Zachari Dunes on Mandalay Beach

Upon arrival at Zachari Dunes on Mandalay Beach, guests are greeted by a fully renewed, light-filled lobby that draws on Southern California’s sunny weather and overlooks a new open-air plaza. As guests make their way outside, the enhanced communal public lounge area now features multiple fire pits and seating areas where guests can enjoy stunning ocean views and sunsets. As part of the complete reimagination of the resort, Zachari Dunes boasts the transformation of the resort’s spacious, multi-room suites, the vast majority of which are ocean facing; the addition of multiple new food and beverage concepts; a gear rental shop; and expanded indoor and outdoor meeting and event spaces. As Southern California’s only all-suite oceanfront resort, Zachari Dunes’ multi-million-dollar transformation elevates the standout coastal 250-all-suite property to an upscale hideaway complete with an array of thoughtful amenities and unparalleled beach views.

The history of the region plays an integral part in Zachari Dunes’ lifestyle, design, and aesthetics as well as the renaming of the resort. Sugar mogul Henry Oxnard, who outlined plans to use land along the Central Coast of California to grow and process sugar beets in the early 1900s, had intended to name the settlement after the Greek word for sugar, Zachari. The resort is so named in a nod to Henry and his original vision, as is Henry’s Sundries & Gear rental, a one-stop-shop for equipment rentals, for guests to explore all that the expansive nine-acre property has to offer.

Inspired by the essence of the ocean and its surrounding sugary sand dunes, Zachari Dunes on Mandalay Beach celebrates a relaxed yet adventurous and active California lifestyle. A reimagined grand resort arrival experience immediately welcomes guests to a quintessential California beach vacation, with a spacious and bright lobby overlooking the alfresco plaza with a fireplace, fire pit, pool, hot tub, and ocean beyond. Architecture that embodies a uniquely Californian take on Spanish Revival marries seamlessly with modern yet eclectic design that radiates authenticity, simplicity, and unity with the natural world. Throughout the resort, a modern color palette paired with light-to-deep terracotta and medium-to-dark wood tones is used, with ornate tile, decorative metal, and wrought iron fixtures complemented by clean lines and classic shapes such as arched walkways. Manifesting a laid-back coastal lifestyle, the property draws from its stunning landscape of sand, sea, and sky, with subtle, thought-provoking nods to the surrounding region.