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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 as well as baby/child friendliness. If you have attempted traveling with young children, you know that it is often very difficult to find these two characteristics united in one destination. Sometimes, at least in terms of California's hotel and restaurant industry, these traits even are antithetical to each other. Many establishments capitalize on one idea at the expense of the other. But not so with these hotels! We found a happy combination of both in these special resorts!

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

CENTRAL COAST

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

Greater Los Angeles

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

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
Paradise Point

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
The Westin Mission Hills Resort

The Mountains

Lake Arrowhead Resort and Spa

Napa Valley

Meadowood - Napa Valley

FEATURED RESORT: Paradise Point

Once you pass the resort gates of Paradise Point, you feel as if a transparent line into an aromatic rain forest has been crossed. Once known as Vacation Village, this lovely 44-acre resort is replete with waterfalls, lagoons, watch towers, and forested pathways with crossing ducks. More>>