We stayed at the Ritz Carlton Golf Resort for six nights in July after getting a great deal through the hotel website. As I believe this is the low season the room rates were very good for such a classy hotel. We had two rooms booked as resort view but on check in we were given golf course view rooms, one of which had two balconies and windows on two sides.

From check in to check out the hotel was faultless and it proved to be impossible to find any problem with any aspect of our stay.
We used self parking at the car park which was only a short walk away although the valet parking always seemed to be very efficient. There was always someone there to hold doors open and give a friendly welcome and there were never queues at either the reception desk nor concierge. The rooms were immaculate and we never wanted for clean towels and the Bulgari toiletries were always replenished. The rooms had an excellent variety of movies and there was TV internet access and Nintendo games. The wireless internet connection was fast and quick to connect to ( it does incur a $9.95 cdaily charge though).

The pool area was beautifully clean and the pool attendant was always on hand with towels etc.

The restaurant service was very friendly and efficient and the food quality always excellent.

I could go on at length about the facilities etc but these are in the hotel website but in summary this hotels best feature is the excellent staff and the beautiful surroundings. Prepare for higher than normal costs for food and drink but all that service has to be paid for!

We stayed at the Ritz Naples Golf Resort for 5 nights and loved the pool. My 15 and 11 year old would have stayed at the pool all week if we'd have let them. The staff there were very helpful. The construction noise next door did get a little distracting, but nothing that would ruin the day. The shuttle to the beach leaves every half hour, if you are looking for a true beach vacation it might be best to stay directly on the beach as using the shuttle required a little planning. Only downside is the food is very expensive -- we had a car and did go out to eat and to other beaches, Loudermilk Beach in Naples is a fun beach!

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I think the "Mixed Feelings" reviewer on 27 May sums this hotel up pretty well.

Its nice and clean with generally good service, but u feel underwhelmed when you arrive and that doesn't leave you during the stay. We planned to stay here 10 nights but cut it short by 2 nights. Unless your a golfer this particularly hotel puts a capital D into dull. Don't get me wrong its clean and rooms are a good standard but its not truelly 5 star.

However its atleast 50-70% cheaper than the Beach resort and like many of the people who I'm sure choose to stay here they're are almost no kids here so its quieter, its much cheaper than the beach resort but you can relatively easily get to the beach resort due to the hotel minibus. However next time I'd pay the premium and stay at the Beach Resort due to the ease of staying there, general ambience of grand hotel meets relaxed vacation venue. You would feel like you'd been on vacation at the Beach Resort I'm not sure you'd feel like that at the Golf resort.For that experience, ease and embience the Beach resort premium in my view is worth it.

If you don't want to pay the premium then this place is fine and does represent value but be prepared to travel to the beach resort (you can use all the beach resort facilities without a problem) everyday. Unless your a golfer I'm not convinced you'd be happy staying around during the day or evening due to its dullness factor alone.

I've given this a 4 star rating as its generally a decent standard, if I was basing it on ambience alone then it would get 3 stars.

We stayed at the Ritz Golf Resort in Naples for 3 nights (including 4th of July) and loved our overall experience.
We stayed there for a variety of reasons, mainly that it was substantially cheaper than the Ritz on the Beach, yet afforded guests all the privileges that the beach Ritz offered.
The hotel itself is very nice and the rooms are what we expected from a Ritz hotel. The pool area is nice and very quiet, especially when compared to the beach Ritz's pool area, which gets extremely noisy and crowded. The tennis facilities were nice as well and racquet's were provided to us for a small fee, and court fee's were not extremely high. ($6 a pop and $24 an hour). One of the most attractive features of the hotel is the full-access use of the Ritz on the beach. We got a cabana by the pool on the 4th of July, spent all Saturday on the beach, and it was perfect in every way.
Lastly, what made the Ritz experience truly special was the incredible hospitality that the staff displayed in every capacity. I have never in my life experienced their level of commitment and courtesy towards guests. It's hard to describe it, but it is something to be experienced.
The only advice I have is that it's a good idea to rent a car unless you are planning on not leaving the Ritz Golf Resort or the Ritz Beach. (A shuttle runs every half hour between the two). They are relatively "isolated" from the rest of Naples so plan on getting a taxi whenever you decide to travel away from the Ritz.