Dolphin Bay Resort & Spa Review

We went to visit the wedding venue. The wedding cordinator is really nice and professional. The venue is really beautiful

The staff plus restraunt is superb,, beautiful scenery

This was a girls weekend. We were treated like royalty. This was not our first time, nor will it be the last. We did have dinner in the Lido, excellent. All staff was spot on. We will be back soon. Congratulations to the new General Manager Erica Coppola! You are doing superior work.

The view alone gives this place 5 stars! But the entire staff (front desk, room service, restaurant staff, everyone!) makes this place so welcoming. Thank you for the great experience

Tori at the Spa gave me a phenomenal massage and and Samantha at the front desk was sweet. Thx for the awesome experience.

Great place to stay, professional staff and good food!

Great resort. Awesome pool, amazing views and easy access to the beach and close to Avila beach for water sports as well. Suites are pretty spacious and clean. Our room even had washer dryer to clean up our sandy clothes. Highly recommend!

This is a top notch hotel, but the hotels around here offer comparable experience at a fraction of the cost.

My wife and I had the pleasure to stay here. Staff was efficient, as well as, personable. We appreciated the whole experience!

Dinner and drinks at Lido were fantastic. We will return again.

The parking sucks no free space just Valet service parking only and valet guys leave your car on and door open

Kids love it here and so do we. The views are gorgeous and the staff here is top notch.

Came for anniversary dinner to Lido at Dolphin Bay. Food and service was fantastic! I ordered the pasta carbonara and it was delicious. Great restaurant.

Champagne brunch is worth a visit - good price, great food options and a nice view - oh and bottomless mimosas. Whatever you pick, I highly recommend getting the home fries as a side - so crispy and delicious! All around a great pick for brunch!

Beautiful kid friendly resort with great tourist attractions

This place was amazing the spa was very nice and everything was very elegant I was happy to review this place

There weren't many dolphins but I didn't expect any.

Attended a local event at the hotel. The event was catered by the restaurant (Lido). We w were able to sample some of the new dishes. I highly recommend the camshaft ceviche.

The staff and views are incredible. The inside of the condos are immaculate.

We very much enjoyed our birthday dinner. The service was wonderful and the food was excellent.

Lido at Dolphin Bay is one of our very favorite local restaurants. The grounds and decor are relatively upscale for the Central Coast, the ocean views are spectacular, and the food is consistently excellent & creative and emphasizes locally sourced and seasonal ingredients. Service is always friendly & professional. We always have an outstanding experience dining at Lido for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and holidays.

Bed was soft and uncomfortable but overall room was good.

Wedding event, beautiful location, friendly staff. Nice rooms too..

The service is impeccable! The resort suites are always top notch and extremely clean.

Attendance to holiday party in office penthouse. It was nice, employees were great. Valet parking.

Good, not-overpriced brunch with great views of the ocean

We ate at the restaurant, it was pretty pricey for what we got, and the whiskey flights were very small. Good atmosphere though and good outdoor seating.

Played some corn hole while we were waiting for Our table. Dinner was classic resort food.

Quite acceptable for an overnight stay. We were there in September. Were in the evening in the restaurant also something to eat. That was OK.

Very nice place with a pool, amazing view, good food in restaurant

Great place for sunsets and cocktails with your sweetie

The Dolphin Bay Resort is home away from home at least that's how they treat you good place, good people, you won't leave the same as you came.

Another amazing weekend at dolphin bay. The rooms are amazing, view are incredible. Staff from front desk to valet are amazing very helpful from first to last day. We come here for our anniversary every year and it is better then year before.

Wonderful meal at Lido. huge wine selection and live music Tuesday, Thursday and Friday nights!

Great value. Beautiful rooms and view. Great service

Full size townhome like rentals available...loved it!

My family and I enjoyed every bit of this beautiful resort. From the moment we arrived we felt welcomed. This place is pet friendly, I mean really pet friendly. No weight restrictions, major plus! We have a lab/pit bull mix and he had fun here, especially at the beach. The 2 bedroom suite was absolutely beautiful. Fully stocked kitchen with a Vons market 6 minutes away- super convenient. We celebrated my son's 18th birthday and they made sure he felt special. They also had a dog bed, and a couple treats and a ball for our pup... awesome! The suite was spacious, the guest room however was pretty small. Other than that, we loved our unit. 4th floor has the best views!
Lido, their restaurant was good. The steak and eggs, my Son, enjoyed. The Turkey club was sad. No Turkey. So we enjoyed the sweet potato fries lol! The most amazing part about the restaurant is that you are able to dine on the patio with your dog. That's dope! Thank you Dolphin Bay. We cannot wait to come back!

Had a great staycation, staff was very helpful and friendly. Rooms are very comfortable and clean. Had a really fun evening with friends.
Brunch was also good, server was very attentive.
Thanks to all!

