental
- Number of rooms: 400
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Security guard
- 24-hour front desk
- Medical assistance available
- Beauty services
- Tour assistance
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Shopping on site
- Hair salon
- ATM/banking
- Dry cleaning service
- Picnic area
- Patio
- Video library
- Clubhouse
- Elevator/lift
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Supervised child care/activities
- Wedding services
Policies
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Pets accepted
- Pet fee charged at hotel/condo
- Check-in time is 4 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
Dining
Stonehill Tavern - Designed by Tony Chi. Chef Michael Mina's modern American menu features signature small plate trios, which allows guests to enjoy their favorite menu items in three distinct preparations.
Motif - European-style café cuisine. Ocean view. Scenic indoor and outdoor dining available. Serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and Sunday champagne brunch.
Monarch Bay Club - Beachfront dining for lunch and dinner with grilled meats and fish at a restaurant for members and resort guests only. From the hotel, guests can walk a landscaped path to the restaurant or take a complimentary shuttle.
Club 19 - The clubhouse restaurant at the Monarch Beach Golf Links serves à la carte breakfast, lunch, and late-afternoon drinks on a patio overlooking the first tee, or indoors next to a fireplace.
Pool Bar & Grill - Light fare during lunchtime and early afternoon. Seasonal hours.
Crust - Coffee shop offering specialty sandwiches, salads, and baked goods from breakfast through early evening. Diners can thumb through newspapers and enjoy the resort view.
Lobby Bar - Beautiful setting for afternoon tea or cocktails. Indoor and ocean-view terrace seating. Fireplace.
Wine cellar - Available for private dining. Century-old, French, paved flooring and stone walls, mahogany and iron furnishings, tasting table. International wine inventory of 17,000. (Food and beverage minimums required.)
Awards And Affiliations
The St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort is listed in the 2007 Condé Nast Traveler Gold List of the world’s best places to stay.
Address
1 Monarch Beach Resort
Dana Point, CA 92629
USA
Nearest major airport:
Orange County, CA (SNA-John Wayne)
Area:
Laguna - South Beaches, California, United States of America
