WorldMark Oceanside

I have stayed at this «resort» two times. Ten years ago we had a two bedroom unit. The pool is good, the beach is nice. The cockroaches and filthy carpet was not. We tried it again this April. We had a penthouse. The pool was still good, we had a great time at the beach. We didn’t have any roaches this time, but still had carpet with many stains. If you like mold on the shower, you would like our unit. We were on the west end of the building. Yes the trains roll by many times a day. If you like being rocked by the vibrations, you will love the unit we were in. The parking garage had sewage leaking from a drain pipe, but it’s fine if you don’t park by it. They say the are going to remodel the place. Too little too late. I don’t plan on ever going there again.

after reviewing all of the reviews, was skeptical in staying here. booked this during «ski week» as we have relatives who live in san diego. unfortunately, due to a family emergency, only ended up staying 2 nights of the 5 nights booked. and, with the reviews about the train that runs by the location, was very hesitant about staying here. maybe because of the lowered expectations, ended up being VERY satisfied with our stay! wished we would have been able to stay the entire time!
we booked a 3 bedroom & loved our room — the spacious living space area, the 2 «main» bedrooms and 1 bedroom with 2 twins was AWESOME! loved the spacious living area & the wonderfully equipped kitchen. used the bbq on the deck that overlooked the pier, which was beautiful.
yes, there were several trains that ran right by our room (i think we were the closest room/​unit to the traintracks) but wasn’t frequent or loud enough to disrupt our stay — maybe because i actually reviewed the comments & was aware of this occurrence, i wasn’t surprised nor offended. the location was very convenient to the beach & restaurants that i didn’t have to worry about enjoying a cocktail & being able to walk back to my room with the kids in tow!
also, knowing that i wasn’t «in» san diego, i expected having to drive to san diego or torrey pines to do other things.
and yes, owning a timeshare, i expected the «sales pitch» when having to pick up my parking pass. but when i explained that i wasn’t there for a sales pitch nor did i have the time to sit through a sales pitch, they were «understanding» and let me have my parking pass & on my way.
the pool was enjoyable (although the beautiful beach was a stone’s throw away) and plenty of lounges to enjoy.
i’m not sure that i want to «use» my points on another oceanside worldmark stay as we have famiily that live in san diego, but i wouldn’t mind coming back to this location!

