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Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort & Club
1 Monarch Beach Resort N, Dana Point, CA 92629
Lowest upcoming
$522
8 Jun 2026
Highest upcoming
$4,618
24 Sep 2026
Median nightly
$744
across 365 upcoming days
Cheapest week
5 to 11 Jan
17% below annual median
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Cheapest week ahead: 5–11 Jan 2027
at $617/night
(17% below median)
Review
Character and identity
Set on a cliff above Dana Point with the Pacific stretching out beyond a Robert Trent Jones Jr. golf course, this 400-room resort trades Orange County's coastal buzz for 175 acres of gardens, fountains, and tiered terraces descending to a private beach club. The design language is coastal Italianate, with sea glass and cream tones, monarch-butterfly motifs, and ground-floor rooms that open onto patios with fire pits. Six ocean-view restaurants anchor the property, led by Michael Mina's Bourbon Steak, and a new guest-only spa with its own pool joins the existing Waldorf Astoria Spa. Service runs warm, polished, and quick to respond.
Who's it for
Best for:
Families wanting a refined resort that handles children gracefully without tipping into theme-park territory, plus golfers, and couples who want Pacific views and a private beach club without committing to Laguna's crowds. Expect stylish multi-generational groups gathering at 33 North, kids' club bookings, and tram rides down to sunset cocktails.
Should look elsewhere:
Anyone wanting to walk straight onto sand from their room: the beach is half a mile away by tram. Design literates may find the rooms handsome but uniform across categories, and urbanites craving walkable neighbourhoods will find the suburban approach road underwhelming.
Bottom line
The pull here is the choreography of the property itself: golf, multiple pools, a private beach club, and serious cooking all on one cliff-top estate, with service that genuinely delivers. Book an ocean-view room (the resort-view category looks inland over the golf course), choose higher floors on the north side for romance or ground floors with fire pits for families, and budget for the resort fee and $60 valet.
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Location
1 Monarch Beach Resort N, Dana Point, CA 92629
33.4821° N, 117.7159° W
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