Erik Varney

Review of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Laguna ...

Really nice hotel... With impossibly small rooms. ...

Really nice hotel... With impossibly small rooms. Make sure you read ALL the fine print if you decide to come here... Platinums are treated like low class individuals, don't even start to think your status will get you anything at this property. Access to their equivilant of a concierge lounge? Be ready to shell out $350 a night for that honor.

They will give you a "we are sorry" form for not upgrading you at all, and claim you will get a $100 resort credit, but they will then forget all about it when you check out and get hit with the $40 mandatory nightly resort fee.

If you feel that spending a minimum of 60k a night of your hard earned points for a 400 sq foot room is worth it, then come on down!

Be ready to get an extremely small room, no amenities, and don't even start to expect a free breakfast in the mix, you will get to pay $60 per person for that honor. Add on the $40 madatory valet for parking, and the super expensive small rooms start to look like you are being gouged at every chance they get.

Go spend your points down the street at the Marriott resort for 20k a night cheaper. It is a much better value for the cost.