There are plenty of places to go on a romantic getaway in California, and you'll find every little hamlet, B&B and wide spot in the road claiming to be the best spot for your romantic California getaway.
My idea of the perfect spot for a romantic getaway is quiet, with lots of time for holding hands, gazing into each others' eyes over a scrumptious dinner and time for a little afternoon delight. The places on this list were chosen with this in mind.
I think Catalina is so romantic that I got married there. With a cute, little walkable town, beautiful ocean views, cozy bed and breakfasts and the amazing
Inn on Mt. Ada (where we held our wedding), it's my top pick for a romantic California getaway, and only an hour's boat ride from Los Angeles.
Next on our list is the tiny town of Occidental, California in western Sonoma County, just over an hours' drive from San Francisco. Occidental has it all: a sensational spa nearby, a cute little downtown tailor-made for strolling hand-in-hand and an exquisitely beautiful bed and breakfast hotel. Oddly, Occidental is not widely known, so go now before everyone else starts flocking there for a romantic getaway and you can say you found it first.
It's called an island, but really it's a peninsula, a sand-fringed, oceanfront sliver of land just west of downtown San Diego. Lots of people flock to the Hotel del Coronado here, but we think the
Glorietta Bay Inn across the street is more romantic, especially if you stay in one of the rooms in the original house.
The northernmost of our California romantic getaway spots offers some great places to settle down, walk on the beach, get a massage and relax.
One of the most beautiful coastal settings in Southern California, fine restaurants and a romantic cliffside walking path give all La Jolla the ingredients for a perfect getaway.
