Beautiful location. Superior Tennis Facilities. Pleasant Staff. Restaurant turned us away without a prior reservation! The accomodations were not great. The house in the woods was out of the Brady Bunch era. Dark, low ceilings, ants galore!!!! Outdated appliances. Not so clean. more

Be prepared to put on your tennis whites, and step into a Cary Grant movie. It's a time travel capsule in a resort. You don't have to be good at tennis to love this place, all levels, even complete beginner are truly welcome here. Magnificent setting, in a park like rustic woodsy area, with common areas decked out in a... more

Carmel Valley is an exquisite setting for this unusual and historic tennis resort. The food is glorious (all included in the price, so you pay twice if you wish to eat elsewhere). The tennis clinics and instruction were very uneven, and at times, extremely weak. The "pros" were often young, inexperienced and seem to hold other jobs. Tennis is not... more

My wife was hesitiant at first since she had not played tennis for a long time, and was only thinking about getting back into the game, but afterwards she told me she really enjoyed herself and got fired up to play more when she got back. The tennis staff (Mark Cross) was very hospitable and knows the game very well... more

This was my second trip to Gardiner's. The location is beautiful but it is definitely geared for tennis players (which I am). It is American plan and the food is exceptionally good. Buffet at lunch and sitdown for dinner with two meu items, a meat and a fish. Fruits and veggies are all very fresh. The tennis instruction is not... more