The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay

Half Moon Bay · San Mateo County · beach and coast

A resort on the bluff above the Half Moon Bay coast, with three outdoor lawn sites and a ballroom. The outdoor sites carry a 10pm music cutoff; the ballroom runs to midnight.

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Visit their website1 Miramontes Point Road, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019

The practical details

Capacity

Up to 600

Mar Vista Lawn takes a reception of 600. Other outdoor sites are the Ocean Lawn and North Bluff.

Indoor capacity

300

Ballroom 300 for dinner and dancing, 7,100 square feet. Miramontes Room 75. Miramar 80.

Rain backup

Partial

The ballroom at 300 is half the outdoor lawn's 600, so a large outdoor reception does not move indoors intact.

Curfew / end time

Music in the ballroom runs to midnight. The Miramontes Room, terrace and observatory, and every outdoor site including North Bluff, Ocean Lawn and Mar Vista Lawn, end at 10pm. Alcohol service ends at 1:30am under state law.

Amplified music

Outdoor sites end at 10pm.

Alcohol

Beverages come from the resort. Outside wine and champagne are allowed at $60 corkage per 750ml bottle.

Parking

Valet only. No self-parking option is offered.

Pricing

Lunch $175 to $225 per person, dinner $250 to $300 per person, cake cutting $6.50 per person, children aged three to ten from $60, vendor meals from $60. A food and beverage minimum applies and varies by space; the amount is not published.

Accessibility

Not published

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