I’ll preface by saying I didn’t have high expectations for this «resort» and my expectations were actually higher than what I received. This is a terrible location and a terrible company.
I arrived at Wyndham Oceanside Pier resort to hear that I did not have a reservation there, but at the Worldmark Oceanside Harbor location down the street. It’s like a world away. The person I was working with at Wyndham had booked us at the WRONG location — needless to say I was very upset, because this is not where I had been expecting to stay on vacation. Upon reading more on TripAdvisor, I see that I am not the first person that this has happened to.
We arrive at the rundown Worldmark Oceanside Harbor location, in a shady part of town. I had booked a 3 bedroom presidential suite, for just my husband and I so that we could use all of the Wyndham credits we had and never associate with them again.
When we arrived at this «resort», we were told that wifi was $ 4.95 a day. I had just spent $ 2000 to stay at this crap-​hole, and I had to pay for WIFI too? And they tell me that we can pay extra to have our room cleaned AND also where we can go to get new towels daily. Are they JOKING? We went aside to speak to Shelia. I don’t know what her job was, but she was nice. It’s not her fault she works for a shady establishment. She offered us «complementary breakfast» the next morning, which is really just a sales meeting. She also offered us a $ 50 AMEX gift card for attending. The meeting was supposed to be 1 hour — I hear that they usually last around 3 if you don’t stand up for yourself. You WILL be bullied to try to get a sale. Stand your ground!
We arrived early in the AM for this breakfast/​sales meeting — it was a soggy sausage breakfast burrito and orange juice. My husband and I sat down at a table. We were told this was going to be «about an hour» so I set my alarm on my phone. We had things we wanted to do. And thank God we rented a car, because you’d be suck in this crappy place with nothing to do. Bob, a sales guy came over. I told him, I had my alarm set, was told this would be 1 hour, and I was going after that. I told Bob, I’m really sorry that he has to deal with us today. He isn’t going to get a sale out of us. We have been through this before, this resort and stay are terrible. This whole Wyndham «ownership» thing is a joke. I told him don’t worry about sending someone else over to try to sell me on a lower package or change my mind. We were not spending a single dime more with this company. He listens to me, apologizes for the issues we’ve had with Wyndham, says he’s going to go get our paperwork, and gift card and get us out of there. Up next comes over an older German guy, I didn’t catch his name. He said «his company» was the best travel company in the world, 99% of people are happy with their vacation packages, blah blah blah. I told him the same thing. He argues back and forth with me. I told him again, I am not spending another dime with your company, and that I would be letting everyone know how horrible this entire experience had been. Long story short, he basically threw his hands up in the air after trying to sell me a huge vacation package and gave me my gift card, as promised. He was extremely rude, and high pressure. Again, STAND YOUR GROUND and don’t give in to their bullying sales tactics.
The pool was small, and there was a working, but barely working, hot tub that they don’t enforce the children (no children under 6) rule on. There are vending machines for high calorie, sugar filled snacks — but no bar, and no other food available at this location. As suggested — get a car — we didn’t have to pay to park here, but from what I’ve read, some people do.
About the unit: 3BR 3Bath Presidential Suite Unit
The suite was huge. It had 2 rooms with king sized beds, 1 room with 2 twin. It was just my husband and I, so we only stayed in the master bedroom. The bed was comfortable. One of the lamps in the master was broken. The carpeted floors were very dirty with stains and also what looked like burn marks in places. The bed we slept in was comfortable. The TV in the room was tiny. The bathrooms were nice sized, all with jetted tubs, but they were DIRTY, and the jets were not strong. I can tell they needed a thorough cleaning. Bathroom tiles were dirty, cracked, chipped, and pieces missing. Our unit had a full kitchen. The dishwasher was not even hooked up properly. The oven was filthy. This place is a certified DUMP — because I am pretty sure that this is supposed to be the top of the line unit at this «resort.»
The Location:
This is located in a park lot away from the ocean, and behind Oceanside Harbor. There are a few things to do at Oceanside Harbor, but not more than a day’s worth of activities. There are probably 4 or 5 shops, maybe 6 or 7 places to eat, and Oceanside Whale Watching tours. We did do that, which was great. I left this with a fantastic review.

Had a wonderful view and totally enjoyed the area. Even though the train goes through a few times a day, it didn’t hinder our enjoyment. All the unit patios face the ocean and beach! How can you hear that. Will return again just for the views. Unit was well maintained and the staff were pleasant and helpful. Although there is no housekeeping service I live that you can get fresh linen daily.

I would not recommend Worldmark Oceanside to anyone. It was very clear that the staff’s only priority is to sell more timeshares. Rooms are not very clean and the hospitality you expect is just not there. The worst part was the disrespectful and unprofessional treatment from the staff.
The silver lining was I was there with family and we will have a good time where’re we go.

This place was ok, we were able to play poker and drink outside on the patio until the wee hours of the morning with no complaints, but I wish that the hot tub had been open later. The walk to the beach is close too, great restaurants around it.

The location of this Worldmark is awesome because it is only an 8 minute walk from the beach. Parking is a nightmare in California so it was nice to know that we could walk from the hotel. We arrived at 4 p.m. for a 3:30 p.m. check-​in time and the room still wasn’t ready. It was a little annoying but it all worked out.
The pool area and hot tub were very nice. The fitness center is pretty bad, it’s wicked small! We went there every day after going to the beach. Our family stayed in a two bedroom, with a murphy bed. The living area was pretty spacious along with the kitchen area. We had a nice 6 person dining table. The bedroom we stayed was pretty small once you put two suitcases on the floor, but we are only sleeping there so it was no big deal. It was great to have a washer and dryer in the apartment since we were here for a week.
I only have a few things that I didn’t like. The elevators were terribly slow, other than the days you are carrying huge luggage, just take the stairs. It’s amazing how slow they are and there are only 5 floors. Overall my stay was pleasant. The staff seemed friendly enough. If given the opportunity I would return but I wouldn’t highly recommend to family and friends.

