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A New Boutique Hotel Opens in Laguna Beach, California

by Aoife O'Riordan

Oct 23, 2024

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Situated on Laguna Beach’s craggy coastline overlooking Main Beach, Casa Loma Beach Hotel officially opens to guests. A tribute to the area’s history, the new property features 70 guestrooms and debuts its multimillion-dollar rebrand and renovation.

Casa Loma

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The hotel, formerly known as The Inn at Laguna Beach, brings comfort and the colors of the sea into each guestroom, complete with custom beds, built-in desks, sofas, relaxed textiles, eye-catching throw blankets, Canyon Coffee pour-over set ups, amenities from D.S. & DURGA, and Tivoli Model One Radios. Thirty-eight of the guestrooms also include private balconies or patios, most of which look out across the Pacific Ocean and Main Beach below.

Casa Loma

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The hotel is one large, immersive art experience thanks to the hotel’s work with graphic and branding firm LAND, from the lobby mural to hand-painted tapestries in each guestroom. In the lobby lies the bar and lounge, promising views of the ocean with floor-to-ceiling windows. Casa Loma’s culinary offerings are semi-exclusive experiences only available to hotel guests and Laguna Beach residents, focusing on a European seaside food and beverage program. Guests are greeted with welcome drinks featuring Madre agave spirits. In the evening, old-world wines and cocktails are on offer, as well as cookies baked fresh by local favorite Rye Goods.

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