Staying at the La Costa Resort and Spa
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Rating: Three stars*
New and noteworthy: New owners and a $140-million renovation created a mini-city with a water park, retail plaza, big spa, golf facility, ballroom and condo villas.
The stay: Hop from pool to spa to yoga center for leisure of the active kind.
The scene: Well-funded families, golfers and spa fiends invade the pools, the links and the treatment salons. Minus conventioneers, the bars are quiet.
Deal maker: Scads of activities for all ages in a quiet setting.
Deal breaker: Once-serene spot is now a complicated mega-resort.
Stats: 2100 Costa del Mar Road, Carlsbad; (800) 854-5000, www.lacosta.com.
Rooms: Rates begin at $325; villas begin at about $1,000.
*Rating is based on the room, service and ambience and overall experience with price taken into account in relation to quality. Five stars: Outstanding on every level. Four stars: Excellent. Three stars: Very good. Two stars: Good. One star: Satisfactory. No star: Poor.
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