"For years I have been remiss in thinking that the Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay was too close to home to be worth a stay. BOY WAS I WRONG! Just one week before my birthday I decided to check the website to see how much a one night stay would cost. I was pleasantly surprised to see that they also allow dogs and a basic room was much less than I thought. When we checked into our upgraded fire pit room it was decked out with birthday balloons & a birthday cake as well as balloons for our golden retriever Ellie, a dog bed, bowls & even a menu for the dog. 🤭 They will even deliver a smores kit to your room. They thought of everything! The room was gorgeous with a comfy bed and extremely quiet ac unit (which I SO appreciated after our last trip to DC & Philly- where we had to yell to hear each other over the ac). We ordered room service for breakfast since we couldn’t (& wouldn’t) bring our dog to the restaurant & they were knocking at the door in exactly 30 minutes. They arrived with a beautiful silver tray holding both plates of food, bread & croissant, coffee, etc. Everything tasted great & was the perfect temp. Each night just before sunset, a bag piper plays on the cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. We will definitely be heading back to this resort & I will forever sing its praises."

"This was a quick 2-night stop to enjoy the beautiful views and get a quick round of golf. It is swanky and expensive, with excellent service, as expected of a Ritz Carlton. We had a beautiful ground-level room with a firepit on the patio, which was lovely on a chilly spring night, and we were able to watch the bagpiper performing at sundown. Although it was billed as “ocean view” it’s somewhat limited by the low elevation; more ocean would be visible from the second floor. The room itself was large and luxurious, lots of drawer and closet space, a great functional nightstand, and complimentary beverages in the fridge. They provided a little birthday cake to welcome us, and brought us blankets to use on the patio at night. The bathroom has an obnoxiously bright night light on a motion sensor under the counter, which coupled with a glass panel in the door was disturbing when one person got up during the night. I asked if it could be turned off, not really expecting anything, but housekeeping actually did turn it off so the second night was much better! Breakfast was good, and we had a good dinner at the Conservatory one night, went into town the second night. Downtown Half Moon Bay is a few minutes’ drive; there’s not much there, you can spend an hour or two poking around the shops and there are a few restaurants (Pasta Moon was great). I took a walk on the beach, which is reachable by walking along the cliff and then down a big staircase. Overall a very relaxing, peaceful stay with gorgeous views."

"Lovely old New England style hotel on an Arnold Palmer golf course perched on rocks overlooking the Pacific Ocean. I do realize the name means it’s expensive, but I’ve had similar experiences at hotels that cost a lot less. The staff was perfect, accommodating, pleasant, friendly. They were receptive to every question and very helpful. I was there for a business conference, and the food was great for the conference, A+. Did not eat in the restaurants because it was outrageously expensive. $199 for one person to eat brunch on the weekend. If you’re familiar with or a fan of the Ritz Carlton chain then you understand and expect this, however, great experiences can be had for a lower amount of money."

"Great service however phone in the room was incredibly cheap and didn't work. The food is not good. The guacamole was tasteless and clearly came from plastic bag, the "lobster roll" tasted like it was made with or at least augmented by fake crab roll, got a bagel with salmon this morning- bagel was soggy and salmon was literally vomitous - greasy, seemed unfresh and I literally gagged and spit it out I feel badly saying this because the service was really impeccable especially for a huge hotel"

"Stayed one night for a quick getaway to Half Moon Bay. We were served a very nice glass of wine at check-in, and got a lovely room with an ocean view looking north. The room had all the amenities one would expect. Enjoyed a short walk to the beach just south of the hotel property. Enjoyed a good breakfast before checking out. A small complaint about the hand-held shower wand, which had a big leak at its hose attachment point, and sprayed water everywhere. A big complaint is the exorbitant parking charge. It was something like $30 when we last stayed here in 2017. It's now something like $70. That's absurd."