My family and I go to dozens of Worldmark by Wyndham resorts a year and Oceanside’s fitness center absolutely sucks! Their one cable machine is missing all the attachments and the ones currently on the machine tore the hell out of my knuckles. Get your shit together Oceanside.

I highly suggest you never become a member to this timeshare. It’s highly overrated and they claim to save you money when the reality is, that you can save more money by never becoming a member. I’ve been a member with the lowest membership available. Through the years I’ve learned this timeshare business doesn’t save me money. I pay a high maintenance due annually. The cost that I spend on maintenance dues is equivalent to what I would spend on a hotel in the corresponding areas. Yes, the accommodations is nice but it will take you a significant amount of time to break even on this investment since you’re spending a minimum of 23,000 for 1week of renewable credit a year not including maintenance dues.
After you get the lowest membership, expect to be called to come in and they will try to up sell you to a higher membership. If you say no, they will be rude and treat you like crap because you didn’t do what they wanted. I said no in Anaheim and I was told that I shouldn’t come in if I can’t afford to spend what they are asking.
They also had my personal information and decided to sign me up for a credit card that they push you to get. I declined everything but they still signed me up for the card anyways. I found out they did this because experian sent me a credit warning.
Shame on them for their horrible business practice! Buyer beware!

We stay there for a week at least each year. The location and beach are why we go. But, the quality of the housekeeping is very poor. The whole place looked dirty when we checked in. The corners and edges are caked with dirt. The patio furniture also had to be wiped down because it was black with dirt. When we walked on the carpets our feet were BLACK!!! We all had to wear shoes around in the room. Pretty disgusting!!! Kitchen shears don’t work, cork screw doesn’t work and the master bedroom window doesn’t close all the way so you get more noise. We are WorldMark owners and yet they beg you to constantly go and buy more and when you finally give in and you go, if you don’t buy more they treat you poorly. Stop pressuring the owners!!!

My family and I have stayed here many times. Convenient nice well kept. We really like it. We went shark fishing one day and it was awesome!

Loved the 8 days we stayed here, our room had a beautiful view of the Ocean, and of course a nice fireplace, washer/​dryer, and full kitchen– the employees were also a very nice and helpful! Would love to stay here again! in reading some reviews here, if your a Worldmark by Wyndhamn owner you dont pay for WiFi, in regards to one complaining about the rule that no one under 6 can be in the Hot tub, the way I read the rule is yes its there– but under 6 there has to be a adult there, which is understandable! Why would ANY parent leave a child under 6 unattended without any Adults nearby? In regards to the train that is near the resort, nothing they can do about that and I didnt find it as a problem!

We really enjoy this resort. My husband and I come here with my parents every few years. The rooms are nice and we love the nearby village. We were actually thinking of looking into buying into the timeshare since all my family lives in CA. When we went to the presentation and filled out our forms I mistakenly (wasn’t stated on form which to put) put my take home or net income on the form vs gross they kicked us out of the meeting even though we tried to correct it telling them what our gross is. Guess they thought we were lying which is rude in my opinion. Wasted an hour and a half of our day that we carved out for this meeting. Great place to stay but not so worth buying into. If you do try to make sure to ask questions about the form since it isn’t clear and sales staff isn’t very accommodating.

Recently stayed there 4 days for my anniversary.
Everything was perfect. Easy to find.
Check in was simple and easy.
Within 2 min walk to the ocean. Nothing went wrong.
The room was perfect size with a washer and dryer in it. The dryer really loud and didnt dry my clothes but I don’t care too much.
It’s kind of in a loud part of town smooshed between the train and freeway but I don’t care too much about noise like that.
Kitchens were well stocked. Cookie sheet, blender, mixer, the whole shabang.
Employees were nice and caring.
¹⁰⁄₁₀ would definitely recommend.

