2 outdoor pools

Reviews of Rancho Valencia Resort and Spa

5 out of 5
Rancho Valencia Resort and Spa
5921 Valencia Circle, Rancho Santa Fe, CA

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 111 out of 123 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 123 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 123 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 123 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 123 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

dwight

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place, a little noisy as we were near the pool
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Steve

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Jillian

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Liz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything was perfect. From the welcome at the gate, a quick and informative check in process, the spa with the best deep tissue massages, dinner, breakfast, drinks, it was a perfect place for a quick getaway.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Tennis courts and staff are top notch. Rooms are very large and luxurious. Staff is super accomodating and make you feel special. All in all, we felt like royalty.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

Kaitlin

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Kristine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Silvana Da

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything - it's a fantastic property with great service.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Gus

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

leslie

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Meghan

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gorgeous with meh food and spotty service.
Casitas and property is stunning! Rooms are clean and comfortable. We went with kids age 10 and 8 and they loved the pool and our room. Only areas for improvement are: 1) staffing the family pool during the week, not just the weekend. It's a SPENDY place to not have somebody taking lunch and drink orders at the pool. We had to dial in the order and wait a fairly long time to get it. 2) Food is VERY mediocre, and of course incredibly over-priced for what it is. 3) The amount of plastic water bottles used is a little embarrassing; seems they could get with the eco-program and find a better way to do this without all the waste. Hoping that the ramp-up after COVID may bring the service and food program up a notch. I'd need that to return at this price tag!
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutely gorgeous place. Top notch all the way. Very happy with the full experience.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent
Incredible stay! The staff made this a world class stay, so pleased! Beautiful property!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

zachary

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything was great!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Catherine, Oakville, Ontario

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved everything about our stay. The staff is outstanding - they go above and beyond to accommodate their guests and they are beyond friendly and engaged. The spa was outstanding. Treatments and fitness classes were thoroughly enjoyable. The food was delicious. Our accommodations were lovely.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Gabriel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Reuben

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

James

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Best-Rancho Valencia!
Rancho Valencia is one of the best high end hotels I’ve stayed in. Rooms come with fireplace and are comfortable, close to dining options. Also a very nice gym and spa. Five Stars!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

P., Nevada

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything from the welcoming reception, the friendly staff, the room and amenities was phenomenal. We also loved the Velladora restaurant and the Pony Room bar.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Tom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Matt, Burbank

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Champagne sabering with Dan was the perfect welcome to our arrival.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our new favorite indulgence
Where to begin ... our first introduction to the Resort was at the guard gate. The gentleman greeted us with a Happy Birthday Mr .... - I had informed them it was my husband’s bday weeks ago when I made the reservation for his birthday dinner. After we were escorted to our beautiful villa (with Bday surprises throughout), I realized I had forgotten to pack a round brush to style my hair. I contacted the front desk and after searching the spa, gift shops, etc they concluded (with my help) that they did not have a brush that would satisfy my style needs :) ... but low and behold ... a round brush appeared in my room. They had sent someone to the local CVS (?) to buy one for me. This attention to detail and constant pampering continued throughout our stay: ice pops made with fresh fruit AND chilled watermelon delivered poolside, fresh squeezed OJ with newspaper of your choice delivered each morning, fabulous food and service at both onsite restaurants, outstanding pool service and well- equipped gym, a massage that began with a luxurious down comforter and ended with a wellness-shot of green goodness, spa robes that felt like the a billowy cotton cloud... the ONLY thing that would have improved our stay was a makeup mirror for my old, failing eyes... but I’m sure if I had asked, it would have appeared on the counter in our villas’ palatial bathroom.
Fresh Fruit Ice Pops Delivered Poolside
Happy Bday wishes abound
And miraculously a round brush appears 😉
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Diana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jens

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jockfun3

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stay was perfect in all regards staff phenomenal in the spa the spa pool bar the restaurant
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing getaway
Great resort, enjoyed the spa and restaurants on property. Great service and relaxing stay.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Anne Marie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Goregous and exceptional service
The delightful staff going above and beyond makes an already exceptional stay truly extraordinary. Cannot wait until my next stay. :-)
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best Hotel Spa destination in So. Cal
Best Spa Hotel. Cozy. Private Spa in the olive grove casitas is wonderful, quiet place to be alone. Spa is friendly, classy, well equipped, and has amazing exercise classes with great instructors. well equipped gym. staff is super friendly and mostly accommodating. we went for our anniversary. they did promise to do "something" for our occasion but somehow forgot. we asked for slightly later checkout but most we could get was 1 hr. still....best destination hotel spa in So. Cal.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Rafael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Must stay at Rancho Valencia !!
Amazing!! Perfect service and the rooms are beautiful!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Aaron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I only wish I had more time to stay there! We arrived at 8 pm and stayed one night only, but the staff made sure we made the most of it.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Johnny, Winnipeg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet. Great accommodations. Great SPA. The restaurants are excellent. Tennis is also excellent.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Anne Marie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hated to leave!
They really did think of everything and service was subtle, but excellent. Was sorry mine was such a short stay. Can’t wait to go back for a longer stay and explore and enjoy more.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Nicole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was absolutely amazing!!!! The best customer service and hospitality!!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Hannah, Los Angeles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Impeccable service, stunning property, excellent ammeneties.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018
Response from Debora on Jul 30, 2018
Thank you for your feedback, Hannah. We love hearing from our guests and look forward to welcoming you back again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Juan C

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful property. Would go back. Family vacation with two young children.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel not staffed for full occupancy
The hotel was understaffed in the restaurant and did not have have enough servers. The servers were doing their best but were overwhelmed at breakfast and lunch. In fact we only saw 2 servers and people were complaining. Hotel is definitely not 5 star caliber. The breakfast table for continental breakfast needs significant upgrade and is not what we find at other 5 star hotels. The food in the veladora was very dissappointing, and in fact was not good at all. Food was served cold and tasteless.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2017