Truly the finest of San Diego Hotels, Rancho Valencia Resort and Spa is a year-round travel retreat from the conventional routines of every day life. One of the premier luxury Southern California resorts, Rancho Valencia Resort, a golf, tennis and spa resort, was named Number Two of the Top 75 North American Resorts by Conde Nast Traveler, and One of the Top Ten Tennis Resorts in the US by "Tennis Magazine". The Spa at Rancho Valencia is opening in July 2006. Just 25 miles north of San Diego, California and its downtown San Diego Hotels and 5 miles from Del Mar hotels, in beautiful Rancho Santa Fe, Rancho Valencia offers 49 luxurious suites, an award-winning restaurant featuring California-French cuisine, a renowned tennis program, spa services and playing privileges at four nearby private golf courses. Set in a secluded canyon on 40 acres of lush landscaping and year-round flowering gardens, all of Rancho Valencias Mediterranean-style luxury suites boast fireplaces accented with hand-painted tiles, private garden patios, open-beamed ceilings and large bathrooms, some with Jacuzzi bathtub and steam shower.