Lodging

La Costa Resort

As you enter La Costa Resort and Spa, beauty and leisurely charm embrace you. This is an ideal Southern California getaway.

This haven of comfort will melt the tension from your body and soul. This is the true Mind/Body treatment center, where Deepak Chopra created the world-renowned Chopra Center that incorporates Ayurvedic therapies to help align the body and spirit.

The center focuses on enhancing health and nourishing the human spirit

Relax Southern California style beginning with a Cinnamon Sugar Scrub followed by an Orange Oil Massage and Clove Oil Scalp Massage. You won’t know whether to consume it or be consumed by it.

La Costa opened in 1965, and was America’s first full-service spa resort. The continue to be on the cutting-edge of spa treatments, recognizing how important it is to treat the body, mind, and spirit to leave a person feeling balanced.

Let the world wait, and escape into a world of romance. Wander the winding pathways through gardens and listen to the music of water in beautiful fountains. Spend some quality time in a hammock, and some romantic time over champagne and strawberries.

This is one of the few luxury resorts that caters to children as well. Special activities include:

• S’more roasting
• Movies
• Surf camp
• Vibz game lounge

Bring the whole family, or have your own romantic escape to La Costa Resort and Spa.

Photos courtesy of  Brian Baggett @ flickr

La Costa Resort and Spa
2100 Costa del Mar Road
Carlsbad, CA 92009
800-854-5000

Twice my husband and I have taken the kids to LEGOLAND California in Carlsbad (just north of San Diego) from our home in Colorado. The first trip, it was all about the theme park — two full days of riding the rides, building with the little bricks, watching the live shows and eating plenty of hot dogs, pizza and ice cream.

For our second trip in March of this year, we explored other attractions around Carlsbad, including the coastline. My parting words to my children, as we exited the car on a brisk spring afternoon were, “Don’t get wet!”

Dipping toes in.

Mom said, "Don't get wet!"

Okay, lets back up a bit.

Yikes! It's going to get me!

I can stay dry!

Forget it! Game over.

Bathing suits on, let's get soaked!

Photos taken by Kara Williams, March 2008, during a stay at the Sheraton Carlsbad Resort & Spa. Other family-friendly lodging options: Grand Pacific Palisades Resort and the ultra-luxurious La Costa Resort and Spa.