Awards & Testimonials
Below is a sampling of the honors and awards Terranea has received:
RESORT
- Condé Nast Traveler (2011) “Best in the World” Reader's Choice Awards - Top 150 Best Resorts of the Mainland U.S. list
- LA Weekly's Best of Awards (2011) - Best Place to Pretend You're at an Island Getaway
- Los Angeles Business Journal (2011) Hospitality Project of the Year Award
- Los Angeles Daily News (2011) Reader's Choice - Terranea named Best Resort
- Bride’s Southern California (2011) Editor’s Choice Award
- Organic Spa (May 2011) Great Green Getaway
- CBS LA (March 2011) Best Eco Friendly Hotels in Los Angeles
- Shape Magazine (Feb 2011) Most Kid-Friendly Resort
- Celebrated Living (Feb 2011) 20 of the World’s Best Adventures, From Mild to Wild
- Palos Verdes Peninsula Chamber of Commerce (2010) Best Retail/Service Business
- AAA Four Diamond Rating (2010)
- Condé Nast Traveler (2010) “Best in the World” Reader's Choice Awards - Top 100 Best Resorts of the Mainland U.S. list
- Condé Nast Traveler (2010) Hot List - Terranea Resort
- Estates West (2010) Ranked second in online contest “What is the Best Seaside Resort in Southern California?”
- Genlux Magazine (2009) One of the Most Romantic Getaways
THE SPA AT TERRANEA
- South Bay Magazine (Aug/Sept 2011) Best of the South Bay from A-Z poll - The Spa at Terranea named Best Place to Get Away From It All
- Los Angeles Magazine (August 2010) Best of LA Issue – Best Massage With a View – The Spa at Terranea
- Conde Nast Traveler (2010) Hot List - The Spa at Terranea
- American Spa Magazine (2010) Favorite new US Spa
- Los Angeles Magazine (2010) Best New Spa Treatment - The Inside and Out
- Shape Magazine (2009) Best Destination Spa in annual “Best Of” spa lineup
THE LINKS AT TERRANEA
- Golf Magazine (2011) Ranked #2 in top 10 Par-3 Golf Courses
- Departures Magazine (March 2011) 17 of the World’s Best Golf Destinations
- Golf Inc. Magazine (2010) first-place winner in the U.S. Courses Category of the 2009 Development of the Year Awards
- LINKS Magazine (2010) one of Best New Courses for 2009
- Daily Breeze (2010) South Bay's Favorite Golf Course
DINING
- South Bay Magazine (Aug/Sept 2011) Best of the South Bay from A-Z poll - mar’sel named “Best Romantic Rendezvous”
- South Bay Magazine (Aug/Sept 2011) Best of the South Bay from A-Z poll - Nelson’s named “Best Vista in the South Bay”
- Where Los Angeles Magazine (2010) named the Sweet Corn Macchiato at mar'sel “One of 30 things we love about Los Angeles”
- Daily Breeze (2010) South Bay's Favorite Brunch - Catalina Kitchen
MEETINGS
- California Meetings + Events (2011) Readers’ Choice Best Of Awards – Best Hotel in Southern California over 400 Rooms; Best Spa; and Best Waterfront Event Space
- Meetings Focus West (2010, 2011) Best of the West
- Smart Meetings (2010) Platinum Choice Award. Recognition for going above and beyond in service, facilities, amenities and overall meeting experience.
- Southern California Meetings & Events (2010) Editor's Pick for New Coastal Resort in the Reader's Choice Best of Awards
ACCOLADES OF NOTE
- Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) (2011) National General Manager of the Year, Large Property awarded to Terri A. Haack, Executive Vice President/Managing Director
- California Hotel and Lodging Association (CH&LA) (2011) General Manager of the year, Large Property awarded to Terri A. Haack, , Executive Vice President/Managing Director
- LA Business Journal (2011) Women Making a Difference Awards - Terri A. Haack Finalist
- Cover story in Jan/Feb 2010 issue Spa Magazine - Back to Nature
- Featured in January 2010 issue Elite Traveler Magazine - Top Suites of the Southern California Coast
- Cover story on Terranea in Life after 50 Magazine - Travel to Romance.. Stunning CA Resort in Palos Verdes
Departures – World’s Best Golf Destinations
From the exotic to the familiar, the historic to the brand-new, a tour of 17 of the world’s best golf destinations. The nine-hole, par-three Links at Terranea is no pushover for low-handica... 
