Coastal resorts in Orange County struggle at height of travel season

On a sultry midweek afternoon at the grand new Resort at Pelican Hill, a scant dozen vacationers lounged at what is billed as the world's largest circular pool, flanked on one side by a Coliseum-style amphitheater and on the other by an ocean-view golf course.

By E. Scott Reckard and Roger Vincent

August 12, 2009