The tribe is partnering with Ohana Real Estate Investors, which paid $497 million for the resort in Dana Point in 2020. The 400-room, five-diamond hotel campus sits across the Pacific Coast Highway from the ocean on 162 acres. San Manuel announced Monday, June 5, that it bought a 40% stake in the Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort & Club in Dana Point. The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, owners of the Yaamava’ casino and hotel in Highland, are gambling on the high-stakes Orange County luxury resort market.
(File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Current pickup locations include Glendale, Monterey Park and Los Angeles. Yaamava’ Resort and Casino at San Manuel in Highland resumed its busing program in November 2021.
