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Originally Posted by mrreindeer
Sounds like a fun trip! And that's a great time of year out here.
If you want to arrive relatively close to Laguna Beach, choose (in order of distance from Laguna): Orange County John Wayne Airport, Long Beach Airport, LAX. More airlines fly to LAX but you'd be surprised that you might find some flights into the other 2 airports. Only choose SD if you want to start & end up there but it's FAR. You could choose to fly into an L.A. area airport and fly out of SD if you want to end there.
You have many options at many different price levels in Laguna. The Ritz is awesome and right on the cliff, closer to Laguna Niguel, which is to the South, but basically Laguna. Never stayed there but had drinks and enjoyed the view. We stayed at another beachfront place once at a fairly decent price while attending the famous 'Sawdust Festival' (you're too early in the season for it but put that on the list for the next trip!) but it was just a no-frills room steps from the beach. There are lots of places like that. If budget wasn't an issue, I'd go with the Ritz.
Sushi in Laguna Beach: Mosun http://www.mosunclubm.com/ @ 680 South Coast Highway - There is a connected nightclub upstairs too.
Nice Mexican in Laguna Beach: Las Brisas http://www.lasbrisaslagunabeach.com/ @ 361 Cliff Drive - A bit pricey, but excellent location on a bluff overlooking the beach.
Laguna Beach is a great town just to stroll through so you'll find many a great place to eat wherever you wander.
As for San Diego, I'll leave it up to the professionals on here but I've always wanted to stay at the Hotel del Coronado: http://www.hoteldel.com/ |
David has some great suggestions. I definitely suggest flying into John Wayne Airport. It's a closer than LAX and a Lot closer than SD. Especially if you're flying in during rush hour.
The Ritz Carlton and and Montage are great places to stay. Both are pricey, but worth it if you can swing it. Here's the site for the Montage.
http://www.montagelagunabeach.com/
Las Brisas is a great place to eat. Great to sit out on the deck, sip margs and take in the view, especially when the sun sets.
. Not sure if they allow cigar smoking.