A Look Inside Pacific Waters Spa at Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa

View from a guest room at Hyatt Regency Hungtington Beach Resort and Spa

Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa is a premier oceanfront destination just steps from the sand in Huntington Beach, California, aka Surf City USA. The 519 guestroom/suite resort offers elevated beachside activities for all ages, a dynamic collection of dining outlets, and more than 100,000 square feet of versatile indoor and outdoor meeting and event space (designed for everything from large-scale conventions to oceanfront weddings).

The property is also home to the 20,000-square-foot Pacific Waters Spa, a wellness destination known for its unique blend of traditional spa therapies and cutting-edge wellness tech. Pacific Waters Spa is one of the first spas in the region to integrate clinical-grade body composition technology into treatments, offering guests greater insight and customization for their experience.

Adam Estrella, Spa Director at Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa. Image courtesy of Hyatt Regency Resort and Spa.

We interviewed Spa Director Adam Estrella to find out how Pacific Waters Spa focuses on innovation, personalization, and guest well-being to offer a premium spa experience.

Why you’ll love Pacific Waters Spa: The thing our guests love most about our spa is our staff. Our therapists are technically exceptional, and our front desk team and attendants bring a warmth that guests feel from the moment they walk in. That's what keeps people coming back.

The vibe: The first thing guests notice is the scent: teak wood, sage, and citrus. That's our signature, and it does a lot of work before anyone says a word. The vibe is relaxed but refined. What I'm proudest of is that about half our business is local, with over 250 active spa members. This isn't just a resort spa, it's a community space

Key features: We have 16 treatment rooms: four facial rooms, ten massage rooms (three of those are couples' suites), a Vichy shower room, and a couples' soaking tub room. The fitness facility is newly renovated with Precor equipment, Peloton bikes, a Hydrow Rower, and a CLMBR. The locker rooms have steam, sauna, saltwater hot tubs, and relaxation lounges, and both connect to a shared coed patio.

Insider’s tip: We have a full recovery and holistic therapy space, offering services including Red Light Therapy, Halotherapy Infrared Sauna, Therabody Reset Suites, BioMat, PEMF Therapy, and Avacen.

Our newest addition is the Evolt 360 Body Composition Analyzer: a 60-second scan that captures 40-plus biometrics and shapes an entire personalized treatment plan. It's the kind of technology you'd normally find in a clinical or elite sports setting.

Signature treatment: Our Signature Massage is designed to conjure the sensation of ocean waves: rhythmic, intentional, and deeply restorative.

Unique treatment: The Sea Holistic uses herbal poultices made in-house, drawing on Thai and Balinese traditions. The Thai-inspired blend uses lavender, sage, and rosemary to encourage relaxation, while the Balinese targets tight muscles with ginger, turmeric, cloves, and cinnamon. The herbs are steamed to release their oils, then worked directly into the massage.

A selection of spa snacks, including nuts, seeds, and spa bars

Spa snacks: We always offer fresh and dried fruit, a variety of nuts and seeds, zucchini breakfast bread in the morning, and spa bars in the afternoon.

Showers feature shampoo from Innersense Organic Beauty.

Featured brands: Cause Medic, Circadia, Bathorium, Biologique Recherche, and Codage are all featured in treatments. Innersense Organic Beauty is in the showers for shampoo and conditioner. Each one was chosen deliberately, and our team knows the lines well.

Lumanova at Pacific Waters Spa Recovery Lounge

More Insider Tips for Hyatt Regency Resort and Spa

What are your recommendations for getting the most out of the resort's coastal setting?

Do our Beach Walk barefoot, ideally right where the water meets the sand. It sounds simple, but the science backs it up. Negative ions from ocean air increase serotonin and reduce stress hormones, the sound of waves activates your parasympathetic nervous system, and salt air carries magnesium and trace minerals. You're essentially doing a wellness treatment without realizing it.
Do you have any favorite highlights from the resort's curated programming?

Beach Yoga is definitely our most popular, and once you've done it with the Pacific Ocean in front of you, it's easy to see why. For guests who want something more high-energy, Beach Boot Camp brings that intensity to the sand.

Our Beach Walk is a bit of a hidden gem, with movement combined with the natural environment in a way that leaves you feeling genuinely grounded. Each one is different, but they all tap into our oceanfront destination.

Tell us about the hotel's dining options. Do you have any favorite menu recommendations?

The fish tacos by the pool, crispy green bean fries at Pete's Sunset Grille, and blackened shrimp burrito at SHOR are all some of my favorites.

And at Watertable, the Bourbon Peach Cobbler Waffle for breakfast is the one to try. For dinner at Watertable, I always recommend ordering family-style to try more of the seasonal menu.

Lizzy Sherman, Co-Founder of Spa & Beauty Today

A University of Michigan graduate, Lizzy Sherman is an award-winning writer and editor. You can also find her work in publications including Healthline, Sports Illustrated, Yahoo!, MindBodyGreen, Men’s Journal, Bezzy, and more.

She has been a featured guest speaker at Cal State University Northridge, Digital LA, and The National Association of Audience Marketing Professionals.

When she's not writing, Lizzy enjoys yoga and playing guitar. Follow her on Instagram: @zillizy.

wellness, travelLizzy ShermanJune 12, 2026Pacific Waters Spa, Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach