Visit Local Attractions From Our Hotel Near San Francisco

A private lesson is a unique experience designed to help you achieve your best on court. Our tennis professional will help you understand the game of tennis by using a variety of methods, drills and challenges to assist you in overcoming any hurdles. There is an additional fee for Private Lessons and advanced reservations are required.

Our clinics are designed to encourage students to be their own coach. With this in mind, our tennis pros encourage students to learn new and exciting concepts, and practice them in a progressive environment. Practical drills will be implemented and progressive games will apply in this hour and a half skill session. There is an additional fee for Tennis Clinics and advanced reservations are required.

Our Doubles Mixer program is a chance for Colony Club members, Resort guests and local tennis players to enjoy a social afternoon of tennis. Players will rotate courts and switch partners. Our tennis pros will encourage and organize teams, as well as use a variety of formats to keep things interesting.

Featuring spectacular coastal views and stable trails, running is an exhilarating way to experience Half Moon Bay. Step out our backdoors and explore the miles of Coastal Trails at the seaside resort. Pick up a running map from our concierges to plan out the perfect distance for tomorrow’s run.

Explore the ocean from a different vantage point while sea kayaking in Pillar Point Harbor. Whether you're a beginner or advanced kayaker, classes, tours or simply rentals are available that can be taken out onto the ocean. Sea kayaking allows guests to see diverse marine life in their natural habitat the Pacific.

Experience horseback riding through the beautiful Northern California coast. Whether you're galloping on trails, through grassy meadows or on the beach next to the crashing waves of the ocean, a memorable and scenic journey awaits. Please contact our Concierge for information on horseback riding in the area.

Home to more than 70 wineries, the Santa Cruz Mountains region has geography and climate so distinct that it merits its own appellation. You’ll find the Northern California scenery as spectacular as the award-winning, handcrafted wine you can sample on tasting tours along the way. Please contact our Concierge for information on Santa Cruz Wineries including tastings and tours.

Considered Northern California’s premier whale-watching destination, the Bay area offers the opportunity to witness majestic gray whales as they migrate south. Whale-watching cruises depart from Princeton Harbor and venture 10 to 15 miles away from shore toward the migratory paths of these majestic mammals.

Our Half Moon Bay beach resort offers beach cruisers, maps, bottled water and protective gear for overnight guests. Rides start at the resort and travel north along the Coastal Trail that runs parallel to the Northern California coastline.

Whether you’re traveling by car or motorcycle, let our Signature Drive be your travel guide to some of America’s most magnificent vistas. The drive unfolds in a series of five distinct regions in and around Half Moon Bay.

Nestled within the picturesque town of Half Moon Bay, Historic Main Street offers year-round sightseeing, shops, restaurants and galleries.

This is California farm-to-market country, where motorists can pick their own produce from the bounty of pumpkin patches and local farms that make the area a foodie’s dream.

Close to Half Moon Bay lies the awe-inspiring Redwood Forest, shaded by a magnificent, mystical canopy of ancient California Redwood trees.

This scenic and dramatic mountain range offers tastes from more than 60 of the state’s cult wineries.

Guests can end their drive by viewing the spectacular coast in front of The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, where some of the largest winter surf in the world is recorded each year.