Originally Posted by
beachfan
Any one stay here? Is there much in San Juan Capistrano?
Figuring on using a free night cert to break up the drive from San Diego to Ventura County. Deciding between here and the Westin South Coast Plaza (50k cert vs. 35k).
Traffic in south OC isn't as bad as LA, so you can definitely go to most places. The other posters saying traffic is a mess are just exaggerating. Even the "mess" that is Oceanside to San Clemente is 50 minutes for 20 miles. In LA traffic you can take an hour to go 10 miles.
But if you are talking about "much", there is definitely more around South Coast Plaza. And this location isn't next to the beach, though it isn't far either. South Coast Plaza is definitely not next to the beach.