The facility is tired and needs a major overhaul. The lobby is surprisingly basic, the hallways and especially the rooms are lacking in character and style. As constituted this is a 3.5 to 4 star facility with 5 star service. On the other hand the beach and pool are very good and the poolside service is particularly good. The lunch restaurant, Madera, has really good food. I very much enjoyed the pasta at the Italian restaurant. Overall, though, this place simply doesn live up to the Ritz Carlton name and is not worth the high room rates.