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THE RESORT AT PELICAN HILL

Set on more than 500 acres in Newport Beach, The Resort at Pelican Hill features 128 villas ranging from two to four bedrooms as well as 204 bungalows with private terraces. A five-star, five-diamond destination, guests come from across the globe to experience the resort’s iconic “Coliseum Pool,” one of the largest circular pools in the world with tiered decks and luxurious cabanas, as well as the Pelican Hill Golf Club, featuring 36 dramatic holes designed by Tom Fazio, nearly all with ocean panoramas. Pelican Hill also boasts six restaurants and cafes–each with al fresco dining options–as well as its five-star spa retreat, which includes 22 treatment rooms, separate men’s and women’s relaxation lounges and Acqua Colonnades with Roman-style deep-soaking tubs, saunas and steam rooms, a fitness center, a movement studio, a salon, a spa boutique, a spa suite and an extensive spa cuisine menu. The Spa offers more than 25 complimentary weekly wellness classes and daily guided beach walks. PELICANHILL.COM.

KIDS TOO! This summer, families can take advantage of Camp Pelican, where both children’s brains and bodies will stay active while school’s out, as well as a Children’s Resort Etiquette class (June 25) and summer junior and teen golf camps. Rates for bungalows start at $495 per night and villas start at $795 per night.