The complicated history of the Dana Point resort highlights the gyrations of the luxury resort business.

Ohana and San Manuel did not disclose the dollar amount of the investment but noted the tribe has “the option to increase its ownership through one or more future transactions.” The property includes a six-acre private beach club, three swimming pools, and its own 18-hole golf course. 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.