The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay

A beautiful hotel in a beautiful location. Breathtaking views surround this location. Rooms are beautifully appointed. The staff is helpful and attentive. Great food at the restaurant. I was there for a corporate event and the meeting services were also very good.

This is a less than stellar review based upon our recent stay and room assignment. My husband and I have stayed here prior and enjoyed our visit. This was a different story for us. We had a deluxe room. After all it is a pricey property in a beautiful location and how bad can the room view be? We were surprised that our room window was frosted over with no visible view at all room 518. This significantly reduced our desire to return. When I asked the desk staff about the situation they informed me that the situation required an upgrade of $300 per night per person an unacceptable amount for us. In addition our dinner meals were hit and miss with the prawns a miss and the lamb a win. Sorely disappointed.

I treated my fiancé to 2 nights at this lovely place by the sea. It's the first time I've booked a stay here, but I wanted this getaway to be special. We opted for a firepit-patio room that looked out over a putting green and the ocean. What a wonderful experience. We had dinner at The Conservatory - I had scallops and the pumpkin soup, both wonderful. My fiancé had the salmon and loved it. Our server was incredibly attentive and helpful. The room was just perfect, but mostly I wanted to leave a review for the consistently stellar staff. So attentive and helpful every step of the way. In particular, we'd like to give a shoutout to Anya at the front desk. My fiancés glasses fell apart unexpectedly. We took a chance to ask at the desk if they might have a repair kit (you never know!). At first they said, "no," but Anya remembered she had a kit in her purse, and went running to get it. She even fixed the glasses for him! Please give Anya our thanks (and a bonus when the time comes!) We will definitely be back.

Enjoyed a short stay . We had a balcony ocean view room . Lovely refurbed room , really enjoyed the decor . It was so good sitting on the balcony listening to the ocean & so fabulous the bagpiper seeing out the day at sunset We had a nice time in the spa , the team in there were so helpful and thoughtful We had dinner in the conservatory which was very good , attentive and again thoughtful team Only thing was no food available at 11am which seems a miss for such a good hotel, however, the concierge sorted us out some snacks - fabulous! We looked really felt looked after Overall a special few hours

We decided to take a spontaneous 1-night trip to Half Moon Bay for the annual Pumpkin Festival and to celebrate my daughter's 17th birthday. I let the hotel know through the app before arrival that it was my daughter's birthday and was hoping that they would acknowledge it in some small way upon check in. Well, it was definitely better than a small acknowledgement! When we first arrived we noticed a super cute, haunted house set up on the outside lawn for kids and adults alike to enjoy. As we pulled into the driveway we were greeted by a great valet team. Then as we stepped inside, we saw a beautiful display of fall leaves in the entryway, dangling from the ceiling. The woman at the reception was wonderful and thanked me for my Marriott Platinum Elite status and upgraded us to an ocean view King room on the top floor and wished my daughter a happy birthday. I am not sure if it was the birthday, my Marriott status, the short stay or good fortune but we ended up with a breathtaking corner room with unobstructed views of the ocean from one window and from another window, a view of the outside lounge, golf course and fire pits. The rooms have been recently remodeled, and the decor inside is so beautiful. We were getting ready to go outside and walk the grounds and catch the sunset when there was a knock on the door. A woman dropped off a gift bag with a RC Water bottle and a super thoughtful note! The outside bar is a perfect place to watch the sunset over the ocean, watch the golfers,and right before sunset, they have a bagpiper stroll the grounds.... so fun. When we returned from dinner they had turned down the room and left delicious macarons and freshwater bottles by the bed. The TV was very large and the Nespresso machine was great. We were sad to leave the next day and definitely want to come back and try a firepit room. Like all RC's, the prices are high for drinks and food, valet, resort fees, etc but service was amazing, the location is stunning and they made my daughter feel so special on her birthday. Thank you Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay for an amazing experience!