3 Splendid Hotels for a Romantic Motorcycle Vacation in SoCal
Southern California is a great destination for a romantic getaway with your special riding partner. Thanks to its warm climate, the area is full of great roads and sights you can explore all year round.
Being such a popular tourism destination, however, means SoCal is chock-full of hotels, inns, and bed-and-breakfasts. It can be hard to find the perfect love nest in the haystack.
This travel guide will help you out. Here are three RoadRUNNER-recommended romantic places to stay in Southern California.
Gold Mountain Manor - Big Bear
In addition to beaches, SoCal is famed for its mountainous areas. Gold Mountain Manor near Big Bear Lake gives you two a cozy mountain retreat that makes you feel like you’re far away from it all—although you’re only 70 miles from Los Angeles.
Housed in a 1928 log cabin, Gold Mountain Manor offers multiple individually decorated roomy suites. Depending on your choice, you can cuddle up by a blazing wood fire, a hot tub, or simply a comfy couch.
As a testament to how romantic this place is, Clark Gable and Carol Lombard honeymooned here in 1939. Enough said.
From the manor, you can easily get on the Rim of the World Scenic Byway or head over to Angeles National Forest or Joshua Tree National Park. For off-the-saddle entertainment options, the area offers hiking, boating, fishing, and many other outdoor activities. Gold Mountain Manor serves breakfast, and you can find fantastic restaurants in the small communities surrounding Big Bear Lake.
The Ritz-Carlton - Laguna Niguel
Spending a weekend getting pampered in the lap of luxury can give you a welcome chance to forget everyday chores and focus on each other. When total luxury is the thing you need, you can’t do much better than the Ritz-Carlton.
At this five-star resort hotel, you’ll want for nothing—it’s the Ritz-Carlton after all. They have everything, from large and opulent rooms to beach access, private (paid) parking, swimming pools, tennis courts, first-class on-site restaurants… You get the idea.
If you can tear yourself away from the hotel, its location between LA and San Diego gives you access to virtually anything you’d want to do. Hike in the Ronald W. Caspers Wilderness Park, sunbathe and swim on the beach, or explore museums and shops in Laguna Niguel and nearby communities.
The Ritz-Carlton is located on SR 1, so you once again have one of SoCal’s most famous roads right at your doorstep. This is the southernmost location on our list, which makes destinations like Salton Sea and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park accessible by motorcycle.
Chuck’s Cabin - Twentynine Palms
You didn’t think we’d forget about SoCal’s deserts, did you? Chuck’s Cabin in Twentynine Palms lets you and your beloved get lost in the ruggedly beautiful desert environs (in a figurative sense, of course).
This large private vacation home guarantees there won’t be other guests bothering you during your cuddle-filled vacation. You’ll have all the room for yourself in this quirky, delightfully colorful residence surrounded by stunning desert vistas.
The house features a full kitchen and there’s a grocery store a couple of minutes away, so you can take turns wowing each other with creative culinary creations. If you’d rather not cook during your time off, Twentynine Palms’ restaurants are also within a quick ride.
As for riding, Chuck’s Cabin is near the northern entrance of the Joshua Tree National Park. This desert wonderland has more riding, hiking, and sights than you’ll likely have time for—after all, you’ll want to save some time for stargazing from the porch of your cabin.