The Terranea resort is a very very good place for nature lover, and family who wants to spend time together but can do a little bit of your own things. We are all nature lovers so we were super exciting about: 1) beautiful beach and sea under sunshine/fog/shower (we had all weathers during one trip!) 2) We got lucky to see whales and dolphins, and beautiful birds all around. 3) The trails are good for all levels. 4) There are soooo many lovely puppies on vacation with their families too! 5) A lot of activities to participate, including but not limited to: hiking, great gym (!), archery, golf and drinking while watching NFL games, pickle ball and chilling out in the heated swimming pool.

The resort is a bit far away from everything (two sides of a coin for sure), but I definitely didn’t budget enough for food and drinks as it’s not cheap to dine and wine at the resort. Although the dining experience was fantastic for family and friends, I will say the total cost for food and room is twice the cost of your room rate. Bear in mind on the money piece when you plan out your vacation.

Our major issue- there are several swimming pools advertised BUT one- our preferred - an adult Quiet pool right at oceans edge - was closed weekdays! Furthermore- the spa pool costs over $200 in excess to use and is for spa guests! Awfully disappointing. And..the doors bang shut and the way the rooms are designed- in pockets of twos- you must keep your fingers crossed your neighboring guests are quiet..don't order room service at 5am. Not our case!

The location was beautiful! A 45 minute drive from LAX (with good traffic), the room was gorgeous, the pool, bar and food scene was fantastic. The meals were pricey, but that was to be expected. You could see whales from your pool lounge chair. It was family and dog friendly, but you could also easily avoid both by going to the adult only pool. The staff were friendly and helpful. Impeccably clean and well kept grounds

It was on the pricey side, but that is to be expected. The only issue I could think of is housekeeping did not come to our room one day and the other day did not refill our coffee K-Cups in the room. A quick call to reception though and they sent some right up.

Friendly staff, nice accommodations.

Felt we could’ve been put into a better location. Stuck in a corner location with very little Ocean View, which is what we purchased. Room was more akin to a Resort View. Valet was very slow. Took over 25 minutes to get the car, causing is to be late to an appointment. Would like to see a self-parking option at this resort, rather than being forced to pay $60 a night for a car parked a few feet away.

There were many restaurants to choose from. All the staff were efficient and friendly. There were a lot of activities and music events. The villas were fully equipped with everything you need.

The rooms are a bit worn down and they need a renovation. Room service took long so order well in advance. The room had no coffee machine, no toothpaste or toothbrush

The place is stunning in its beauty, the service and the people are amazing! Everything is clean and tidy and most importantly there is peace of mind there and the place gives you all the attractions you want. In addition, there was a live show in the evening which was stunning!

Nice room, giant TV, good food at restraunts visited. Food very high priced IMHO. View from 6th floor room very impressive. Both days Hot and Humid but HVAC in room was able to keep up. Sound isolaton between rooms A+.

We were on 6th floor. Event at pool below balcony was so loud we had to wear earplugs to get sleep even with drapes/blinds closed. USB Charging port and outlet next to bed and reading light above bed were inoperative. Called for porter to pick up bags, waited on hold 10 minutes and gave up. Hauled our own bags. $50 per night for self parking is extreme rip off. Woudn't mind $25 per night. Lack of bidet on toilet was disapointing.

The property is beautiful on a cliff overlooking the ocean very well manicured wonderful trails fantastic restaurants and great staff. There’s a slide for the kids (and adults) in the pool and you have to have a spa service unfortunately it’s pricey but the relaxation room you look at the ocean through open glass French doors off a balcony and that view made it worth it for me. plus the pool servers were great! Robert and Jorge.

unfortunately the only room that we could “afford”was a double with two full-size beds just off the lobby. We still had a great ocean view but with all the weddings it was very loud and full sized beds were just hard and small for the 4 of us.

The rooms and the view are amazing, the SPA is really nice just above the sea, the coffee is relaxed and cool like a Starbuck

I would like to have. place with amazing breakfast over the sea with fruit, toasts, etc (when possible :))

The view is amazing, it is a multi-level property, some with panoramic view of the pacific and the area around it, others are closer to the shore. Great selection of restaurants, Mar'sel is on the fancy side of the spectrum with the best view of them all, Nelson's is more casual and cheaper ,however, they are closed on Wednesday and they seem to have nice live performances on Fridays and Saturdays. In general, all restaurants are reasonably priced and nothing is crazy ( Nelsons anywhere between 15-25 dollars and Mar'sel40-60 dollars) and the rest are about within this range. I would say the best time to be at the resort is Friday thru Sunday. The service in general is great, very clean and well kept hotel. It gets cold at night, it would be nice to sit around the firepit on the Lobby Bar terrace but they get occupied fast (Try to get there before 8 pm).

*Front desk are not very friendly, I feel the parking is very expensive (50'$ per night), TIP: use the public parking at the entrance of the hotel, its free and like 300 meters walk. You can drive your car back into the resort and pick up your luggage after checking out. * Adult pool only opens for the weekend. * No pool side service for the general pool due to Covid, however, you can get your drink from bar next to the pool.