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Hotel Joaquin (Laguna Beach)

GETAWAYS • Laguna Beach

It’s easy to miss Hotel Joaquin while cruising down the PCH. The discreet, 22-room hideaway still carries the charm of its 1940s roadside motel roots. Tucked just steps from Shaw’s Cove, it’s worlds away from the gigantic resorts of Laguna Beach. There’s no TV, no kids, and the cell reception gets spotty. It’s the kind of place wh…