2001 Old Hwy 395, Fallbrook, California 92028, US
(760) 728-5881
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About Pala Mesa Resort

The ranch-style Pala Mesa Resort in Fallbrook is just minutes away from Temecula wine country. All 132 rooms have either been renovated or will be soon. A heated outdoor pool, four lighted tennis courts and fitness room are available to guests. The golf course starts out narrow but gets more scenic with more elevation changes later in the round.

Facts

Price Range$$, $$$
Property Class★★★
Year Opened1964
Number of Units100-300

Amenities

RestaurantsCasual, Fine
Room TypesRoom
TennisYes
Fitness CenterYes
Practice FacilityYes
Banquet SpaceYes
SpaYes

Services

Room ServiceYes
ConciergeYes

Rules

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

Golf courses at Pala Mesa Resort

Reviews

4.3 out of 5 stars
1832 Reviews (1832)
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Played

To be avoided for now at least

First time I can honestly say I did not enjoy a round of golf.

Cart path only led to massive delays. 4 groups on one tee.

Conditions are poor

Hopefully new grass kicks in and it turns around

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
2.0
2.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 2.0
Value 2.0
Layout 3.0
Friendliness 3.0
Pace 2.0
Amenities 3.0
Commented on 10/19/2022

Hi, Coothouse,

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.

Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.

Thank you for visiting Pala Mesa Resort. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Played

Course in poor shape

Long grass in every fairway, unless you stand right on top of the ball, you won't find it. Tee boxes are scuffed and at lease half of them are not level.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
2.0
2.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 2.0
Value 2.0
Layout 3.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 2.0
Amenities 4.0
Difficulty 3.0
Commented on 10/19/2022

Hi, Tim5458160. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recover the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Pala Mesa Resort. We hope to see you again soon.

Reviews 14
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 4.0
Commented on 10/19/2022

Hi, dlcwagner. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Pala Mesa Resort!

Reviews 9
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Quiet Wednesday

Played midday round at Pala Mesa. Course was in pretty good shape overall, tee boxes and greens were a little rough in spots, and traps were unraked. Played at a brisk pace as we were not pushed from behind nor did we wait for group ahead of us. Overall a pleasant round.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Difficulty 3.0
Commented on 10/14/2022

Hello, rebholtzm. Thank you for visiting us at Pala Mesa Resort. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Reviews 3
Played
Verified Purchaser
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 2.0
Layout 2.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 2.0
Commented on 10/14/2022

Hello, tian6585. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Pala Mesa Resort. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Reviews 2
Recommended
Played

Angry neighbor

Coupled with the stay on cart path rules , Pala has an angry neighbor on hole 11 that will come out and yell at the golfers for enjoying their round to loudly!!!!

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 3.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 4.0
Commented on 10/14/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, u314162716635. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Pala Mesa Resort, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
1.0
1.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 1.0
Value 1.0
Layout 1.0
Friendliness 1.0
Pace 1.0
Amenities 1.0
Difficulty 3.0
Commented on 10/10/2022

Hi, Giacomuzzi. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing Pala Mesa Resort.

Reviews 35
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Played

Poor Conditions and Cart Path only!!

I understand that maintenance is being performed on the course right now but the course is in bad shape. Almost all of the fairways have weeds, dirt patches and dead areas.Tee boxes range from dirt to minimal grass and the greens were not much better. Additionally, it's currently cart path only because of over seeding the fairways, strange that the last 3 times I've played here it's been cart path only.

Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
2.0
2.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 1.0
Value 2.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 4.0
Difficulty 3.0
Commented on 10/10/2022

Hi, David7061073,

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.

Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.

Thank you for visiting Pala Mesa Resort. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Played

Brothers visit

The course was in terrible condition.

Horrible tee boxes and greens were in bad shape.

The fairways were dry and beat up.

It’s the worst I’ve ever seen it.

It’s a shame because I used to really like this course..

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
2.0
2.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 1.0
Value 1.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 1.0
Commented on 10/10/2022

Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve and are working diligently to improve the course. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.

Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
Played

Terrible condition

Front nine was horrific. Practically all dirt and weeds. No disclosure in advance. Back nine was significantly better but still below average. Coming from front nine to back made you feel back nine was better than it was just because front nine was virtually a dirt field. Do not play this course until it gets proper care.

Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
1.0
1.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 1.0
Value 1.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 3.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 3.0
Commented on 10/10/2022

Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve and are working diligently to improve the course. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.

Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Played

It got worse

I wrote a review not to long ago and somehow the course got worse. And the prices went up. Every fairway is brown and extremely dry as are the tee boxes. I only played here because I was able to use some discounts. I will wait till next year to play again.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
1.0
1.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 1.0
Value 2.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Commented on 10/10/2022

w29RiCvYTdcdUx7pLSDy, we’re sorry to hear of your less-than-satisfactory experience and hope you will accept our sincerest apologies. We value our customers' opinions and would like to make things right and determine how we can provide a solution that makes you smile. Please contact us directly at the pro shop at (760) 728-5881 Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
Recommended
Played

Fast play, rough conditions

Greens were punched so played auto 2-putt. Every single green was rolling different and very sandy. Front nine fairways dried out and the back nine were a bit better. Course will be a lot more fun in a month from now .

First Time Playing
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 4.0
Commented on 10/25/2022

Hello, foxtim52. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Pala Mesa Resort. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Review 1
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Commented on 10/03/2022

Thank you for reviewing us, sluna258. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Pala Mesa Resort, and we hope to see you again soon.

Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Pala Mesa is a nice course tp play in drought conditions

We played during the week as a foursome and considering the water restrictions the course was in good condition. The front nine greens had some stress from the drought but overall the greens were better than another course we played up north. The carts have GPS which was nice but they would stop the carts in unmarked restricted areas (when you are too close to the greens) and we had to reverse our way out. There is elevation through the course and pace of play (4 hour round) was good considering we did let three twosomes play through as a courtesy. The price was very reasonable (under $50 each with a cart) and it was the cheapest we played that week.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Difficulty 4.0
Commented on 10/03/2022

Hi, asarkozy. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at Pala Mesa Resort, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.

We hope to see you again soon!

Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Played

Not worth your time

Completely disappointing round. We were not told the greens were sanded and the greens were matted with sand. The fairways are in poor shape and the ground crews had zero sense of urgency in getting out of the way of play. We ordered a sandwich before the turn and nothing was ready when we made the turn.

As a traveling golfer make sure you call and ask on the conditions of the course. If it wasn’t for my decent round and a good place of play I would have rated Thai coins a 1 out of 5.

First Time Playing
2.0
2.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 1.0
Value 2.0
Layout 3.0
Friendliness 2.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 1.0
Commented on 10/25/2022

Hi, u000005906697,

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.

Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.

Thank you for visiting Pala Mesa Resort. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Played

Sanded greens

We weren’t told they were sanding greens,greens were unplayable

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
1.0
1.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 1.0
Value 1.0
Layout 3.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 2.0
Difficulty 3.0
Commented on 10/03/2022

Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve and are working diligently to improve the course. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.

Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Played

Greens Punched

Greens were punched just recently. We found out on the first hole. They weren’t raked yet either so we just called it quits and called GN for our refund and said the holes were unplayable. We told the club house and they understood. No issues w refund since club house was understanding. I wish this didn't happen but I know a lot of people have to travel to this area so i hope it saves someone a drive this week. Ps the fairways were also looking very blotchy and reminded me of the park where the Dodgers play. Hopefully its better in the winter.

First Time Playing
1.0
1.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 1.0
Value 1.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 1.0
Amenities 2.0
Commented on 10/03/2022

Hello, ben07zie. Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.

We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain.

We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Unplayable Greens / Shame on GolfNow

Booked through GolfNow; there was no mention of aerification/topdressing of greens. I was notified upon arrival that the greens had been punched and topdressed. The employee stated I could give it a shot and see "if" the greens were playable - they were NOT. I played tee to green (no putting) for 12 holes and then left. The course employee told me to contact GolfNow about the conditions of the course. Yes, I didn't book through the course directly but GolfNow is selling green fees and should be in the loop on if the greens are playable. I've played this course before several times and have no issue with the course or its staff.

Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
1.0
1.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 2.0
Value 1.0
Layout 3.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 3.0
Difficulty 3.0
Commented on 10/03/2022

Hi u314160691812,

We’re sorry to hear of your less-than-satisfactory experience and hope you will accept our sincerest apologies.

We value our customers' opinions and would like to make things right and determine how we can provide a solution that makes you smile.

Please contact us directly at the pro shop. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Great day and value

I didn't play to my potential but it was a great experience.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 3.0
Commented on 10/03/2022

Thank you for taking the time to review us, TomJutte. Your feedback is valuable, and we appreciate your business. Pala Mesa Resort thanks you!

Reviews 15
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 3.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 5.0
Commented on 10/03/2022

Thank you for reviewing us, ambon1. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Pala Mesa Resort, and we hope to see you again soon.

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