travel42 Hotel Review: The Ranch at Laguna Beach

The Ranch at Laguna Beach travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Located on the land side of Pacific Coast Highway, directly across the road from Aliso State Beach, one-quarter mile east of the ocean, up an arid palm-dotted canyon separated by an often-dry stream (Aliso Creek), this storied local gem has evolved from a modest mom and pop stop—it was once a motel—into a dependable upper-midrange destination resort.

Secreted away in a picturesque sage and oak spangled canyon, the latest owners have taken what was once an...