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Where to go: California's best family destinations

To qualify as one of California's best destinations on this website, a resort had to possess two unique qualities: high romantic potential (necessary for "making" babies) as well as baby/child friendliness (essential for "taking" babies or young children along). If you have ever attempted traveling with young children or babies, you know that it is very difficult to find these two characteristics united in one destination. In fact, at least in terms of California's hotel and restaurant industry, these traits often remain antithetical to each other. Many establishments capitalize on one idea at the expense of the other.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

CENTRAL COAST

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

Greater Los Angeles

Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel
Omni Los Angeles Hotel
The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel
The Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel

Santa Barbara and environs

Four Seasons Santa Barbara Biltmore
Ojai Valley Inn and Spa
Royal Scandinavian Inn - Solvang
The Upham Hotel

Monterey Peninsula

Carmel Valley Ranch
Casanova Restaurant
Deetjen's Big Sur Inn
Hyatt Regency Monterey Resort
Monterey Plaza Hotel And Spa
The Quail Lodge Resort and Golf Club

San Diego area

Azzura Point Restaurant
Four Seasons Resort Aviara
Glorietta Bay Inn
Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines
Hotel Del Coronado
L'Auberge Del Mar Resort and Spa
LaCosta Resort and Spa
LaCosta Resort and Spa: Refuge for Families During the Fires
Loews Coronado Bay Resort
Rancho Valencia

San Luis Obispo County

The Apple Farm Inn and Restaurant
Cavalier Resort
F. McLintock's Saloon and Dining House
The Madonna Inn
Seaventure Resort
Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort

The Bay Area

Cabana Towne Plaza - Palo Alto
Claremont Resort and Spa
Half Moon Bay Lodge
The Ritz-Carlton San Francisco

Palm Springs and environs

La Quinta Resort And Club
Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage
Renaissance Esmeralda Resort
The Westin Mission Hills Resort

Napa Valley

Meadowood - Napa Valley

FEATURED RESORT: The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel

The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel upholds the exclusive and extravagant ambiance known to its kind. Bellboys and staff maintain deadpan aloofness as Jaguars and Rolls Royces arrive at the front entrance. But while service attendants here retained their unimpressed demeanor, my family, on the other hand, was captured by this amazing retreat. More>>