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Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa

Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa

Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego

Opened 1989   Renovated 2013   $$$$

“Olive-grove hacienda sanctuary”

Luxe Resort Wellness
Secluded
Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa — vibe

Vibe

Bougainvillea climbs across white stucco haciendas set amidst forty-five acres of olive groves, citrus trees, and sunlit canyon trails.

“Olive-grove hacienda sanctuary”

Luxe

Fresh-squeezed morning citrus delivery, wood-burning fireplaces, and private garden hot tubs in every freestanding casita.

Resort

A forty-five-acre olive-grove campus with eighteen championship tennis courts, pickleball, and dual heated saline pools.

Wellness

An open-air hydrotherapy circuit and daily yoga sessions hosted on a pavilion over a reflecting pool.

Secluded

Across 45 acres of citrus and olive groves in Rancho Santa Fe, tucked away in North County

Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa — rooms

Rooms

Freestanding casitas feature open-beam ceilings, wood-burning fireplaces, and secluded garden patios with private whirlpool tubs and morning fresh-squeezed citrus.

Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa — wellness

Wellness

Daily yoga takes place on a pavilion over reflecting pools, alongside hydrotherapy circuits, cold plunges, and eighteen championship racquet courts.

Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa — backstory

Backstory

Opened in 1989, the estate underwent a thirty-million-dollar reinvention by architect Douglas Mansfield after Qualcomm's founding family acquired the property.

Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa — eat & drink

Eat & drink

Veladora pairs coastal Californian dishes with a centerpiece Damien Hirst, while The Pony Room pours rare tequilas beside roaring patio firepits.

The neighborhood

Tucked into the equestrian hills of Rancho Santa Fe, the canyon feels a world away from coastal Del Mar.

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