Winner's Circle Beach & Tennis Resort

This is a well maintained timeshare. It has a lovely pool and spa area. It is located close to the beach and is across the street from the Del Mar Fair grounds. It has tennis courts available for no additional charge.

We had a great time. Very easy to watch the kids. Maid service every day was a real plus! Very clean and very friendly. Location can't be beat!

I stayed at Winner's Circle at the end of September of 08. The weather was great, front desk foks were very friendly and location was very good. Solana Beach is a quaint and artsy little beach town just north of La Jolla in North San Diego County. Lots of charming restaurants and take outs nearby and lots of attractions in the area. This is an older resort but very well run. In the fall a lot of exchangers from either RCI or VRI exchange in and there are more retirees than kids at that time of the year. The resort has a pool, large hot tub area, a outdoor firepit, outdoor grills and picnic tables and access to the tennis courts next door. The rooms are a bit dated but are well kept up. The studios have already been renovated and look great but the one bedroom and two bedroom units for the most part are not yet updated. Owners have the right to last minute greatly discounted rates for up to three days if available which is a great perk. All in all, a friendly older well run resort next door to the Del Mar fairgrounds and a good Southern California location.

We returned after 3 years - furnature and rugs were old, and the room on the parking lot was noisy, patio dirty - left early, won't return.

Perhaps owners get better treatment than do those who trade for a week, but in the future I will trade to a resort that appreciates guests.

We went and toured the property today and got to see our unit for the first time.

The property is older, but well maintained. The grounds were well manicured and there was plenty of parking. The restaurant parking spaces are well marked and guests at the property have markers in their cars which means that the parking seems pretty well enforced.

In the parking lot is a great restaurant called The Fish Market. On the other side is a first rate restaurant called the Pamplemousse. There is also a restaurant/piano bar inside the property.

The lobby is clean and nicely decorated. In the lobby are vending machines, a salon and a desk to book tours.

The pool area was quite nice and very clean. The club room was newly renovated and very nice with marble counter tops, a poker table, books to borrow, a pool table and a big screen LCD TV.

The hallways were clean and freshly painted. The carpets are older but will soon be replaced according to the front desk.

We checked out a studio unit which has been freshly renovated. It had granite counter top, an apartment sized 4 burner stove with oven and also an apartment size refridgerator and dishwasher.

The downstairs units have a really big private patio. The upstairs units have smaller balconies, but still spacious and they run the length of the unit.

The one bedrooms are scheduled to start renovations soon. I was very pleased with the layout of our unit. The kitchenette has a two burner stove, and under counter fridge, a full size dishwasher, and a microwave. There is a 3/4 bath attached to the living area. There is a wardrobe in the living area for clothes storage for whomever is sleeping on the pull out sofa.

In the bedroom, there is another 3/4 bathroom with a separate make up/vanity area outside.

This property is across the street from the Del Mar Fairgrounds where there is always something going on. It's about a mile to the beach and a little further to the train station. The Solana Beach train station is a stop for both the Coaster and Amtrak. From this location it is 15 minutes north to Lego Land, 15 minutes south to Sea World and 20 minutes south to downtown San Diego. You're close to Del Mar and La Jolla. It's also very close to the Torrey Pines Golf Course, which is a public course, so you can play where the pros play.

Over all, we're pleased with our purchase. I can't wait to see what it looks like when the renovations are completely done.