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Here's what others have had to say about Gardiner's Resort.
"The ambiance is wonderful.You get wonderful treatment and terrific meals. The tennis instruction is mixed, it all depends on the specific pro. that you get."—H.M., Adv. Int., January 2009
"This tennis ranch is tucked away against a mountain in Carmel Valley. The resort is small and intimate offering individual houses on the property for 4-6 people and also studio type casitas. The tennis clinics are from 9:30 - 1:00 daily rotating between courts and instructors. The tennis instruction that is offered is very weak. The instructors showed no enthusiasm.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner is all-inclusive and is incredible! This is a great get-away for a lovely setting, terrific food and to play tennis. The instruction is lacking."—P.C., Adv. Int., November 2008
"Went wjth a group of ladies. We had a great time. Would like more drills and cardio options. The food was great. Fun dinners. The rooms were fine. Place needs fluffing and more tennis instruction"—V.F., Int., November 2008
"The resort is beautiful, the lodging adequate,the weather dependably gorgeous. The service personnel were superb as was the food. Tennis instruction was very average. The instructors did not adapt our lessons to our skill level well. Also, we had four instructors in three days so we felt like we repeated day #1 three times."—K.B., Adv. Int., September 2008
"In July of 2007 my wife and I enjoyed a three-day stay at Gardiner's (there were eight tennis players making group instruction very personal). This year we went to Kapalua so we have two resorts to compare.
Gardiner's is the much more laid back of the two and and offers more hours of instruction but is not as good at game matching (just because of the numbers of players available). We are both 3.5 players and were there with 3.0 to 4.5 players - a healthy mix. If you love hitting lots of balls in a romantic, secluded but picturesque setting and getting good pointers and help with weaknesses, you will enjoy Gardiner's. The incomparable meals and wine are the crowning touch. The history of the resort is on the walls of the breakfast area in photos and news articles - quite interesting."—G.L., Int., September 2008
"My wife and I attended Gardiner's for the weekend in 2005.
Located in pretty Carmel Valley, this is an ideal camp/resort if you live in Northern California or the north west. A smallish resort dedicated to tennis, it has 6-8 hard courts. Pretty main lodge and restaurant and nice (not luxurious) rooms.
great instruction, by friendly pros. Low student to teacher ratio. We played tennis for 4 hours a day. Two in the morning and 2 in the afternoon. When we attended it was adults only.
One thing that was distinctive was the food and gardens. Lunch each day was on the patio surrounded by flowers. The food was outstanding.
Dinner each night is in a small dinning room. The resort is intimate, service personal and the whole setting is sort of romantic, though you do hit a lot of balls and need to like tennis.
If you and your spouse or girlfriend like tennis, live in Northern California and want to get away for a week, long weekend or weekend this might be ideal. I like it and would recommend it."—S.R., Adv. Int., July 2008
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Sadly, Gardiner's Resort was closed on January 4, 2009 and all the staff was let go. There are no announced plans to reopen. As I learn more, I'll post information on the home page.
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