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1025 La Bonita Drive, San Marcos, California 92078, US
(760) 744-0120
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About Lakehouse Hotel and Resort

The idyllic shoreline of Lake San Marcos is the draw for the Lakehouse Hotel and Resort outside San Diego. The property is home to a championship and executive golf course, multiple restaurants, a marina with electric and non-motor boat rentals, two saltwater pools and oversized hot tubs. The 1960s-era hotel holds onto its retro charms with hula hoop contests, board games, roasting S'mores and a lobby library. The semiprivate St. Mark Golf Club (6,400 yards) and par-58 executive course will please every level of player. 

Facts

Price Range$$, $$$
Property Class★★★★
Acres250
Year Opened1960
Number of Units100-300

Amenities

RestaurantsCasual, Bar
Room TypesRoom, Suite
Short CourseYes
TennisYes
Fitness CenterYes
Practice FacilityYes
MarinaYes
Golf School/AcademyYes
Banquet SpaceYes
SpaYes

Services

Kids ProgramYes
Room ServiceYes
ConciergeYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?Yes
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No

Golf courses at Lakehouse Hotel and Resort

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3.9
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The Links at Lakehouse
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u314163423607
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of play

Forgot why I don’t play here anymore. Pace of play is horrendous. It was a Saturday but 6 hours is egregious.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
The Links at Lakehouse
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
First Time Playing

Longest round ever

Staff is friendly, course layout was fun but our round was 5 hours and 15 mins! No Marshall and 8 minutes between tee times caused major back up on every hole.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
The Executive Course at Lakehouse
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u00000486739
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The Exec At Lakehouse Golf Course

Love this golf course, basically the best place to work on your short game. Course is well maintained and the staff is friendly. I would recommend this course to all skill levels.

Short game Paradise for sure!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
The Links at Lakehouse
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CarlsbadKnight
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great local course.

Upgraded carts with GPS! Finally cleared the big water hole!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
The Links at Lakehouse
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CarlsbadKnight
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
The Executive Course at Lakehouse
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golfmac96
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
The Links at Lakehouse
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4a5nE4e9UJZwVkwNhwX7
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
The Executive Course at Lakehouse
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Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Difficulty Fairly Easy
The Executive Course at Lakehouse
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Golf4David
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

A pleasant walk

Besides a few mushy/muddy places from heavy rains the course was in good condition. Everyone was very friendly. Walking the course is great exercise. Very enjoyable.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
The Executive Course at Lakehouse
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grb514
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Walked

Great short game cours

This course will test your mid iron and short iron game. It is very hilly and a good walk. It as a chilly morning (mid 40s) and very wet from the previous nights rain. It was almost like we had the course to ourselves. I will play here again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
The Links at Lakehouse
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u314159745069
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

OMG

I feel they have invested money in every area except the golf course. The course is tired and it took three hours to play nine holes. We called it a day after that. We like the atmosphere and the people, but until they invest in the course and make any effort into improving the place of play, I won’t play it again.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
The Executive Course at Lakehouse
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Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Walked
Difficulty Moderate
The Links at Lakehouse
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u000001321264
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Slow plah

The links at Lakeside could be really good, the fairways are decent and the greens are great. The pace of play is one of the worst I've ever been at. By hole two we are already 22 minutes behind time and by the time we finished nine holes, we were just over three hours.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
The Links at Lakehouse
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u314163354198
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Awful Conditions and Worst Pace

Do yourself a favor and DO NOT go here. It took 2 hours to get to hole 6 and there was no effort to make things faster. We were told sorry that’s just how it is. Half of it was flooded as well just such a waste of time and money.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
The Executive Course at Lakehouse
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6AokP0D7uULmh9bZG3eV
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

On my own

I didn’t have my husband to play with so I went as a single. I had the best time with the three I was paired up with. We had a beautiful day and played similar.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
The Links at Lakehouse
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jimpetroskey
Played On
Reviews 137
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
The Links at Lakehouse
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fanli
Played On
Reviews 3
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Terribly slow. Books on golf now, but they charged another $24 for cart on site.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
The Links at Lakehouse
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juntaehwang
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good course with reasonable green fee

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
The Links at Lakehouse
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u731725564
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slowwwww

Very slow play. Golfers behind us kept hitting into us.

Cart paths are horrible. Some sand traps were hard as rock. Lots of drainage issues.

Nice layout but no Marshall or starter to help with the pace of play here

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
The Executive Course at Lakehouse
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RIPipsen
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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