Carmel Valley Ranch

Beautiful setting located in a terrain consisting of an interlocking mosaic of chaparral and California oak woodland. The local trails provide amazing views. Some rooms feel like small condos. Wild deer and turkeys frequently visited the area around our room. Shuttle service is easy and convenient. The Loge restaurant menu needs a little more variety. Pool and spa at the lodge are first class. Staff was friendly and helpful. I'm not interested in golf but I think golfers would love this place. The fitness center was four stars. They board a variety of farm animals at the corral located at the property's upper elevation. I appreciated the enthusiasm of the staff working at the corral.

Terrible experience two times in a row. Non-working shower. No hot water, stinky shower, foam like substance on the floor, "engineering" claims to fix but doesn't. Finally moved rooms. Super stressful. Don't recommend.

A lovely resort with different sized rooms overlooking a golf course and hills. Rooms are large with refrigerators, ILLY coffee maker, great bath tub and separate shower. Large swimming pool and hot tub. Nice restaurant albeit pricey. Complimentary shuttle from lodge to rooms, golf course, pool, etc.

The property grounds are beautiful and well maintained. Lots to do. Great hiking trails around. The main building "the lodge" where reception, restaurant and spa are is very nice, contemporary and well maintained. The issue is the rooms. We got a "vineyard oak studio with outside tub". The rooms are VERY dark and cavernous despite the sliding door window. The view is also mainly completely blocked by oak trees. Based on the layout of the property I don't think there is actual vineyard views, most are oak trees, which is great except it makes the rooms very dark. Don't expect to get the views from the marketing pictures, maybe there's just a couple like that. The rooms themselves are VERY tired. Think 2000's stripe brown carpet (questionable). A random sofa floating in the room. A tiny little "art" frame that goes with nothing on a huge wall...Can't possibly have been decorated by an interieur decorator worth that name. Outside chairs/cushions are destroyed. For those prices, the room feel more like a $199/night hotel at best. A renovation is WAY overdue to command those prices. We saw a different room in another part of property, which was the same. The rest of the property is lovely though.

it’s very relaxing, lots of exercise and yoga activities, beautiful rooms, great swimming pool, and hot tub. overall. I really love this place