I wish their bedrooms had 2 full baths.
These rooms do have full kitchens, a good-​sized island counter, a decent patio size with BBQ, a good living room size, a pull out bed in the living room, and can sleep 5 comfortably.
Not really fully upgraded TVs, countertops, and appliances.
The do have a number of amenities like 2 pool tables, lounge room, pool, and tennis courts.
The pier is within walking distance.

Ok this place isn’t bad, the rooms aren’t fancy or anything but have all you really need for the most part. Most all the worldmark timeshares are the same and are like small apartments.
I was mainly pissed that they don’t give you free wifi. I know that sounds dumb but what kind of place charges you for wifi? I mean if they are really that desperate to make money just add it to the overall price every year instead of going through the hassle of paying for it… We had to fill in a bunch of information with our credit card to just use it online. Not only that but there were a few of us there and the sign up said that we could only register 2 devices with it… Wtf? Dumbest thing I’ve ever heard… I mean I could go down to the motel 6 or mcdonalds and get free wifi but I don’t get wifi on an above average «resort»…
What also pisses me off is that they want to charge for EVERYTHING. Oh you want to play pool? charge a buck, you can’t even play the game right sometimes you’re suppose to be able to take balls out when someone scratches. Oh you want to watch a movie, charge ya. Even the small things that at most places are complimentary like breakfasts they charge you for them, I’m surprised they don’t charge you to use the elevator or go to the bathroom.
Anyways docked off 3 stars because of how anal they are about charging for every little thing, besides that the worldmark timeshares are nice, nothing special though, they aren’t luxurious, just standard with the things you need when you are on vacation.

Oceanside Worldmark sent me a survey, so I took it and it probably made them sad. Sad enough to offer me a free three night stay at any Worldmark resort. I felt pretty good after getting something good out of the whole ordeal.
Fool me once shame on me, fool me twice… Worldmark has not sent my voucher as promised nor credited my account to reflect any compensation for my sorrow. Oh well, other time shares are looking pretty good right now brother!

Just got home from a long weekend at WorldMark Oceanside.
Overall, we were pleased with our room and the employees who worked here. The location was close to the harbor (and all the restaurants and businesses there). The room was clean, spacious and well-​decorated.
There was a downside to the location in that it is sandwiched between the freeway and train, so either way, you’re going to have some sort of noise. Our 1^st floor studio was also located directly above the smaller 2^nd garage and at night we could hear all the cars opening and closing the parking garage gate (sounded like a faint garage door opening and closing). The noise wasn’t a deal-​breaker, but it’s something I feel like should be mentioned.
The people staying here weren’t very friendly. We shared a patio space with the room next to us (there was a wrought iron partition) and the patios in general on the 1^st floor are pretty visually accessible to the adjacent rooms. When we said «Good Morning» to our «neighbors» all we got were dirty looks. Oh well!

Great location and great rooms. We stayed in a 2 bdrm 2 bath unit w/​full kitchen, dining table and living room. There’s also a murphy bed that was quite comfortable and very easy to pull down and put back up. The balcony has a grill so you can que up some steaks one night if you wish.
The pool was ok. about the size of an apartment pool. But they did have a separate kiddie pool which was a nice touch. If you’re into laying-​out they have a lot of chairs/​lounges set up.
The lobby had a 2 table billiard area but required tokens for you to use it. I thought that was kind of wack since the Worldmark San Diego we just came from didn’t require any coins. I was also disappointed by their coffee. It was only available in the mornings. So we had to go back to our rooms and make our own.
It’s walking distance to the harbor… they even have a private tunnel from the parking lot which takes you directly to it. Also walking distance to the beach and pier.
I enjoyed my time here. But it’s a VERY small town and 4 nights was more than sufficient.

This place is awesome! What wonderful facilities that are provided by an amazing staff here.
Amazing pool, great and friendly staff, three computers for open use, small little gift shop, amazing views, and a BBQ grill on every patio outside!
The place is a little confusing to get to, but it’s a nice hideaway once you get there. Also, if you are just visiting here, don’t park inside the parking garage because to leave, you need to have a hotel key, otherwise, you can’t get out!