NYDailyNews.com recently extolled Orange County in an article, with Dana Point getting a special thumbs up.
Specifically, The St. Regis Monarch Beach in Dana Point received a mention. The story highlights the property's epic golf course, which overlooks the Pacific Ocean. One of the resort's traditions is the nightly ‘sabrage’, which involves the butler team celebrating the shift from day to evening by opening a champagne bottle with a saber. The tradition originated at The St. Regis in New York, and its Dana Point equivalent has observed the tradition since 1904.
As the story notes, the butlers congregate in the lobby lounge as the sun rises, a poem is recited, and the bottle is opened by saber. One guest then receives the bottle as a complimentary gift.
Other businesses mentioned in the story include the Wild Goose, Fashion Island, The Montage Laguna Beach’s Spa, and Skin Laundry. Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, and Dana Point are the specific areas referenced in the piece.
Orange County is California's third most populous county and home to three million people. The county is slightly smaller than Rhode Island, with Los Angeles sitting just north of Orange County.
Thanks to services like professional digital copying, locals can turn the story into a quick pocket guide for their next O.C. trip.
