Lawrence Welk Resort - Escondido, CA

[FlynnK Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close FlynnK]

My husband and I along with another couple just booked a "getaway" through Interval to the Lawrence Welk Resort Villas in Escondido (about 35 miles away from San Diego). Has anyone visited this resort? Reviews, thoughts, or suggestions about where to visit during our week in SoCal would be helpful!!

[Jaybee Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jaybee]

You'll probably get lots of responses to this. We own at Welk, and love it. The villas are our favorite, but we'll be staying at the Mtn. Villas, the new ones, for the first time this year.
We always enjoy going to the theater. For the most part, they do a great job, and offer an enjoyable couple of hours.
It's about 1/2 hr.-45 min. drive into San Diego, and Oceanside is about 1/2 hr. away. I'm not sure how far the Wild Animal Park is, but it's a nice way to spend most of a day.
There is a Von's about a 15 min. drive south, and Trader Joe's isn't far.
The grounds are beautiful, and I love walking there. It's a peaceful place, and there are lots of activities for kids, and it all seems to co-exist beautifully.

[Dori Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dori]

We were there a few years ago and loved it. The resort is huge and the grounds are beautiful. The villa we stayed in, a 2-bedroom, was very large and tastefully decorated. We took the San Diego tour and the one to Tijuana as well. We thoroughly enjoyed both. We visited the Valley View Casino and found the buffet dinner there to be excellent!

You will enjoy yourselves at this lovely resort.

Dori

[Icc5 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Icc5]

We also own at Welk

We own in the older units but feel they are the better units at least for us.
You are between 45 minutes and an hour from San Diego which has tons to offer such as their world famous zoo. Drive over to Catalina Island if you want to see a fantastic hotel. The San Diego Trolley tour was so good that we now look for them in every major city.
The resort itself is spread out with a beautiful golf course, theater, several rec. rooms, several pools and workout equipment. You won't be disappointed.
Bart

[Jaybee Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jaybee]

Ohboy! Whoa! I think you meant Coronado Island. It would be a very wet ride to try to drive to Catalina! LOL!

We own in the older units but feel they are the better units at least for us.
You are between 45 minutes and an hour from San Diego which has tons to offer such as their world famous zoo. Drive over to Catalina Island if you want to see a fantastic hotel. The San Diego Trolley tour was so good that we now look for them in every major city.
The resort itself is spread out with a beautiful golf course, theater, several rec. rooms, several pools and workout equipment. You won't be disappointed.
Bart

[FlynnK Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close FlynnK]

thank you for all of your suggestions! sounds like we made a great choice in this resort. we are going october 3rd-10th 2009. how is the weather that time of year?