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“A place this run down is undeserving of wedding business. "Customer service" is not in their vocabulary.”

Lake San Marcos Resort and Country Club

1 of 5 stars
pvpg07
New Jersey
Dec 13, 2009
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My wedding was a beautiful event after all of the flaws of this resort were covered up by my talented and hard-working vendors. The first thing you will notice about this resort is that it is run...more

“Do Not Have Wedding At this so called "Resort"”

Lake San Marcos Resort and Country Club

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Minawin
Oceanside
Dec 8, 2009
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Hospitability is a foreign word for the staff of this establishment. During our numerous meetings with the catering manager, we were never offered even water! The catering manager lacked the basic...more

“Beautiful Community”
5 of 5 stars
MommyandWife
Azusa, CA
Aug 19, 2008

We just arrived home after spending some quality family time in San Marcos, CA. and although its only about 2 hours away, I must say that I never new the town existed, we were really missing out! ...more

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