Luxurious Seaside Resort In Laguna Beach Lands On 'Best In U.S.' List

LAGUNA BEACH, CA — A well-known resort in south Orange County has landed on a list of the best resorts in the country from Travel + Leisure.

The Ranch at Laguna Beach in Laguna Beach was ranked No. 11 in the continental U.S.

Readers selected the winning resorts, which had a common theme of "a strong connection to nature," Travel + Leisure wrote. Nearly 180,000 readers completed the 2025 survey, with over 657,000 votes cast across 8,700 properties, which were evaluated on everything from service to location to rooms and value.

"The Ranch at Laguna Beach is a laid-back SoCal escape that provides easy beach access, a nine-hole golf course, and eco-conscious programming to all its guests, including a regenerative farm for the freshest produce around," according to the report.

Here are the magazine's top 15 resorts in the country:

1. Primland Resort in Dan, Virginia
2. The Inn at Mattei's Tavern, in Los Olivos, California
3. San Ysirdo Ranch, in Santa Barbara, California
4. Quisisana Resort, in Lovell, Maine
5. Triple Creek Ranch, in Darby, Montana
6. Wildflower Farms, in Gardiner, New York
7. The Dunlin, in Johns Island, South Carolina
8. Madeline Hotel & Residences, in Telluride, Colorado
9. Solage, in Calistoga, California
10. Hotel Hartness, in Greenville, South Carolina
11. The Ranch at Laguna Beach, in Laguna Beach, California
12. Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa, in Rancho Santa Fe, California
13. Deer Path Inn, in Lake Forest, Illinois
14. Castle Hot Springs, in Morristown, Arizona
15. The Winnetu Oceanside Resort, in Edgartown, Massachusetts

Check out the full rankings at Travel + Leisure.