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Dolphin Bay Resort, 2727 Shell Beach Road, Pismo Beach; (800) 516-0112, www.thedolphinbay.com.
El Dorado Hotel & Kitchen, 405 1st St. W., Sonoma; (707) 996-3220, www.eldoradosonoma.com.
Grace, 7360 Beverly Blvd.; (323) 934-4400, www.gracerestaurant.com.
Hotel del Coronado, 1500 Orange Ave., Coronado; (800) 468-3533, www.hoteldel.com.
The Lodge at Sonoma, 1325 Broadway, Sonoma; (707) 935-6600, www.thelodgeatsonoma.com.
Manresa, 320 Village Lane, Los Gatos; (408) 354-4330, www.manresarestaurant.com.
Marinus (at Bernardus Lodge), 415 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley; (888) 648-9463, www.bernardus.com.
Post Ranch Inn, Highway 1, P.O. Box 219, Big Sur; (800) 527-2200, www.postranchinn.com.
Rancho Bernardo Inn, 17550 Bernardo Oaks Drive, San Diego; (877) 517-9342, www.ranchobernardoinn.com.
Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel, 1 Ritz-Carlton Drive, Dana Point; (949) 240-2000, www.ritzcarlton.com.
Stevenswood Spa Resort, 8211 N. Highway 1, Mendocino; (800) 421-2810, www.stevenswood.com.
Surf & Sand Resort, 1555 S. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach; (888) 869-7569, www.surfandsandresort.com.
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