Announcing Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa, managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts, California's only luxury hotel, spa and executive learning retreat.
Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa, managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts, is California’s only luxury hotel, spa and executive learning retreat. The setting is an early California rancho estate designed to renew and inspire. Estancia La Jolla features 210 beautifully designed guestrooms, including 11 suites, providing the luxury of a vacation, the necessities of the office, and the warm feeling of home.
Beauty and practicality blend at Estancia La Jolla. The property delights the palette with four unique restaurants and bars, a 9,000 square foot garden spa and more than 25,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space, certified by the International Association of Conference Centers (IACC).
“Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa provides the attention-to-detail of a fine hotel, the expertise of a destination spa and the personalized service of a luxury resort,” said Estancia La Jolla General Manager, Giuseppe Lama, “With such a vast selection of amenities and services, along with its ideal setting, the resort is perfect for a serene vacation and a convenient and relaxing site for business travelers and groups.”
Historical Heritage
Formerly an 1880’s equestrian estate, the 9.5-acre Estancia La Jolla is nestled in a traditional California coastal rancho setting. Estancia means "estate" in Spanish. “La Jolla” originates from the Spanish word “la joya,” meaning, “jewel.”
The land on which Estancia La Jolla is situated, was originally owned by the affluent Black family, (also the namesake for the adjacent Black’s beach). The beach’s sea-washed caves attract visitors and locals year after year. During the 1960's ownership was transferred to the University of California San Diego (UCSD). The Black family made an adamant request that the land be used for a hotel to benefit the city of La Jolla and the UCSD Community. After careful examination and extensive planning, Destination Hotels & Resorts was selected to design and manage Estancia La Jolla.
The property’s architecture and design were carefully constructed to pay homage to the rich history of the property and the surrounding area. There are three brick buildings incorporated into the hotel that were actually modeled after, and utilize materials from, the original equestrian estate; The business center is modeled after the caretaker's cottage, the hotel lobby was created from the old farmhouse and Mustangs & Burros bar and restaurant was inspired by the tack room. With the help of the Historical Society, the original buildings were deconstructed, but the bricks were preserved, making Estancia La Jolla a crown jewel of historic La Jolla, California.
Luscious Landscape
The grounds of Estancia La Jolla significantly distinguish the property from others in the area. It is a lush garden oasis, beautifully landscaped with more than 600 trees including: Eucalyptus, Pineapple Guava, Citrus (both Lemon & Orange), Chinese Flame Tree, Fig, Olive, Torrey Pine, Italian Stone Pine, among others. There are 165 palms, vines, espaliers, countless shrubs and colorful ground-cover including Lady Palm, Mexican Fan Palm, Rosemary, Sage, Lavender, Pomegranate, Thyme, White Oleander, and Heavenly Bamboo.
More than $2 million was used to create the fertile botanical gardens throughout the property, and Burton Associates was selected to be the landscaping design firm.
Impeccable Design
Estancia La Jolla is a sensory retreat comprised of a series of low-rise adobe structures with arched doorways and clay tile roofs. Wood lintels, exposed rafters, wrought iron, thick plaster walls and other traditional materials complete the rancho-style surroundings.
The hotel’s distinctive collection of furnishings adds to the warm rancho feeling, while bringing it seamlessly into the 21st century. The interior was designed by Babey, Moulton, Jue & Booth of San Francisco, California. The lobby floor is comprised of Terra Cotta, and the decorative smaller tiles are a kind of Mexican Talavera, a white glazed earthenware ceramic, and are custom made by Topanga Tile in California.
The walls of the lobby and around the fireplace in the library are covered with plaster made by a classic Italian technique called Integral Color Plaster. This is an intricate time-consuming process involving blending in various colors to create a smooth subtle appearance.
The exposed beams in the lobby and the fireplace mantle are comprised of Douglas Fir which is eco-friendly and indigenous to California. The library shelves are made of hickory, and the guestroom desks and bedside tables are oak. The warm cherry dressers add a cozy feel to the guestrooms.
Stepping into any building at the property is like stepping into the warmth of a past era, and yet the hotel has all the comforts of modern luxury.
The driveway into the property is a mix of soft and crunchy gravel, traditional to Rancho Estate entrances. The sensory aspects of hearing and feeling the winding gravel road, creates an aura of anticipation before even stepping foot on the property.
