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The Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel has been awarded North America’s Leading Luxury Resort of 2012 by the World Travel Awards. This 28 year old Resort was the first of its kind along Coastal Orange County. The resort has a newly imagined vibe with updated services and spaces as it is perched atop the 150 foot bluff looking down on the spectacular Pacific Ocean.Situated in one of the poshest neighborhoods in the U.S.A this landmark of Southern Californian Luxury is located halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego. This sprawling resort offers 396 rooms and 29 suites with the most exclusive being the Ritz Carlton suite, that covers over 1,500 square feet includes a separate dining room with seating for 6 guests, access to the Ritz Carlton Club Lounge and an unbridled view of the coastline.

Laguna Niguel’s ocean-inspired spa was named amongst Condé Nast’s top 100 spas in the US for 2012. It features 12 treatment rooms all bathed in hues of aqua and beige setting a tone that matches the rhythm of the surf.

This Dana Point resort offers 6 restaurants that promise to please even the most discerning palate, enoSteak is an intimate steakhouse that uses only the best ingredients, Raya offers Pan Latin coastal cuisine and the oceanfront dining lounge 180blũ perched at 162 feet above salt creek beach, has a view that is matched only by the food served there.

While these should be reason enough to win “North America’s Leading Luxury Resort of 2012” it is the personalized packages and services that Laguna Niguel offers that truly sets it apart from other luxury resorts. spa.jpg Some examples of this are the romantic “popping the question” package that amongst other things includes a gazebo overlooking the ocean, a three course dinner, a bottle of Dom Perignon, and a tasseled pillow to kneel on.

Also included is a “Romance Concierge” that will make all the little changes needed to make the proposal personal. ritz-laguna-niguel-12.jpg The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel also provides Access to an Extraordinary South Coast Plaza Shopping Experience that promises to change the way we view shopping.

The Resort gives back to the community as well, they recently raised money for autistic children through a surfboard auction. Not to mention that the environment friendly hotel hosts Jean- Michel Cousteau’s “Ambassadors of the Environment."