Accommodations at Rancho Bernardo include 287 deluxe inn rooms with private minibars, in-room movies, in-room safes, and dataport phones. However, with all this location has to offer, you will likely spend little time in your room. Recreational amenities include two heated plaza-style swimming pools...

What makes a resort memorable is not so much the major amenities, but all the little details. La Costa Resort, located in Carlsbad, California, has the extraordinary combination of both. The guestrooms at one of "The Leading Hotels of the World" feature colors in relaxing shades, hand-carved mahoga...