Ocean View Casita Room

As the name says, this casita room has an ocean view. Terranea Resort sits on 102 oceanfront acres on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, with panoramic views of the Pacific. Locals recommend golden hour for the best light over the water.

The room is a 490 sq. ft. one-bedroom casita with 1 King Bed, and it sleeps 2 guests. That makes it a natural fit for couples or solo travelers. Guests who need more space can ask about connecting rooms, which are available.

The private bathroom has a deep soaking bathtub and a separate shower. It also comes with bathrobes, slippers, towels, free toiletries and a hair dryer, so you can settle in without packing extras.

You get a flat-screen TV with digital and premium channels and pay movies, a coffee and tea maker, a desk with chair, an iron and ironing board, free wired internet and free local calls. Air conditioning, heating, blackout drapes and premium hypo-allergenic bedding are also in the room. Daily housekeeping and turndown service are part of the stay, and in-room massage can be arranged.

A mandatory resort fee of $75 per night applies to Casita Guestrooms. It includes Wi-Fi, in-room coffee and tea, nightly turndown, nightly live entertainment, access to the fitness center, and pool chairs and umbrellas. It also covers local and 800-number calls, Lexus shuttle service to select Palos Verdes locations, and weekly guided coastal hikes to Point Vicente Lighthouse.

The room has 24-hour room service and meal delivery. The resort also has eight dining venues, including Mar'sel for fine dining, Bashi for sushi and Japanese-inspired dishes, and Nelson's for cliffside dining with fire pits. Sea Beans serves coffee, pastries and gelato, and the Lobby Bar & Terrace has live music nightly.

Terranea has four oceanfront pools. The Resort Pool is the family pool, with a 140-foot waterslide running 11am–4pm. Vista Pool is for ages 13 and older, and Cielo Point is adults-only (21+). The on-site Beach Cove is rocky and not suited to swimming, but it is a base for kayak rentals and snorkel tours.

The casita is reached via exterior corridors rather than an interior hallway, so each room has its own outdoor entry point with ocean air right outside the door. This is a casita-style layout, giving the room a more private, garden-level feel than a typical hotel floor.

This is an entry-level casita in the $75-per-night resort fee tier, shared with standard Guestrooms, Suites and Bungalow Guestrooms. Guests who want more space can step up to the Lifestyle Collection — multi-bedroom Casitas, Bungalows and Villas — which fall under the $90-per-night resort fee tier and suit groups or longer family stays rather than a couple's getaway.

With 1 King Bed and a sleeping capacity of 2, this room is built for couples or a solo traveler who wants quiet and an ocean view. Families needing more room can ask about connecting rooms, which pair this casita with an adjoining room.

The Ocean View Casita Room sits within Terranea's 102-oceanfront-acre grounds, close to the resort's four oceanfront pools and all eight on-site dining venues. The property's own Beach Cove is just a short walk away, though it's rocky and better suited to kayaking and tide-pooling than swimming.

Because the casita is accessed via exterior corridors, you'll step outside to reach your door rather than walking an indoor hallway — a detail some guests appreciate for the sea air and privacy, and others should plan for if traveling with lots of luggage or in cooler weather. The room also comes with in-room massage available on request, a nice way to use the spa experience without leaving your casita.