Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, California
The $480-million Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes has a Spanish Mediterranean style that fits in the area’s architecture and an environmental sustainability that fits into the times. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
SERENE SCENE-Terranea Resort offers guests the ability to relax away from the bustling crowd or enjoy an array of social activities. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
RELAXATION TECHNIQUE-Terranea in Rancho Palos Verdes offers guests a first-class spa as well as spacious rooms and world-class vistas of the Pacific Ocean. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
REFLECTIONS-The grounds of the Terranea Resort are both inviting and invigorating. The sound of the surf and the smell of the sea air are big attractions at Los Angeles County‘s first waterfront destination resort. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
INSPIRATION-The fountain at Terranea, on the site of the Marineland of the Pacific amusement park which closed in 1986, welcomes visitors. The resort has 582 rooms, including hotel guest rooms, suites, two-bedroom bungalows and 82 condo-like villas. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
