The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay
Half Moon Bay, CA
- ALSO GOOD FOR
- ROOMS
- 261
- Courses
- Two
- Amenities
- Three restaurants / spa / tennis / pool
- Address
- 1 Miramontes Point Road, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
- Phone
- 650-712-7000
- URL
- https://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/hotels/california/half-moon-bay
Travelogue
During Prohibition, the hidden coves and thick fog around Half Moon Bay provided cover for both Canadian rumrunners and local moonshine bootleggers. Today, the town's towering cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean house one of the most visually stunning course/hotel combos on the West Coast. Half Moon Bay Golf Links' Ocean Course holds favor with resort golfers, beguiling players with ocean views from nearly every hole. Water use was cut in half a few years ago and the fescue was left to grow between and around holes. The resulting fast and firm playing conditions bring the ground game into play on numerous holes. In stark contrast, the neighboring Old Course is a traditional Northern California parkland design that demands an all-out aerial assault from tee to green. Its famed par-4 18th hole plays over a barranca into green snuggled just below the hotel's firepit terrace. Half Moon Bay's unofficial tagline is "fire and wine." Guests in search of the full immersion splurge on an ocean-view terrace firepit room.
6 things you need to know
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1. Best time to go:
Year-round; shoot for early fall when the sun breaks free of the marine layer. -
2. Daily stay-and-plays start at:
$800 -
3. Golf experience:
The Ocean Course, designed by Arthur Hills, and the Old Course, designed by Arnold Palmer. -
4. Best non-golf amenity:
The firepit on the terrace behind the Ritz-Carlton, where guests relax over tall pours of Northern California wines. -
5. While you're there:
For the fitness-minded, take a run along the cliffs of the Half Moon Bay Coastal Trail. -
6. Insider tip:
Book the Legends of Golf package to receive a $50 resort credit.
