Four Seasons Resort Aviara is a 200-acre resort located in north San Diego. The resort opened in August 1997, but has already earned high rankings in critics' and readers' polls, including top southern California resort in Conde Nast Traveler's "1999 Gold List" and the coveted AAA Five Diamond award.Perched high atop a bluff, this luxury property overlooks the Pacific Ocean and Batiquitos Lagoon. The Resort, built in the Spanish colonial architectural design and decorated in muted, natural shades with hand-painted trompe l'oeil ceilings and walls, has 331 spacious guest rooms each with a private balcony or landscaped terrace.The full-service resort features The Spa, which offersmore than 20 massages, facials and body wraps and scrubs; state-of-the-art fitness center an award-winning Arnold Palmer designed golf course; tennis center, with clay- and hard-courts lighted for night play; five restaurants; complimentary kids program; Four Seasons Resort Club Aviara, a luxury Vacation Ownership club; and an expansive and elegant 29,000-square-foot conference center.