Meticulous Meetings
Estancia La Jolla is certified by the International Association of Conference Centers (IACC), meaning that the hotel has been specifically engineered to meet all of the association’s stringent requirements, including being designed and furnished with ergonomic chairs, tables with non-glare, hard writing surfaces, appropriate lighting and acoustics, tackable wall surfaces, and wireless high speed Internet connectivity throughout the entire property.
Meeting planners are rewarded with Estancia La Jolla’s state-of-the-art business center, equipped with all the latest technology, secretarial services, and a private office for the meeting planner adjacent to the business center. There are 34,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space, including two ballrooms, nine meeting rooms, two pre-function areas, and a 125-seat learning amphitheatre.
In addition to arranging conferences in a conventional a-la-carte method, Estancia La Jolla offers a number of "Meeting Packages". These packages provide numerous planner and attendee benefits, including significant price reductions, certainty of costs, comprehensive meal and continuous refreshment break offerings, and restaurant environment dining.
All work and no play is not part of Estancia La Jolla’s mission statement. The hotel’s recreation department provides meeting attendees with a fun array of team building activities, programs and events from sand castle building (professional style) to surfing lessons.
Corporate Convenience
Estancia La Jolla has carved a special niche when it comes to catering to the individual business traveler. The gourmet restaurants, pristine garden atmosphere, beautiful pool and fabulous location, leads one to believe that the property is a luxury leisure retreat. Indeed it is, but it is also a home away from home for the busy corporate traveler.
Being IACC certified, already gives Estancia La Jolla a leg-up in providing business travelers with the resources they need. The property provides guests with high-speed wireless Internet access throughout the property, both inside the guestrooms and in all public areas, including the private poolside cabanas. Also, ergonomically designed chairs and desks are available in the guestrooms. Perhaps most impressive of all is Estancia La Jolla’s Personal Assistant Program, where corporate travelers are flagged from their first point of contact with the hotel, assigned to a personal business assistant, and followed up with meticulously to ensure that their every need is met. This program offers business travelers special services and amenities such as a personal business assistant for duration of their stay, optional roundtrip private airport transportation, ergonomic chair and desk arrangement in guestroom, WiFi access in guestrooms and all public areas and much more.
Spa at Estancia
The 9,000 square foot spa is a magnificent garden oasis guaranteed to satisfy even the most discerning spa enthusiast. The spa incorporates 11 indoor and outdoor treatment spaces designed to invigorate all the senses. Guests can enjoy an array of spa experiences including: unique massages, manicures and pedicures, facials, garden rain treatments, body wraps, signature treatments and couples treatments.
The Spa at Estancia is distinguished by its careful integration into the secluded garden setting and the use of a wide array of organic garden products. Their signature scents are eucalyptus and grapefruit.
Activities Abound
Estancia La Jolla is conveniently located 14 miles from downtown and the San Diego International Airport, minutes from the beaches of La Jolla and Del Mar and close to major attractions in San Diego, such as SeaWorld and LegoLand. Golf enthusiasts are encouraged to try their game at one of the two Torrey Pines Golf Courses, home of the annual PGA Buick Invitational. Those with a more adventurous nature are encouraged to visit the trails of the Torrey Pines Nature Reserve, one of the wildest stretches of land on the Southern California coast or soar above the majestic cliffs and awe-inspiring Pacific Ocean at the Gliderport, all located minutes away. There is fabulous surfing, shopping and fine dinning in sunny La Jolla, California.
Whether it is a meeting, the desire to unwind, the need for a unique spa experience, or the necessity of business that brings one to Estancia La Jolla, every need is sure to be met and every detail attended to.
About Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa
Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa is one of 30 independent, upscale and luxury hotels, resorts and golf clubs in the United States managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts, the fourth largest independent hospitality management company in the country. The company, based in Englewood, Colo., features a portfolio of more than 7,500 guest rooms, 17 golf courses and nine full-service spas. DH&R properties are located in key metropolitan and resort markets including New York, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Denver, Dallas, Boston, San Diego, Aspen, Phoenix, Palm Springs, Jackson Hole, Maui and Lake Tahoe. For reservations or additional information please call (877) 437-8262.
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