Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc. is buying the 250-room Montage Laguna Beach from an affiliate of Ohana Real Estate Investors. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
A view of the resort in April 2007. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Lunch came with a dramatic view for two diners at the Studio restaurant at the Montage in September 2009. (Christine Cotter / Los Angeles Times)
A view of a mural wall at the resort in May 2011. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
A seaside path winds through the grounds at the hotel. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
