The Park Hyatt Resort Aviara, officially the Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Golf Club & Spa, is a five-diamond luxury hotel and resort in

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, United States. It is located in the Aviara neighborhood of Carlsbad and is situated above the

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. The resort opened on June 21, 2010 and features several pools, meeting rooms and ballrooms, restaurants, a spa, and a golf course. Prior to opening under the

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name, it was part of the

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-based Four Seasons chain of luxury hotels and resorts.

History

Completed in 1997, the Park Hyatt Aviara was designed in Spanish Colonial architecture and set on a plateau overlooking the Batiquitos Lagoon and Wildlife Preserve. The resort was constructed with an 18-hole

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-designed golf course and a spa, which was rated a top resort spa by

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in 2001 and ''

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'' in 2002.

Amenities

The Aviara Golf Club, designed by

, was honored with Golf Magazine's 2004 Gold Medal Resorts AwardGolf Magazine, golfonline.com
and ranked on Golf Digest's Top 75 Golf Resorts.Course rankings, golfdigest.com
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Restaurants

The Park Hyatt Aviara Resort has three full-service restaurants on site. These are Vivace, an Italian restaurant; California Bistro, serving breakfast and lunch; and the Argyle Steakhouse, a steakhouse at the Aviara Golf Club.

References

External links

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