Jesse Hensle, vice president of marketing for Murrieta Hot Springs gave press and media guests at the Media Hard Hat Tour Jan. 11 an introduction to the resort in front of one its oldest buildings, circa early 1900s. Valley News/Tony Ault photo
Just weeks before the initial grand opening of the long closed 46-acre Murrieta Hot Springs resort, owners of the property brought members of the press and social media to review what will now be a premier, nationally-known wellness and health resort.
The spacious resort at 39405 Murrieta Hot Springs Road in Murrieta was initially used by ancient indigenous tribes as a natural oasis and decades later was turned into a hot springs resort in the early 1900s, bringing guests from across the world to Murrieta, once the ranch property of sheep rancher Ezequiel Murrieta.
History
After various owners, the hot springs fell into disrepair. Then in 1995, it was purchased by Calvary Chapel as a private Bible college often used as a conference site. In 2022, just after the COVID-19 pandemic, the p
