Fairmont Grand Del Mar

Tian (family with young children)
9.6 Exceptional

: Beautiful grounds; BBQ, movie and fireworks at night; spacious room

: A little expensive but the experience is worth it

David (young couple)
9.6 Exceptional

: Everything was great

: Nothing

Michelle (family with young children)
8.8 Excellent

: Beautiful, lushly landscaped property. Especially love the long, winding driveway and beautiful canyon views from both our veranda and the walkways. Complimentary water bottles, very friendly checkin & checkout front desk service, and the comfortable, spacious room befitted a 4-star experience.

: POOL: There are pluses but problems stand out. Positives: 3 family heated pools & 1 heated adult only pool away from other 3 pools. Poolside food quality was actually very decent. Would have been a far better experience without constant concern about wasp attacks :) Negatives: * Food service: When the female FS attendant handed the menus to me, I asked her to come back in 2 minutes. She reappeared 2+ hrs later, far after I'd flagged down another attendant, filled our order AND halfway done with food. * Pests: The poolside is inundated with MANY MANY WASPS. They are highly attracted to food so can barely eat without being swarmed. Not an exaggeration, at all. The wasps leave you alone when there's no food but they swarmed in everytime we lifted the linen napkins that we used to cover our food. I mentioned the problem to the female attendant that came by and said the hotel should needs to take care of the problem. She just shrugged and said yeah. * General: Pool size & design were standard, nothing special.

Jason (young couple)
5.8 Okay

: Tired hotel, all staff seemed confused, lack of cohesion / working as a team. At the end of the day, this is more of a $250 a night hotel. No music at dinner, no service at the pool (dirty/used plates and glasses sat for hours), unhelpful check-in staff, and interior design that needs a SERIOUS remodel. Would NOT recommend this property unless you're needing to be close to the racetrack.

: Everything. Top to bottom.

Matt (young couple)
9.6 Exceptional

: Relaxation pool!

Mike (young couple)
8.8 Excellent

: Majestick. Beautifully furnished Common areas are spacious and clean.

: Hard to navigate.

Patrick (young couple)
6.7 Pleasant

: Understaffed at pool

Mike (family with young children)
9.2 Wonderful

: Toilet problem twice.

Andy (family with young children)
9.2 Wonderful

: I liked the cleanliness of the hotel. Also the attentiveness of the staff. They were very nice and timely in assisting guests.

: A kid had pooped in one of the pools and it took a long time for the pools to reopen and we only had that day to enjoy since it was a short stay. Also, the first day when we went to the pool there was no service offered. It was around 4:30PM.

Barbara (young couple)
9.6 Exceptional

: Beautiful and elegant

: No ocean