Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay

The Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay sits on a bluff directly above the Pacific Ocean south of San Francisco, on one of the most dramatic hotel positions on the California coast. The spa sauna and steam facilities overlook the cliff edge and ocean below, providing a bathing experience framed by the raw Pacific atmosphere of the Half Moon Bay coast — home to the Mavericks big wave surf break, one of the most legendary surf spots in the world. The 25-miles-south-of-San-Francisco location makes this the Bay Area's only true oceanfront resort spa, and the November-to-March winter surf season, when Mavericks runs at full power, overlaps perfectly with peak sauna culture.