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
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Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played

Golf carts

I’m 78 years old and to play a course that stop you cart when you get within 30 yards or cart path only fairways take away some of the fun

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 11/08/2021

Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Pala Mesa Resort!

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Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/08/2021

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!

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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/08/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Pala Mesa Resort!

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Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 11/02/2021

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!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/02/2021

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Pala Mesa Resort!

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Reviews 25
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Definitely not for disabled players

The course was roped off as carts only. I did not know this when I signed up. I am disabled and would not have signed up had a known. The carts are equipped to only allow backing up when you get in restricted areas. I told the pro shop I was disabled and they said they would disable this on my cart. They never did. As a result I was forced to walk a significant distance with hazardous conditions several times. I understand they do this to protect the condition of the course but it should be stated before allowing tee times to be booked. It definitely would not be approved by the Americans With Disabilities Act. Was extremely disappointed.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/22/2021

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!

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/22/2021

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Pala Mesa Resort!

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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great course

I honestly figured for the price of it that the course wouldn’t be in the best condition, but the condition was amazing, greens were really quick but very playable, the we’re doing some work on the tee boxes but that wasn’t an issue. Great time at this course, will definitely be coming back to play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/02/2021

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.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/19/2021

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Pala Mesa Resort!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

nice course

Pala Mesa has always been a nice course to play. friendly staff

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/19/2021

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.

Played On
Reviews 97
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing

Nice and challenging

It was our first time play this nice course, layout was great and fairway was narrow and Greens were great shape!

The only exception is their carts which have GPS and will suddenly stop moving if you go into a "restricted area". Problem is they don't marks at all!

The food and drinks are very decent prices and staffs were very nice. Today we had 2 players left cell phone on unexpected places and both phones found ! We were very lucky!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/19/2021

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Pala Mesa Resort.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs work

Temporary tees on bare spots due to overseed. Fairways sparse. Greens slow but playable. Disappointing maintenance. Just worn out and in need of a major overhaul. I forgot how loud I-15 sounds on this course.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/19/2021

Hi Bob, thanks for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry your experience didn’t match your expectations. It was an uncommon instance and we’ll do better in the future.

Please feel free to reach out to us with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you wish to share. We would love to make things right if you give us another chance.

Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 10/29/2021

Thank you for the awesome rating! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another great experience, and thanks for choosing Pala Mesa Resort.

Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 10/12/2021

Hi Terry, 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.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very disappointed

Paid full price not knowing the greens were irritated and sanded the tee boxes were all being worked on

Very disappointed

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 10/12/2021

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. Please visit or website or social for aeration updates, and keep an eye out for the aeration icon on Golf Pass and Golf Advisor. We hope to see you again, and sincerely appreciate your feedback.

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Reviews 77
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Heads Up when Aeriating

It use to be when a course was aerating, golf now would tell us. I walked into this course blind and saw immediately the practice green white with salt. Every hole had been torn up the day before and you couldn't use the t-boxes because they were being overseaded and had to use the side of them that had monster grass. Had a hard time putting the ball on the t because the grass was too long for the t to go into the ground. How about in the future you let us know about this, and the course, how about if you won't let us use the t-boxes, maybe put a driving mat out there so we have something to hit off of.

I use to love this course, but it was in such terrible shape. I get you have to do maintenance, but charging almost the same price for a poor quality experience makes me not want to come back.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/12/2021

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. Please visit or website or social for aeration updates, and keep an eye out for the aeration icon on Golf Pass and Golf Advisor. Please don't hesitate to call us should you have any questions. We hope to see you again, and sincerely appreciate your feedback.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/04/2021

Thank you for the awesome rating! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another great experience, and thanks for choosing Pala Mesa Resort.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/04/2021

Hi,

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star!

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful day at Pala Mesa

Great price today on green fees with cart. at $32 on teeoff with a 20% discount as an email recipient.

Course conditions were very good. Only area lacking was the tee boxes that were thin and sparse. Greens were great (speed at approx. 10-11). Traps very good. Fairways were a bit thin but hopefully will improve with cooler weather coming.

Overall a great value and a challenging course from the back tees.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/04/2021

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!

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