I have been to the Casa del Zorro now four times. It is always a santuary and luxury. I dream of the time I can return.

At the last stay, I reserved a room for three adults and one child. We stayed over Saturday night during high season in one of the deluxe poolside rooms. Although not advsertised anywhere, they do offer AAA rates, which takes a little off the edge of the high price of the hotel. They do charge for any additional adults beyond two, but not for children under the age of 12 (not sure).

Upon entering the room, we were pleasantly surprised with a personal note from the manager, a bottle of wine and some fresh fruits. Every room I have stayed in is deluxe with two bathrobes (no problem getting a third), a full size bathroom with a shower, separate from bathtub, separate from toilet. They have this wonderfully smelling cactus tea tree shampoo/lotion, etc which is a little drying to the skin, but smells so good, you have to use it. Pool is right outside the room with a beautiful private patio right outside. Beds are extremely comfortable. All rooms I have stayed have a fireplace and great temperature control.

Dinner was a bit overpriced, but overall good. If you want to save money, you could probably go into Borrego and get some Mexican. Expect to pay at least $30 per person at the hotel. They do have dress attire to eat in their dining room. If you have casual attire, you have to eat in their Fox den or outside in the rose garden.

We were pleasantly surprised that the cost of the room included breakfast; a totally deluxe experience. You can basically order ANYTHING on the menu including teas, coffees, fruits, juices, usual breakfast fare, sides. The only that will stop you is the side of your stomach and feeling of shear glutany. Three adults and child racked up a bill of about $100.

My absolute favorite part of this resort is the lap pool. If you walk a little way to their athletic facility, they have this wonderful lap pool which is usually empty. There is an age limit to this facility, so if you have kids under the age of ?16, they need to stay at the roomside pools.

The hotel now has full resort amenities including archery, a running track, volleyball court, tennis court and others, not to mention spa treatments.

I've gone both high season and off season. Off season is very good value, esp is your main goal is to relax by the pool and take siestas.

If you want a treat, come to the Casa del Zorro. You won't be disappointed.

We have visited the Borrego Springs area many times over the years and heard great things about La Casa Del Zorro. This year my girlfriend offered to take me there for dinner on my birthday and I was quite looking forward to it. What a gawdawful, pretentious, over priced disaster of a restaurant. She and I dine out often, and are quite tolerant of minor glitches, off-nights, holiday stress and so forth, but the service, atmosphere, and price/quality ratio at this place is inexcusable. I can't speak to the hotel accomodations as we didn't spend the night, but I can't stress enough what a rotten experience we had at the restaurant. Two thumbs down!

Bob Stephens

I have now stayed at the Casa del Zorro two times, and I can't wait for my third. The grounds are lovely, and the casitas are beautifully appointed. The prices may seem a little high, but an individual home with a small but private swimming pool is just the best. The staff is excellent, and they will try to meet every request. I particularly like the wonderful hostess in the dining room who has worked there since high school. She is welcoming, friendly, and a good resource for information about the resort. And I find the food in the dining room to be of high quality. Take it from me, it's a wonderful place to spend time--even in the heat of August!

For my husband's birthday a couple of days ago we stayed at La Casa Del Zorro, which we've known and visited for many years. It is one of the few worldwide resorts which still pampers you with such a personal touch. I can't say enough about how lovely it is all around.
However, our special birthday dinner did not turn out the way we expected. The Butterfield room, which features gourmet dining and an elegant setting, requires appropriate dinner attire, which is stressed in their brochures, online, and when you make a dinner reservation. The food and wine were excellent, and my husband was delighted with a special birthday desert.
But things were spoiled when newly arrived dinner guests were seated at the table next to us. They were in jeans and rumpled T-shirts, brought a plastic water bottle with them and proceeded to drink straight from the bottle while using the cellphone. One of the female guests had such skimpy jeans that we were treated to her exposed backside (putting it delicately). We were truly shocked and upset and I asked to speak to the dining room manager. She told me that she was sorry and that it was her fault, she decided to put them at that table. There is the Presidio Room, there is a lovely outside heated patio, the people could have been seated there - but they remained in the formal Butterfield room. Apparently they were part of a film crew that was staying at the hotel. That's no excuse to bend the rules to such an extent, though, in my book!
We will be back at Casa del Zorro because I do hope that this was an isolated incident and we enjoyed everything else about our stay.