L'Auberge Del Mar

L’Auberge Del Mar was one of the most disappointing hotel experiences I have ever had, and it fell far short of anything resembling a luxury resort. Despite receiving a text from the concierge days before arrival asking for my arrival time, my room was still not ready and I waited in the lobby for over an hour. No apology was offered. Prior to my stay, I also confirmed with hotel staff that packages being delivered to the property would be brought to my room. They never were, and again, no apology. When I finally checked in, I was assigned a double room despite having reserved a Village King in November 2025 for a wedding stay. If the hotel chose to prioritize other guests, including the Detroit Pistons, it was their responsibility to notify affected guests in advance, especially after my reservation had been confirmed multiple times. The problems continued. The air conditioning in the first room was broken. The following night, when I was finally offered the Village King I had originally booked, the air conditioning in that room was also broken. The TV casting function did not work in either room, and both rooms felt outdated, musty, and nowhere near luxury-resort standards. Perhaps most disappointing was the complete lack of accountability. Not once during these repeated service failures did anyone offer a meaningful apology. When I raised my concerns with the manager, Chris, he repeatedly justified the situation by explaining that my room was "standard" and booked at a "discounted rate" through a wedding block. Since when does a discounted rate excuse poor service, broken amenities, and failure to honor a confirmed reservation? Even at checkout, there was a line of six guests with only one employee working the front desk while other staff stood chatting in the lobby. Although I received a small credit, it came nowhere close to compensating for the abysmal experience. The failures were not isolated incidents; they reflected a systemic lack of hospitality, communication, and customer care. I will never return to L’Auberge Del Mar and will be sure to share my experience with others. This property desperately needs leadership that understands what true hospitality and luxury service look like. Save yourself the drive, save yourself the money, and stay elsewhere.

Beautiful location but subpar service and amenities for a four star hotel. The ability to walk to shops, restaurants and the beach is amazing and redeemed what would have been a poor resort experience that overcharges for several services and had several broken or absent amenities. The rooms were small but fine, with comfortable beds but several aged or broken features. Nightly music downstairs was very good and enjoyable. Overall clean and nice resort with some problems. I don't mind spending money for a great experience, but the value just wasn't there for our stay.

The Best Venue in Delmar CA! We have vacationed at the L'Auberge Del Mar in ‘25, celebrating our companies 15th year in business, and ‘26. ‘26 was very special, 45th wedding anniversary celebration. Our patio room with a view of the pacific was excellent. Location for the track/beach/restaurants is excellent. Great atmosphere as soon as you check in, with excellent staff, from taking bags to room from uber, to fast check-in and check out. Excellent fast made up of room daily! Shuttle service to other area venues was excellent. We will be back in ‘27!

Fantastic location with ocean views, very short walk to the beach with shuttle available and amazing comfortable room with great layout.

This is the best location in North County IMO. I’ve stayed in La Jolla, Solana Beach, Carlsbad, and in Oceanside, but I think this Del Mar location is the best situated in terms of beach, restaurants, things to do. Lovely hotel.