Golden Door is a luxury wellness spa located in San Marcos, California. Featuring an all-inclusive weeklong stay package, Golden Door offers guests a personalized meal plan, fitness regimen, and spa package in order to promote the recharging of guests’ mind, body and spirit.
A stay at Golden Door is truly luxury, and includes free transportation to and from the airport, all meals and snacks, and provides guests access to over 600 acres of hiking trails, farms and Japanese Gardens. Golden Door features only 40 available rooms, so guests are able to relax and meet their health and fitness goals with a staff to guest ratio of 4:1. Because of the small ratio, the staff at Golden Door provides individualized care 24/7 during guests’ stay, to help guests meet their health and fitness goals.
Additionally, included nutrition and mindfulness classes help guests stay motivated and healthy after they leave the resort. During their stay guests are encouraged to partake in a balanced personalized plan that balances healthy eating, exercise, relaxation and mental training.
Accommodations
All 40 rooms at Golden Door are single occupancy only, and feature a variety of amenities and services.
Each room includes:
Private bath
Patio
Warm-ups, shorts, t-shirts, sandals, kimono, and yukata (to allow guests to pack lightly)
Free water bottle
Free high-speed Wi-Fi
Golden Door skincare products
Sunscreen and sunhat for hiking
Twice-a-day maid service
Daily in-room massages
An all-inclusive stay all provides guests access to the following:
Zen and Japanese Gardens
Vegetable and fruit gardens—guests may harvest some foods to eat
600 acres for hiking
Resort Gym
Any of the resort’s three pools
Pilates studio
and more.
Fitness
The fitness program at Golden Door has been described as challenging but worthwhile. The program gives guests the opportunity to participate in the following exercise:
Over a dozen types of hikes, with varying difficulty
Yoga
Pilates
Boxing
Swimming
Circuit
Cycling
Strength and Balance
Barre
Core Classes
Boot Camp (weight loss promotion)
Running
Golf
and private sessions which feature dance, cycling, fencing, archery and many more.
Food
The nutrition program at Golden Door is catered to each individual’s dietary needs and goals. An all-inclusive stay includes breakfast, lunch, appetizers, dinner, two snacks, nutrition and cooking classes. Breakfast is served to guests in-room, before or after their daily massage, and guests may also participate in a celebratory total-group dinner on Golden Door’s farm.
The food at Golden Door is based in fresh produce grown in their on-site farms and gardens, from which guests may harvest their own food. Not only does Golden Door encourage healthy eating during a guest’s stay, but they also hope to teach guests healthy habits that they can take home with them when they leave the spa.
Extras
Spa Services
Included in each guests stay is a spa package good for a daily in-room massage, five skincare or body treatments, and a manicure/pedicure. This package is provided to promote balance to the rigor of Golden Door’s fitness program. Guests may also purchase additional spa services at an extra cost.
Additional services available include:
Body scrubs
Hydrotherapy baths
Aromatherapy
Reiki
Stone Massage
Water Therapy
Facials
Waxing
Spray Tanning
Brow Treatment
Manicure/Pedicures
Hair treatments
Age defense hand therapy
and more.
Nutrition Classes
Included in the nutrition plan at Golden Door are several nutrition and cooking classes. Some of these options include:
Dining Out
Diet 101
Eating with Intention
Seed to Table
Supplements—What You Need to Know
Immune Boosting Foods
Understanding Food Labels
and more.
Mindfulness Classes
Golden Door also strongly believes in the power of mindfulness. Mindfulness courses available to guests include:
Meditation
Self-Hypnosis
Chakra
Tai Chi
Astrology
Dream Sharing
and more.
Location
Golden Door is located in San Marcos, California, about 38 miles north of San Diego. The resort offers private drivers to guests choosing to fly into the San Diego Airport. Once guests land at the airport, they meet their driver at the information desk, and are driven the remaining 40 minutes to the resort.
Additionally, guests who choose to fly privately into Golden Door can utilize the McClellan/Palomar Airport, which is located about 15 miles southwest of the resort.
If it is more convenient, guests may also fly into Los Angeles Airport (LAX) and will be driven by a complimentary driver the remaining 130 miles to the resort.
2023 Pricing
Golden Door offers a single rate of $10,450 for a 7-day fully inclusive stay. This cost includes a personalized meal plan, cooking and nutrition courses, a spa service package, fitness and mindfulness classes, round-trip transportation to and from the airport, a private room with a daily in-room massage, and additional hotel accommodations previously mentioned.
Additional personal training sessions and spa services may be scheduled at an additional cost. The $10,450 rate does not include tax or gratuities.
Summary
Golden Door is an all-inclusive luxury wellness spa located in San Marcos, California. Providing guests individualized spa, organic nutrition, and extensive fitness services and access to over 600 acres of land, Golden Door hopes to rejuvenate guests’ minds, bodies and spirits during their weeklong stays.
