Retreat Pool & Cabanas - El Cajon, California

Wilson T.

Super beautiful pool with palm trees surrounding it. It has two pools, two hot tubs and a lazy river. Throw in a bar, plenty of daybeds and some cabanas, and a casino right off the pool with $5 blackjack and you’re in for an amazing time! If you stay at the hotel, make sure to get your day pass that comes with your rooms! Great place to lounge around and have some drinks

Aimee M.

Clean and fun pools, I went in the middle of the week and really enjoyed it. I love the last river! Customer service was friendly at the bars. Only 21 and up so no kids splashing around. Very relaxing place, I highly recommend to visit the newly remodeled resort!

Laura F.

I recently had a disappointing experience with a cabana reservation at this venue where we had planned to celebrate a birthday. We booked the cabana months in advance and confirmed our intention to stay all day, as it was a Monday afternoon and there wasn’t a lot of guests.

Initially, our server was polite, but after an hour and a half, she informed us that she wasn’t feeling well and would need close us out and leave for the day. We were only 2 people and had already spent $500 for the cabana, and during that time, we ordered fish tacos, a fruit cup, and a bottle of Don Julio Blanco. The bottle was poured into a pitcher that resembled a water jug, which was not what we expected.

Our server left, and we were informed that a new server would be with us shortly. After waiting for 2 hours, we finally met the new server, only to discover that the pitcher containing our Don Julio Blanco was missing. We had not consumed an entire bottle, but it was gone. The new server admitted she had mistaken it for a water pitcher and discarded it.

She promised to speak to her manager and get back to us, but we waited an additional 30-45 minutes without any follow-up. Eventually, they provided us with what they estimated to be half a bottle of Don Julio in a proper container, but no manager ever came to address the situation or offer an apology for the inconvenience.

Overall, the service was subpar, and given the high cost of the cabana, I cannot recommend this experience. The lack of proper communication and management oversight left a lot to be desired.

steve J.

Awesome place to chill and enjoy the Padres suite we stayed in. Wife and I had a great time at the pool and suite and all the amenities sycuan resort had to offer. I would give 5 stars except for a little issue we had. But ill and all we had a good time and very much loved the restaurant, delicious food.

Allison S.

Best way to spend a nice sunny day! There are a few pools one including a swim up bar, lazy river and main area to swim. They have cabana rentals as well as food and great drinks. The views are unbeatable! Definitely great for a girls day out or just a relaxing day poolside!

Tony B.

Spent a great afternoon here. We were lucky to get comped a daybed, and enjoyed the pools with no stress. Only real complaint was the first round of margaritas was super sour and didn't seem like there was any booze? But otherwise great experience!

D R.

Very rude bartender put a damper on the experience. We stayed a couple nights at SYCUAN and decided to check out the pool on Thursday 5/23 around 1pm. We have a wristbands on and head down there. Everyone with the staff was great until we get to the bar. The bar was empty and the bartender took his time to attend to us. Then he looks at my wristband and asks to see my ID. I’m a 40 year old male. He proceeds to violently bend and flick my ID like he thinks it’s fake. Then tells me to take off my glasses and hat and put my ID next to my face to compare. Clearly going out of his way to give me a hard time. Finally says what do you want? And proceeds to make a couple poor drinks for my wife and I. My wife was pissed and wanted to leave immediately but I convinced her to stay down there. We ended up ordering another drink through one of the servers and she was great and the drinks were better. But ultimately the bartender seemed to be having a bad day and ruined ours as well.

Camila L.

No frozen cocktails like Miami Vice available despite being on the menu online and at the retreat bar. Other than that, good service and well-maintained.