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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Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Aweful cart restrictions!

The cart restrictions are aweful! The cart "cuts out" all over the course! You can't even get back to the cart path! You have to go in reverse the whole way back! This definitely detracts from a good golf experience and it slows the pace of play.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Amazing course

I just started golfing last year and this course is one of my favorites I've played. A lot of awesome hole layouts, well maintained fairways and greens, and great options to walk or ride at a good price. Would love to play again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 13
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 23
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course - Horrible Cart Paths

This is a great course to play: Tee boxes, fairways and rough are well-maintained and in very good condition. The greens are slick, tricky to read, so bring your best putter. Pay close attention to the course map in the carts - these carts are geo-fenced and there are many areas in which you cannot drive the cart. Only one real negative, and that's the condition of the cart paths - they're terrible.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE

Course has gone downhill under new ownership. The website is awful. Impossible for me to book a tee time on it. It DOES NOT WORK RIGHT. I've tried multiple times. Only way I could get a tee time was by using Golf Now. Thank you. People that play here do not have very good golf etiquette. Unlikely that I will play here again.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun Day

Enjoyed this exec course. Great to work on your short game

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Quick and fun

The crew has the place looking and playing great. If there was any downside, some tee boxes are beat up. But room to place if desired.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Impressed on my Return

I had not played this course since the name change and I can say I was very happy to see the course take a complete 180 from what I remembered it being. Conditions are great overall, little spots here and there with water, nothing compared to what it was before and the greens are rolling very quick. I honestly thought I was gonna end up wasting my money to drive out and play this course again but I was very impressed with it overall and would like to make it back again soon!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course in bad shape, weird layout on some holes.

Multiple ground under repair spots on multiple fairways. Hole 10 green is the worst designed green I’ve ever played, it seems like a bad attempt at a two tiered green. The left 1/3rd is just a straight slope. Would not play again.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Nice course

The course is real nice, with good amenities. The staff are all very friendly and helpful.

The only thing I would like to see is the cart included in the price you pay for a round of golf, like almost every other course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Worst value in town

Painfully slow pace at Sunday twilight. No Marshall to maintain pace or enforce basic etiquette. Bunkers full of rocks. Greens are 50/50. Some dead with rocks everywhere. Some clean and fast. Priced higher than well kept courses around town.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

I’m not mad that they had the juniors playing on Sunday afternoon. It’s the fact that parents that were with them had no common sense of the pace of play rule. Obviously yes the kids are going to be a little slower and that’s perfectly fine. But the siblings with them were running around on the green we were hitting too. The kids that were playing golf seemed to rather play with sticks and not walk towards their ball. Whoever organizes this needs to have a chat with the parents and kids about keeping the pace of play for other.

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Course doesn't drain very well

Lots of wet spots on the fairways, but the greens rolled very true. Would definitely play the course again this summer. Friendly staff and restaurant had some great food and drinks.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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