52 weekend getaways: Hotels and resorts
Terranea Resort
The expansive resort is at once inviting and invigorating but not so grand that you’ll fret if your labels aren’t designer. The Spanish Mediterranean styling fits neatly into the area’s architecture; the commitment to environmental sustainability fits into the times. With free-standing villas positioned closer to the road, each painted and landscaped distinctly, the resort looks more like a housing development than a commercial enterprise.
-- Valli Herman
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Planning your trip:
Terranea Resort
6610 Palos Verdes Drive South, Rancho Palos Verdes;
(310) 265-2800, www.terranea.com.