Dolphin Bay Resort Shell Beach

Dolphin Bay Resort & Spa is an all suite resort set along the rugged California Coast. Midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles on California's Scenic Highway 1, Dolphin Bay Resort & Spa is centrally located in Pismo Beach and ideal for romantic sojourns or family vacations where guests stay anywhere from two nights to two months. With 62 spacious 1 and 2 bedroom suites featuring full gourmet kitchens, Lido Restaurant, The Spa at Dolphin Bay, as well as an array of activities, guests have all the comforts of home amidst the elegance of a resort.
Lido Restaurant is Dolphin Bay's signature restaurant, specializing in California Coastal Cuisine paired with a casually elegant dining experience and overlooking the bluffs of Shell Beach.
The Spa at Dolphin Bay features four treatment rooms furnished with modern French decor and a serene outdoor relaxation area. Treatments include massage, body wraps, cellulite reduction, facials, nails, hair removal and other services.

History

Established in 2006.

Richard Loughead, a local Contractor and Developer, purchased the five acre site now known as Dolphin Bay Resort & Spa in June of 1989. At that time the property was approved for a 200 plus room hotel typical of other beach front hotels in California. After studying the unbelievable beauty and power of this one-of-a-kind location, the Developer decided to design and build a completely unique destination resort.

During the fourteen years spent acquiring the necessary permits to build Dolphin Bay, Loughead partnered with Spalding Wathen, another experienced Developer and Contractor from Fresno. Together both Developers shared the same vision and started construction in 2003. Unfortunately, before its completion in 2006, Mr. Wathen passed away. Needless to say, without the foresight and experience of their partnership, this spectacular one-of-a-kind ocean front Resort would not have been completed.