Best places: Conference centers in California

Upscale Spanish hacienda-style resort with modern rooms & a spa, plus a pool, golf & dining.

👍👍 We recently attended one of the summer family camp weeks at Mount Hermon last week and fully enjoyed our time! The camp counselors really made our children's first family camp experience magical. We loved all the family based activities - from hiking, to archery, to scavenger hunts, to ropes courses...

Refined conference hotel offering relaxed rooms & suites, plus a Mediterranean restaurant & a bar.

Restored 1927 motion picture house turned performing-arts venue, also offers private event options.

👍👍 My kids enjoyed the Christmas northern lights event. The man-made snow play was the highlight! Plenty of parking and the event is free.

Casual hotel with a 9-story bell tower & modern rooms, plus an outdoor pool & a gym.

Striking cathedral known for a huge chandelier & stained glass forming a cross in its domed roof.

👍👍 One of the nicest hotels we have stayed at. The rooms are large and very rustic. They have lots of nice amenities here that you always have something to do. Excellent staff and great food.

👍👍 The place is super cute with indoor and outdoor seating. You can browse for gifts too. They had some fun tea and coffee drinks.

Warmly decorated suites in a low-key hotel offering outdoor & kids' pools, plus a restaurant/bar.

Warm, polished hotel set on a 92-acre vineyard offering a posh restaurant, a spa & gardens.

👍👍 Went to a live taping of America's Got Talent recently. The theatre was beautiful and in great shape. The staff was helpful and got us in and to our seats super quick. I'm assuming the staff is maybe a little different for the AGT shows but I would love to come back and visit for another event.

Refined rooms & suites in a chic lodging offering eclectic dining, an outdoor pool & a rooftop bar.

Landmark art deco-style theater presenting Broadway musicals & ballet & dance performances.

Relaxed all-suite hotel offering free Wi-Fi, breakfast & an area shuttle, plus an outdoor pool.

Elegant bayfront hotel with a spa & an outdoor pool, plus a chic restaurant & a modern bar.

👍👍 Si se puede! Si se puede! I highly recommend that you watch the movie before you head out to the Chavez monument. There is a lot of history in there. How he helped a lot of emigrants that were being abused, mistreated, overworked and their work was not being appreciated. There is a nice little mu...

Luxe rooms & suites with balconies & marble bathrooms, plus fine dining & a rooftop pool.