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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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The Links at Lakehouse
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Brad2201839
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Pace of play

Enjoyable round of golf except for the people they teamed us up with. The staff should explain to everyone about ready golf and about pace of play. We had a couple pass up a hole because one of our group was so slow. I wanted to join them. A Marshall driving around would fix this issue as well.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
The Links at Lakehouse
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jVpjZeQGCYjHhQbQMLFR
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Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
The Executive Course at Lakehouse
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Mango0806
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
The Links at Lakehouse
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u000004890313
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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u0000067183
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful Location and Decent Course

The Links at Lake house is a picturesque, challenging 18 hole course with fast greens (month end May 2024) and 90 deg dog legs 😀 and hazards ☣️

Non golf facilities are quite nice however the pro shop is adequate - missing golf equipment and necessities.

Course is severely burnt (under repair) in many places and many greens too. Value for money significantly compromised. Geofencing is inadequately marked - a nuisance not a complaint.

Staff member who checked us in at the pro shop behaved in a condescending manner — hopefully an outlier. Many other staff members were considérante.

Price with cart and small bucket of balls and two beers $120 — 😩 !!!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
The Executive Course at Lakehouse
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JakeOMite
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
The Links at Lakehouse
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n7vaCGHXuSt9zPa2wLEh
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
The Executive Course at Lakehouse
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lahammann
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
The Executive Course at Lakehouse
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Mango0806
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
The Executive Course at Lakehouse
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JohnF3
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
The Executive Course at Lakehouse
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ggoelzer
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
The Links at Lakehouse
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lahammann
Played On
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
The Links at Lakehouse
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n7vaCGHXuSt9zPa2wLEh
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
The Links at Lakehouse
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camluck
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
The Executive Course at Lakehouse
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woodchip1
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
The Links at Lakehouse
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elyrain
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
The Executive Course at Lakehouse
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captainpv
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
The Links at Lakehouse
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icepir82010
Played On
Reviews 25
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
The Executive Course at Lakehouse
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WaltRogers
Played On
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
The Links at Lakehouse
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u000005999232
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
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