Rooftop deck for San Clemente hotel plan approved by council, but design being addressed for residents

A plan for a four-story boutique hotel with a rooftop deck has the San Clemente City Council’s blessing, with the hope it’s open when guests might want to come to town for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and the surfing competition planned at nearby Lower Trestles.
The Lodge at San Clemente — a hotel concept initially approved in 2004 as part of a coastal development plan that included the Outlets at San Clemente — will build on a vacant 2-acre parcel along Avenida Vista He