Developers of the sprawling new Mediterranean-style Terranea Resort occupied some of the last, best oceanfront real estate in Southern California, taking over 102 acres at a cost of $475 million. Opened earlier this month and operated and managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts, the property offers three heated swimming pools with a 140-foot waterslide, private cabanas, and food service; access to a bluff-top trail; a secluded beach cove; and sweeping ocean views.
The resort has 582 rooms, including a 360-room hotel with 20 bungalows. There are also 50 oceanfront casitas and 32 detached oceanview villas. The hotel also includes 32 suites, ranging from a 450-square-foot guest room with a balcony to the 1,800-square-foot presidential suite.
Terranea offers 60,000 square feet of indoor meeting and event space, and many areas have ocean views. There are 33 meeting rooms, including the 18,000-square-foot Palos Verdes grand ballroom, the 6,600-square-foot Marineland ballroom, and the Catalina room, a 4,300-square-foot area with a view of Catalina Island. There are also three boardrooms, two with fireplaces, and three hospitality suites with terraces. Considerable outdoor event space totals an additional 75,000 square feet and includes the 16,000-square-foot oceanfront Palos Verdes Meadows.
Terranea also houses a nine-hole par three golf course with a short course practice facility. (The Trump National Golf Course is three miles away for devotees.) The 25,000-square-foot Spa at Terranea offers 25 treatment rooms. It has an adult-only lap pool with private cabanas, nail stations, hair and beauty salon services, retail, and a 5,000-square-foot fitness facility and yoga studio. Three ocean-view restaurants offer a range of dining options.
