The Resort at Pelican Hill

Five hundred Palladian acres above Crystal Cove – bungalows, villas, 36 holes and one very large round pool.

Five-star · From $800 per nightAny mandatory hotel fees are shown before you confirm.

Dusk over Newport Coast & Crystal Cove

Newport Coast & Crystal Cove · Orange County Coast

A sense of the place

The Resort at Pelican Hill — room — Ocean-View Bungalow — king bed, limestone fireplace, beamed ceiling, terrace to the Pacific — © The Resort at Pelican Hill

The Resort at Pelican Hill — one-bedroom suite — Ocean-View Bungalow Suite — separate living room with fireplace and ocean terrace — © The Resort at Pelican Hill

The Resort at Pelican Hill — signature suite — Four-Bedroom Oceanview Villa — great room with fireplace and coffered wood ceiling — © The Resort at Pelican Hill

The Resort at Pelican Hill — suite — Two-Bedroom Villa — living room with ocean view, fireplace and beamed ceiling — © The Resort at Pelican Hill

The Resort at Pelican Hill — restaurant — Pelican Grill — couple dining on the ocean-view terrace — © The Resort at Pelican Hill

The Resort at Pelican Hill — bar — The Great Room — lobby social lounge and cocktail bar, evening crowd — © The Resort at Pelican Hill

The Resort at Pelican Hill — pool — Coliseum Pool — 136-ft circular mosaic pool with loungers and palms — © The Resort at Pelican Hill

Why it's in the collection

Because the hotel and its spa both hold five-star standing, and it is the only address in the collection that pairs that standing with 36 holes of Tom Fazio golf and villas with a clubhouse of their own.

Opened in 2008 on 504 coastal acres above Crystal Cove, built in a 16th-century Italian Renaissance style after Andrea Palladio.
Bungalow rooms of 847 square feet, Bungalow Suites of 1,639, and two- to four-bedroom Villas served by their own Villa Clubhouse.
Thirty-six holes of Tom Fazio golf on the Ocean North and Ocean South courses, and the Coliseum Pool, one of the largest circular pools in the world.
Pelican Grill & Bar, the Coliseum Pool & Grill, The Great Room lobby lounge and the Caffe & Market; The Spa at Pelican Hill holds five-star standing of its own.

Good to know

Address — 22701 South Pelican Hill Rd, 92657 Newport Coast, CA
Telephone — +18885076427

From the hotel's website, checked Sep 6, 2026

The neighborhood

Dusk over Newport Coast & Crystal Cove

Newport Coast & Crystal Cove

The bluffs between Newport Beach and Laguna, with Crystal Cove's beaches and historic cottages below. Golf terraces rise above, and Fashion Island is a short drive inland.

Crystal Cove State Park and its historic beach cottages, below the bluff.
Fashion Island and Newport Center, a short drive inland.
Laguna Beach's galleries, south along Coast Highway.

The Resort at Pelican Hill — the view — The Resort at Pelican Hill — © The Resort at Pelican Hill

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