Mandalay Beach Resort in Oxnard by Bonnie and Bill Neely

Whether you go to the beautiful California coast for a night or for an extended stay, The Embassy Suites Mandalay Beach Hotel and Resort MUST be in your vacation plans. Just an hour north of the frantic pace of Los Angeles traffic and less than an hour from busy Santa Barbara, this peaceful beach resort is the only all suites hotel right on the ocean in all of Southern California. Other hotels that claim to have beach front are either across the highway or on a cliff above the ocean, but here you can enjoy the extra wide (200 feet even at high tide) sandy beach right out of your window or at your patio in some of the large, beautiful suites.

Sunsets are spectacular, and the golden sandy beach is protected by the National Park System, so it is always clean, quiet, and alcohol free. This is truly Paradise discovered, and you may not want to leave, ever!

At the Surf Shop in late afternoon hotel guests are treated to delicious heavy hor d’eurvres and drinks, almost enough to call it your evening meal. Live music is featured on week-end nights. In the mornings a fresh, hot and fabulous breakfast is awaiting your order and your choices are many, from pancakes to omelettes and all other breakfast items you could think of. All of this is included in your room price!

This Embassy Suites Resort is the perfect location for any of your resort fantasies and needs. You can have your wedding right on the beach with many different all-inclusive packages from which to choose. The Resort can comfortably accommodate business meetings and conferences with over 200 in the large conference room. Honeymooners here find the perfect and romantic hideaway with all the amenities for their forever happy memories.

Family vacations here are such fun with many different events year-around. Winter holidays feature special holiday decorations on three levels and several elaborate New Year’s Eve celebrations. And of course you’ll find the Mandalay Beach Resort a perfect spa retreat with full services at special prices on site at Jannak Spa and expanded in the downtown Oxnard location. Check their website or call : 1 800 984 2500 to choose among the many special week-end get-aways from the rush of city life.

Perhaps you are looking for a Family Reunion site that offers something for everyone. This is it, and some families started coming annually when the children were small, and later as the kids grew up, the kids had weddings and honeymoons here leading to them bringing their own children here to continue the reunions that are so special to their memories. One matriarch even included the continued reunions in her will for her descendants after her death. Now that is a spcial place!!

Shopping for bargains and luxuries abound in the Oxnard area, including many outlets of exclusive department store chains. Museums, art galleries, and Farmers’ Market with produce grown throughout this coastal area are favorite places to visit nearby.
Activities within a few blocks of the Mandalay Beach Resort include whale watching from December through April, two championship golf courses and Channel Island Harbor for boat rentals or excursions. This is a popular harbor for day trips to some of the most unusual national treasures: the Channel Islands National Park just off the Pacific coast. Each island has different topography and landscape and you can choose camping or just hiking. We chose to see the seabird rookerie just as the eggs were hatching in the hundreds of ground nests. Whale watching is ideal in some months. And we watched a most spectacular and rare event up very close to our boat: a huge school of dolphins jumping in pairs making the sea boil with activity as far as we could see!

Embassy Suites Mandalay Beach Resort has two whirlpool spas and the large, outdoor, heated pool where you can swim year-round. There is also a full fitness center to get you energized. Capistrano’s Restaurant and Bar, which features extensive wine cellars, are widely renowned for fine dining with special creations of fresh local produce and seafood and delicious California cuisine. This is a favorite restaurant of those living in the area.