{"id":2734,"date":"2014-07-23T00:14:53","date_gmt":"2014-07-23T00:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theduanewells.com\/?p=2734"},"modified":"2018-07-29T04:47:58","modified_gmt":"2018-07-29T04:47:58","slug":"25-reasons-to-rancho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theduanewells.com\/staging3\/25-reasons-to-rancho\/","title":{"rendered":"25 Fabulous Reasons to Visit Rancho Valencia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Generously swathed \u00a0in\u00a0the attributes for which Southern California is legendary, Rancho Valencia Resort and Spa is, not surprisingly, no stranger to accolades. However, as this year marks the much lauded resort&#8217;s 25th anniversary, I thought I would add to the accolades by highlighting 25 fabulous reasons to visit the lush California hideaway that is consistently ranked one of the top resorts in the world by just about everyone on the planet, including me.<\/p>\n<p>And, because a picture is, as they say, worth a thousand words, rather than listing those reasons, I thought I&#8217;d \u00a0show you. \u00a0So in honor of Rancho Valencia&#8217;s silver anniversary, I present you with 25 glorious reasons to &#8220;Rancho&#8221; in 2014:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\r\n\t<div class=\"slideshow_container slideshow_container_style-dark\" style=\"height: 400px; \" data-slideshow-id=\"2746\" data-style-name=\"style-dark\" data-style-version=\"2.3.1\" >\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_loading_icon\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_content\" style=\"display: none;\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theduanewells.com\/staging3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/The-Weather.jpg\" alt=\"Weather-Rancho-Valencia\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">The Picture Perfect Weather<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theduanewells.com\/staging3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Casita_Studio.jpg\" alt=\"The Casitas\" width=\"1440\" height=\"823\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">The Casitas<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theduanewells.com\/staging3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Casita-Patio.jpg\" alt=\"The Casita Patios\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">The Casita Patios<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theduanewells.com\/staging3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Morning-Treats-Collage.jpg\" alt=\"Morning-Treats-Rancho-Valencia\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">The Morning Treats<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theduanewells.com\/staging3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Palm-Trees-2.jpg\" alt=\"The Palm Trees\" width=\"1140\" height=\"1000\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">The Palm Trees<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theduanewells.com\/staging3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DelMar-Collage.png\" alt=\"Del-Mar-Thoroughbred-Club\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theduanewells.com\/staging3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Tennis-Court.jpg\" alt=\"The Tennis\" width=\"1800\" height=\"894\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">The Tennis<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theduanewells.com\/staging3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Tennis-Pro-Robin-White.jpg\" alt=\"Tennis-Pro-Robin-White\" width=\"1139\" height=\"1013\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">The Tennis Director, Robin White<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theduanewells.com\/staging3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/The-Cycling.jpg\" alt=\"The Cycling\" width=\"1440\" height=\"900\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">The Cycling<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theduanewells.com\/staging3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Spa-Treatment-Room.jpg\" alt=\"The Spa\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">The Spa<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theduanewells.com\/staging3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/The-Croquet-Lawn.jpg\" alt=\"The Croquet Lawn\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">The Croquet Lawn<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theduanewells.com\/staging3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Spa-Pool.jpg\" alt=\"The  Pool\" width=\"2160\" height=\"848\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">The  Pool<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theduanewells.com\/staging3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/The-Fireplaces.jpg\" alt=\"The Fireplaces\" width=\"1031\" height=\"713\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">The Fireplaces<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theduanewells.com\/staging3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Sunrise-Room.jpg\" alt=\"The Sunrise Room\" width=\"1500\" height=\"955\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">The Sunrise Room<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theduanewells.com\/staging3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Amala-products.jpg\" alt=\"The Amala Skincare Products\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1364\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">The Amala Skincare Products<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theduanewells.com\/staging3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/The-Pony-Room.jpg\" alt=\"The Pony Room\" width=\"1500\" height=\"985\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">The Pony Room<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theduanewells.com\/staging3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Firepits.jpg\" alt=\"The Firepits\" width=\"1750\" height=\"825\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">The Firepits<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theduanewells.com\/staging3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Fountain-Courtyard.jpg\" alt=\"The Outdoor Lounge Spaces\" width=\"1500\" height=\"868\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">The Outdoor Lounge Spaces<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theduanewells.com\/staging3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Casita_Bathroom.jpg\" alt=\"Casit-Bathroom-Rancho-Valencia\" width=\"1440\" height=\"929\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">The Bathrooms<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theduanewells.com\/staging3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Veladora.jpg\" alt=\"Veladora-Rancho-Valencia\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">The Veladora Restaurant<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theduanewells.com\/staging3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/The-Floral-Arrangements.jpg\" alt=\"The-Floral-Arrangements\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">The Floral Arrangements<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theduanewells.com\/staging3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Wine-Room.jpg\" alt=\"The-Fountain-Rancho-Valencia\" width=\"1625\" height=\"868\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">The Wine Room<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theduanewells.com\/staging3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/The-Fountain.jpg\" alt=\"The-Fountain-Rancho-Valencia\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">The Courtyard Fountain<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theduanewells.com\/staging3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Yoga-Pavilion.jpg\" alt=\"Yoga Pavilion\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">The Classes<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theduanewells.com\/staging3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Damien-Hirst-Collage.jpg\" alt=\"Damien-Hirst-Collage\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">The Damien 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