Amazing place to stay! Great location and views! Rooms are spacious, cozy, modern and clean. Staff always provides exceptional service!

Resort is amazing. The food in the restaurant doesn't taste as good as it sounds

We visited family who were staying here. The pool was simple, yet gorgeous and was accompanied by a spectacular ocean view.

Lovely hotel- had a 2br pool facing unit and loved it- Ocean is beautiful. However getting there is hard with small kids so for that reason not ideal. A walk down stairs is not recommended with small children, wet feet, sand toys... Hotel is clean, spacious and we had a fun time by the fire in the evenings.

I've stayed at the Intercontinental in Monterey, the peninsula in chicago, tradewinds in Carmel, Deerfield in South lake and for a similar price as those places, dolphin Bay is hands down the best hotel I've ever stayed at!! Wonderful place :)

Great food and beautiful location. Very friendly staff.

This place was absolutely beautiful! The food at their restaurant was a little different than what I m used to but the employees were so sweet. The weather was perfect in early February and there was a nice walking path. They also do weddings, if you are going to do that, the ideal amount of people they can hold is about 30-75 without needing to rent a tent.

Attended a comoany party, Dolphin Bay was more than accommodating and the space worked great.

Yet another wonderful experience. The calm moonlit ocean was just the icing on the cake.

We enjoyed 4 nights at this hotel. Staff was great, rooms and beds were great. great spot for families. We were able to cook all our dinners in room. We're we're pleased with the accommodations!

About to call front desk for the second night in a row for noise. It is currently 11:00 PM and the group at the fire pit ( still open ) is talking loudly so we are forced to choose between keeping our window open ( to enjoy the sea air) and sleeping.
There was also an outdoor event for 300 tonight that we should have been informed of when we booked.
A real shame. Beautiful place, great food, wonderful spa, but no place to stay if you want to get sleep on your vacation.

Very nice Jacuzzi super services good food super veiw

We had brunch at the restaurant. It was marvelous. Delicious food and on point service.

I stayed at my sisters condo there overnight. Its really nice. The views are great. If you open windows, you get the best breezes. I only represent a small percentage of people in my complaint, it's because I smoke. Non smoking property. Otherwise its 5 stars. There is a super small section for smokers, but you can still here the waves. It's a great place to bring the kids and have family time together.

Nice patio for sunday brunch. $39 pre fixe menu with bottomless mimosas.

Accommodations are great, too many rocks on the beach.

Very nice upscale rooms overlooking the Pacific ocean

Very, very, very disappointing hotel. Over priced and very underwhelming. Please do not bother to stay here. The food was very average. My husband stood on glass by the pool. And on our stay the whole pool area (which is not large) was taken over by a large drunken group - so what amenities were available we could not use. We were then charged in addition to a very expensive room rate and additional 'resort fee' for every night we stay. Which is completely outrageous as they have no facilities. They also messed up my booking several times. So no - this is not a hotel I recommend to anyone. PLEASE DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY.

Had dinner at the restaurant on the resort and it was wonderful. Nice coastal menu with unbeatable views in a wonderful area. The night we were there they had a guitarist and he was incredible. Sang beautiful Spanish songs and played impeccablely. What a wonderful night we had sitting and listening (for 4 hours) to this wonderful musician. Our waiter was great and did not rush us out. We lived our meal of fish and various salads and of course, wine. A memorable evening!

The staff was very friendly. Provided us with great information on various rooms for our wedding night

Amazing! Gorgeous view! Felt like we were in Hawaii!!!

Requested 2 ground floor rooms 6 weeks ahead of time, my family showed up first only to realize they had given us 2nd and 3rd floor room stating we have to request ground floor, upon showing them our confirmation which clearly states ground floor adjoining rooms we were told thats just a request, then we explained that I have an eye disease and I explained this upon requesting ground floor we were given one ground floor room and were told that we could walk to the office in the morning to possibly receive a 2nd ground floor room. I left a voice mail for the manager that same day and nearly a week later I still have not received a call back nor has my relative who also left a voice mail. I always make my reservations weeks in advance because I require ground floor for my safety and honestly this is the first time I have encountered a hotel whose staff was just down right rude, it was obvious they did not even look to see if there were any requests on my reservation because it was wriiten clearly, then to be rude and un apologetic is just unacceptable and no return call from management just clearly shows why the staff are rude because management does not care either. Rooms were adequate 2 doubles, minin fridge very very low water pressure in the sink. The first night there we were having a conversation around the pool deck no drinking just talking and were told we had to either go to our room or the becah we could not sit and talk by the pool, he said your not being loud you just cannot talk here. Other than the staff the pool was nice beach is beautiful Punlix supermarket across the street and they charge extra per night for an extra vehicle. I will continue my search for a nice place to vacation on the west coast because this definitely was NOT it, oh well.