HOTEL REVIEW | RATING: * * * 1/2

L'Auberge Del Mar: How it rates

By Valli Herman, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
06:36 PM PDT, July 22, 2008

How it rates: * * * 1/2

New and noteworthy: Interior designer Barclay Butera directed the $25-million renovation, using his namesake company's home décor collections.

The stay: Even on a busy holiday, the beach city's genteel neighborhood infects hotel staff and visitors with a civilized, small-town feeling.

The scene: Weddings can overtake the midsize resort; families gather more quietly for beach vacations in classy lodgings.

Deal maker: For the price of a hotel room, guests can feel like a resident of exclusive Del Mar.

Deal breaker: Hipsters and iconoclasts may not like the country club atmosphere.

Stats: 1540 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar; (800) 245-9757; www.laubergedelmar.com.

Rooms: Standard rooms begin at $410 in peak season; low-season rates begin at $390 a night.

Rating is based on the room, service, ambience and overall experience with price taken into account in relation to quality.

* * * * * Outstanding on every level

* * * * Excellent

* * * Very good

* * Good

* Satisfactory

No stars: Poor

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