Fairmont Grand Del Mar is a Mediterranean-inspired luxury resort set in a private canyon in San Diego. The Tom Fazio-designed course at the Grand Golf Club is consistently ranked among the best in California, and the resort's Forbes Five-Star spa, fine dining, and equestrian center create a complete luxury experience.
249 rooms · 1 course · North America
A cape-style par-3 playing up to 242 yards from the tips, with water in front, left, and behind the green — three sides of trouble on what is widely considered the hardest and most memorable hole on Tom Fazio's 350-acre layout in Carmel Valley.
The Fairmont Grand Del Mar occupies 400 acres at the edge of Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve in Carmel Valley, San Diego, its Mediterranean Revival architecture -- terracotta rooflines, domed tower, colonnaded walkways -- concealing one of the most decorated culinary programs in the American West. Tom Fazio's golf course and a Forbes…
Chef William Bradley's Addison is San Diego's only three-Michelin-star restaurant and the only property in Southern California holding both AAA Five-Diamond and Forbes Five-Star recognition simultaneously. Bradley has led the kitchen since it opened in 2006; the current format is a ten-course…
Tom Fazio designed the resort's 18-hole, par-72 layout (7,160 yards from the championship tees) along the Los Penasquitos Canyon rim -- the only Fazio design in San Diego. The signature finishing hole plays over a stream to a waterfall. Golf Week ranks it among California's top 20 courses, and the…
The 21,000-square-foot spa holds Forbes Five-Star status -- the only such designation in San Diego County -- with 12 treatment rooms including a couples suite. The anchor treatment is the Zestos Dryfloat Hydrotherapy, a water-powered jet and vibroacoustic system that delivers hydromassage without…
Addison · Amaya · Veranda Fireside Lounge
Spa · Equestrian Center · Pool · Tennis · Fitness Center · Nature Trails
April - June, September - November
San Diego's marine layer typically burns off by mid-morning in spring and fall, leaving mild temperatures ideal for both golf and equestrian trails without summer's coastal fog or peak-season crowds.
Request an early morning equestrian trail ride before the canyon heats up — the guided routes through Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve skirt ancient oaks and a year-round creek, and you're back for breakfast before the golf course fills. Book at least 24 hours ahead; rides operate Tuesday through Sunday.
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