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

Reviews

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Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Lake house golf course is an excellent value

Lake House Golf Course formally known as Lake San Marcos golf course is a true hidden secret. Tucked behind San Marcos High School it is off the beaten path. The course is in overall excellent shape even with the recently punched greens. The restaurant and welcoming balcony are great spots to eat some snacks, enjoy a drink or two with friends. This course is a great value for the money. If you’ve not played here before, you would be well served to try it next time you are in North County

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Great overall experience!

Love this course. Played it many times. Great experience from start to finish. The team is top notch and the course continues to improve and level up. The clubhouse and resturant are great as well. Love the course layout. The back 9 especially has some really great views in the course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good Day

It was a pleasant day. Walked it and enjoyed it.

Some bare patches on the fairways but generally okay. Somewhat muddy.

Overall the greens were good.

As a first time player I wished I had been warned when checking in about driving range he to the left of hole 1.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Enjoyable experience

Love this little course! Well maintained and laid out.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Many fairways needing work

Fairways on many holes were a bit beaten up. Greens were in fairly good condition and had recently been punched (about 3 weeks earlier. Some areas off the immediate fairway were overly wet. Pace of play was good.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice executive course

The only thing wrong with the courses is a few holes have large wet &muddy spots in front of the green..otherwise a great course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Fun course

Fun course, a little bit soggy in some areas. For the $, it was an awesome value. Great weather!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course w/ great value.

Pleasantly surprised by the course and it's price. Well maintained, few physical issues that are not even worth detailing, great price. Above average practice areas. Course is laid out in and around a planned community w/ only a few adjacent fairways making it a little tight at times for those who might send a tee shot left or right. Some holes seem unrealistically long to make par but overall a good test of your club selection skills. Absolutely walkable with only a couple elevation changes that will give you a pretty fair leg workout. You need to give this course a try. Greens are pretty fast but smooth. Well worth the money and drive.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course

First time playing this course! It was great. With how many people that were there I was surprised with the fast pace of play. 10/10 recommend!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Find local course

Great course for a no frills round of golf. Green fees are doable, the driving range is excellent and the staff is the best.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course, Not So Great Members

The staff, range and course are awesome. Greens roll fast. But we had 2 run-ins with “members” that kinda tarnished the day. One called the marshall on us on the 2nd hole thinking we didn’t belong or have a tee time scheduled. The other was wildly rude at the turn because we were trying to keep pace of play. They put us behind by 15 minutes. Aside from these interactions, the place was nice. Not sure we’d play again though.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Worth the Drive

I came up from Spring Valley to play the course, and was not disappointed. LOVE the course. A few fairways had some dry spots but not enough to be an issue. The sand in the green-side traps is very thin, with hard pan underneath - do not use your high-bounce wedge. The greens are in great shape, consistently fast and some are very tricky to read the slope. I carts have geo-fencing limits that will stall or stop the cart to keep you out of areas they don't want you to go, but there are very few warnings on the cart display. End result is that you don't usually know where those "fences" are -- got pretty tired of that! All in all though, the course is well worth the price.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Find course at affordable pricing

Great course for all of those. Looking to play late in the day. Lots of teetimes at decent prices. The course is in good condition and holes are challenging.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Poor Condition

This course has been in terrible condition for far too long.

The rough is deep and wet. in many case its a swamp. There are muddy areas in the fairways and many holes have numerous bare dirt in front of the greens. there are also bare patches on some of the greens. Traps are often muddy dirt (no sand). Tee boxes are generally in poor shape with bare patches and little grass.

Pathways to the Tee Boxes are bare dirt (often muddy)

The green fees were raised a couple months age, ostensibly to allow better maintenance. So far I've seen no improvement and in fact conditions have gotten even worse.

I will not play this course again and don't recommend it to anyone.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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