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Top 8 Hotels in Southern Orange County, California

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If you're looking for the best hotels in Dana Point and San Clemente, you're in the right place.
  • Local hotel tax is about 10%
  • $ = $124 or less
  • $$ = $125-$199
  • $$$ = $200-$299
  • $$$$ = $300 or more

You can stay at some of these hotels well below list price. Use our money-saving strategies.

Find out how we choose the recommended hotels.

Beachcomber Motel

This Spanish style beach front motel is located next to San Clemente pier. Rooms have fully furnished kitchens.
  • Address: 533 Avenida Victoria - San Clemente
  • Telephone: 949-492-5457, 888-492-5457, 949-492-5476 fax
  • Rooms: 12 rooms
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Blue Lantern Inn

Bed and Breakfast sitting above Dana Point
  • Address: 34343 St. of the Blue Lantern - Dana Point
  • Telephone: 800-950-1236
  • Rooms: 29 rooms
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Hampton Inn & Suites

Hampton Inn is a Spanish style all suites hotel located off of I-5, close to Del Mar Avenue.
  • Address: 2481 South El Camino Real - San Clemente
  • Telephone: 949-366-1000, 949-366-1030 fax
  • Rooms: 70 rooms
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Holiday Inn Express Dana Point

This hotel is located 1 block away from Dana Point Harbor and Doheny State Beach.
  • Address: 34280 Pacific Cost Highway - Dana Point
  • Telephone: 949-248-1000, 800-972-2576, 949-661-3136 fax
  • Rooms: 86 rooms, including 34 two room suites and 8kKing suites.
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Laguna Cliffs Resort

Cape Cod-Victorian architecture, panoramic views
  • Address: 25135 Park Lantern - Dana Point
  • Telephone: 949-661-5000, 800-533-9748, 949-6614-5358 fax
  • Rooms: 362 rooms
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Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel

Romantic beach location
  • Address: 1 Ritz-Carlton Drive - Dana Point
  • Telephone: 949-240-2000, 949-240-0829 fax
  • Rooms: 393 rooms
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Seahorse Resort

Seahorse Resort has suites and studios with ocean views and is located close to San Clemente Pier.
  • Address: 602 Avenida Victoria - San Clemente
  • Telephone: 949-492-1720, 949-498-8857 fax
  • Rooms: 11 rooms
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St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort

On the coast. Nature trails, accessible by resort tram only, lead to a 6.1-acre beach and exclusive access to a private beach club
  • Address: One Monarch Beach Resort - Dana Point
  • Telephone: 949-234-3200 , 800-722-1543, 949-234-3201 fax
  • Rooms: 400 rooms, including 74 suites
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