The Resort at Pelican Hill Offers Luxury & Seclusion

Private Expansive Villas

As the largest inventory of luxury, ocean-view home accommodations, the Villas are available in two, three and four-bedroom configurations (with a bathroom for each room). Ranging from 2,200 square feet to 3,581 square feet, the exceptionally spacious Villas offer expansive terraces with dramatic ocean views, gourmet kitchens, dining areas, personal butlers and staff available around the clock to fulfill each guest’s every need and desire.

A Taste of Italy at The Resort at Pelican Hill

An exclusive privilege, enjoyed by Villa guests only, is the private 10,000-square-foot Villa Clubhouse, a genteel and serene escape from the everyday world. With its understated, relaxed elegance and light-bathed living room, the Villa Clubhouse provides personally tailored service, private gourmet dining, a radiant blue pool created by hand-setting 300,000 hand-cut glass mosaic tiles, luxurious cabanas and stunning vistas of the Pacific.

The Ultimate Spa Day

Offering a place for wellness and healing, The Spa at Pelican Hill recaptures the original philosophy, purity and effectiveness of the world’s most celebrated traditional treatments and therapies. In addition to its 22 private treatment rooms designed for massages and facials, the 23,000-square-foot Spa includes an Acqua Colonnades, featuring a dramatic 28-foot-high Palladian rotunda, wall of flowing water, steam rooms, saunas and saltwater Roman soaking tubs.

The Coliseum Pool at The Resort at Pelican Hill

If you’d rather enjoy a lively day at the pool, head to the Coliseum pool. Inspired by Rome’s famed landmark, the Coliseum Pool at the Resort at Pelican Hill is among the most strikingly unique swimming pools found anywhere in the world, overlooking endless sea and coastal backdrops. Perfectly circular and 136 feet in diameter, the Coliseum Pool (the world’s largest circular pool) dazzles with its radiant blue bottom created by 1.1 million hand-cut glass mosaic tiles and amphitheater of terraced decks. Rent a private pool cabana for you and your girlfriends and have food and drinks delivered, or head to the Coliseum Pool & Grill, that overlooks the pool, for American favorites on the superbly prepared menu runs the gamut from pizzas, panini and sandwiches to seafood dishes, pastas, specialty salads and even smoothies.

World-Class Golf Course at The Resort at Pelican Hill

The Resort at Pelican Hill is home to one of the country’s top golf courses, the world-class Pelican Hill Golf Club spans two 36-hole Ocean North and Ocean South courses, artfully woven through stunning natural terrain and spectacular ocean vistas. Whether you’re a pro or a beginner, the Resort offers lessons and expert services from accomplished forecaddies and PGA instructors that consistently elevate your level of play.

This resort is situated on 504 acres, so it never feels crowded. You will probably want to call for a ride from your room to the pool, restaurant, spa and back. They are usually pretty quick. Reach out and let me plan your perfect luxury getaway at The Resort at Pelican Hill.

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