Pelican Hill Resort Tour + Review 2022—Newport Beach California Travel Vlog
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Creator's Key Takeaways
we got the opportunity to spend five nights in their sprawling villas for more than 32 grand below retail
we only paid twenty five hundred dollars because we booked through our travel club in spirato
it's a beautiful well-maintained fantastically staffed resort
we love the covered lounge area that let us work poolside while still sitting at tables in the shade
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Let Erin and Phil book this same experience for you, personally! We started ABC Trips to offer our bespoke itineraries to those seeking authentic culture, epic landscapes, and uncompromising luxury. 👉🏼 https://abctrips.com Pelican Hill is a resort nestled along the coast of Newport Beach, California and was rated the #1 resort in the U.S. by readers of Condè Nast Traveler. We recently had a killer opportunity to spend the better part of a week at the resort, through our Inspirato Pass membership (for about 94% below retail), so we're giving you a complete video walk-thru of one of our 2-bedroom villas and the rest of the resort grounds. Contents: 0:00 Intro 0:33 Villa Tour 2:30 Pricing With Inspirato Pass 3:02 Villa Clubhouse 3:48 Crystal Cove Beach 5:17 Dinner at Pelican Grill 5:53 Main Resort Clubhouse + Spa 6:58 Coliseum Pool 7:12 Other Resort Amenities 8:20 Outtake 8:25 Outro We’re the Lockwoods. Since 2020, we’ve been traveling the world to experience—up close and in person—all the natural wonders and distinct cultures that our kids would otherwise see only in textbooks and TV. We think it’s a better way to learn and we’ve worked hard to fund our little experiment in the hope that our kids will grow up wiser, kinder, and more grateful for the beauty of our diverse planet and its people. In 2025, we started ABC Trips to help travelers experience the world the way we do—deeply, intentionally, and without the stress of figuring everything out alone. After years of full-time travel, expedition cruising, luxury hotels, and once-in-a-lifetime experiences with our family, we realized something: the hardest part of epic travel isn’t the destination—it’s the decisions. Which ship actually gets you more time on the ice? Which safari lodge delivers real wildlife encounters? Which “bucket list” experiences are worth the money… and which are just hype? ABC Trips exists to cut through the noise. We plan and host thoughtfully curated journeys built around firsthand experience, honest recommendations, and moments that actually move the needle—whether that’s setting foot on Antarctica, tracking wildlife in Africa, or discovering cultures in a way that feels human, not herded. Our LinkTree: https://abctrips.com/linktree Brand Collabs: https://abctrips.com/collab