Hello my friend,
We recently bought at Saratoga II. We compared Bakers Rank Park View, Portola Springs Colibri and Stonegate Saratoga.
You can see my whole thread when I asked for advice from the TI friends here:
http://www.talkirvine.com/index.php/topic,11449.0.html
Pros and Cons of Saratoga II:
Pros: Walk to SG Elem, Conservatory room, courtyard entrance, Saratoga II close to JOST and Jeffrey (better than Saratoga 1)
Cons: Way overpriced (for that matter, all of Irvine is over priced), Motor home, No drive way, Lot is only 3000 sq ft (better than 2800 sq ft in Saratoga I).
In the end the wife won for the sake of kids and school.
Btw, we did have a surprise when we went to Stonegate Elem School for registration. They said all openings for KG are filled and that we will be allotted to Portola Springs school for a year. My wife got really furious and discussed at length with the SG Principal. He was nice man, he heard us patiently and explained that he will do his best. Next week, when we went to drop off the medical records, we met him and he said my daughter has been allotted a seat. Relief!