Hyatt Vacation Club at The Welk in Escondido, CA

Scam!! This resort is a timeshare and you are encouraged to go to a presentation. Not an issue for me as I am a 25 year owner with Wyndham and have attended countless presentations over the years. As a Hyatt Globalist, I thought I was safe attending a presentation here. NOPE! After almost a month of contacting the resort and Hyatt, they refuse to provide they agreed upon amenity after a presentation. I attend a 3 HOUR presentation and was told by the resort that my bonus has been administered. Again NOPE. I have spent hours trying to resolve this both at the resort and with Hyatt directly and no one will response or assist. It’s always someone else’s issue. I understand how timeshares and presentations work and have never been treated this poorly. I advise if you go to this resort, DO NOT attend a presentation, much less buy in. Otherwise the resort was ok. I couldn’t use my tv the entire time as I didn’t have a remote despite asking for one repeatedly. At least, my stay me showed me my Wyndham timeshare properties are better.

Based upon stays at other resorts this was one of the better ones for activities for the family. Even though we used exchange they were extremely co-operative and did not push for us to buy into their program.

Beautiful resort with a fanatic gold course, clean suites, lots of family fun activities! But be warned! The activities start at $18. The only places to eat are canyon grill (not open Monday or Tuesday) and Pizza Hut express. Canyon grill smells like water damage and because you’re in the middle of nowhere Pizza Hut express serves up mall food court quality at luxury resort prices. It’s in the middle of nowhere! There are not any transit options, Uber to Escondido ranges from 25-40 a trip, to SanDiego 80-250 a trip. Lastly the internet and cell reception sucks!! Don’t be thinking you might be able to check your email or rent a car while you’re here cause the internet speed is 2mbps but don’t worry the front desk made me call IT and open a ticket! Should be resolved never!! If you’re coming here to hangout with kids or old people or golf, this is perfect! If you’re young fun and want things to do don’t think you’ll save a few $$ staying here, book downtown San Diego instead.

We are spending a week at The Welk, in a “no step’ unit, located in the original Resort Villas area of the complex. All the Resort Villa units are 2-bedroom, 2-bath, with a large kitchen, dining room and living room. The units also boast a large patio with comfortable seating, in a loveseat size cushioned sofa, along with a table with 4 chairs. The no step units are the equivalent of ADA units at any other location. They have handicap parking for each unit, with ramped walkways leading from the parking lot to the unit front door. Unfortunately, the rampway leading to our unit has no lighting along the path, so using it after dark is rather hazardous. Once inside, the kitchen has modified cabinet hardware lowered by about 10 inches for easier opening of the upper cabinets. The counter top is also lower, as is the dishwasher, stovetop and oven. There is a cutout in front of the kitchen sink to allow a person in a wheelchair better access. Electrical switches for the range top hood fan and light as well as the garbage disposal and over sink light are all now located under the countertop, for easier access. The secondary bathroom has been modified, moving the roll in shower to an area where the room housing the toilet used to be and the toilet is now a roll in, where the old shower was. Both the roll in shower and the toilet area have grab bars installed. None of the doorways have been widened except the doorway leading into the handicap bathroom. A new washer/dryer combination unit, housed in a closet in the kitchen, allows for not having to reach up high to put things in the dryer. The rest of the unit is like all the others, comfortable living room furniture as well as a very comfortable king size bed in the primary bedroom. The secondary bedroom has two queen size beds. The living room and both bedrooms have large flat panel televisions. Electrical outlets are plentiful and lighting is adequate to read by. There are approximately 12 of the “no step” units scattered within the Resort Villas area.

My wife and I really enjoyed our stay. They are remodeling the resort. Lots to do and the golf courses are great. The Oaks course is very busy with multiple groups of users. The farmers market was fun. The adult pool and gym were great. They will give you a ride around the resort if you need, just text them. The kitchen worked well. My wife said the sheets were a little scratchy.