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    Great Wolf Lodge

    2.9 (467 reviews)
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    Magiquest on the 3rd floor
    Dani J.

    My kids had a blast. They are 8 and 10 sonprobably the perfect age. I can't imagine theyd like it as much when theyre a little older becaise the slides werent super thrilling but they took advantage of every aspect of the resort which is not cheap. They were out of a lot of drinks and the room wasnt the cleanest. We later learned it had recently flooded though. The service was mostly fantastic. These are the friendliest lifeguards weve ever seen.

    Lazy River
    Kiara P.

    Still one of the most perfect places to take small kids too if they enjoy the water. We've been to the one in the Chicago area so we were excited to try this one. I still stand by what I say when it comes to bringing your own snacks/food and take advantage of the nearby restaurants and/or grocery stores. Some advantages or disadvantages, depending on the age group you're traveling with. The Chicago location has a smaller young kid area whereas this one is much bigger and a little more to do. The wave pool and lazy river in Chicago is much bigger than this location. Since they provide life jackets, my kids have really enjoyed all that is offered and that they're able to do. My kids didn't play golf or arcade games because they just wanted to swim but both looked really cool. A few food places and ice cream shop inside the resort and a Build-A-Bear. Due to the weather, didn't get a chance to experience the outside pool but I know we'll make it back.

    Hair and grim in the bathtub (zoom in)
    Misty N.

    We got day passes at the Great Wolf Lodge last year and had a wonderful time. Based on that experience, we decided to get a room for a few nights for my son's birthday. Overall, the entire experience was miserable. When we got to our room, we discovered a hair covered bathtub and a floor littered with nerd candy that my young son was more than delighted to eat. Once night came, we all went to bed. There were older kids running up and down the hallways banging on doors (including ours) throughout the night. None of us slept well. We all got up tired but excited to go down to the water park. Overall, the waterpark was...okay. The water seems a lot colder than last year (even though we went at the same time of year), we had to remind the towel check in guy to scan our bands so that we didn't get charged for towels, and even though we were there during the week at 10:30am, it was still nearly impossible to find two chairs together. The place was packed. We stayed in the waterpark for a few hours but eventually went back to our room to warm up. All of the hotels other activities are expensive addons and the food is expensive as well. The overall experience is very predatory. Every time you turn around there is another money grab. They charge $20 a night for parking and hold $100 PER night that you stay as an incidental hold fee, so be prepared for that. We decided as a family that we did not want to stay another day / night, so we ended up forfeiting our money and heading home an entire day early. Before checking out, I stopped by the gift shop to grab a small toy for my son. Most of toys were lacking price tags. I grabbed a plushie that I knew my son would like (and that had a price tag on it) and went up to pay. They tried to charge me $16 when the tag price said $12. I pointed it out and had to wait 10 minutes for a manager to come correct the price. The best part... I chose to check out at the front desk instead of the AI service, so that I could talk to an actual person. I wanted to explain why we were leaving a day early. No apologize for the dirty room...nothing, I was told that I should have contacted a care member if I wanted it fixed and that they couldn't do anything about it now and that they would get me checked out. We left and drove home. Later that night, we started receiving emails about extending our stay. After being on the phone for a while and talking to several people, I figured out that the person at the check out desk never actually checked us out. I would love to know what extra charges would have incurred had I not figured that one out. Will not be staying there again. Have never felt the need to waste my money by leaving a hotel early. I just feel bad that I wasn't able to give my son the birthday that we had planned on it being.

    Pizza
    Chrishawn B.

    Brought grand kids here for a weekend getaway. Kids had a great time and didn't want to leave. Pizza was pretty good. Buffett for dinner was mediocre. Breakfast buffet was really good every day we were there. Place is very large and has a hard time finding things at first. Place is definitely a money pit and kids will want everything there and will make you go broke. Room was clean and nice. Waterpark was good. Kids only played in wave pool and lily pad pool area. Kids got cold so we got in hot tub. Very very crowded. Kids got the MagiQuest wand and game and they really enjoyed it but a little tough for them to understand how to play and where to find things.

    Room
    Ro W.

    This is a nice place to visit your family. It's right off the highway and about 15 minutes away from other restaurants and Walmart. The rooms were a little dated. The food was pricey. It gives off a resort vibe. There are TONS of things for the kids to do and enjoy. I would suggest having a policy in place for seating. All of the seats were taken in the pool area. We sat there for hours, and no one came to claim the seats. It should be a 2-seat maximum per family, and if you're in the pool for an extended time, you shouldn't be able to hog seats. We watched people get frustrated and not be able to enjoy the pool due to no seating. We got caught in the middle of a tornado, so we had to evacuate to the first floor. That was an experience. Everyone was super nice and helpful.

    Jessi A.

    Went for a weekend getaway with my partner and enjoyed every second of it ! I had a discount from work, otherwise I may not have found the price of the actual stay worth it. There are obviously a lot of attractions for kids, but were kids at heart and found a lot of ways to have fun ! Our room had a whirlpool tub which would have been great, but our jets didn't want to come on. The bed was super comfy though ! And the room was the most spacious room I've ever booked. All of the food we had was amazing. We went to the restaurant for dinner one night. The food there did seem a tad overpriced, but it was good. Nothing weren't not used to coming from Bloomington, IN. The buffets both had a lot of options. This may seem overpriced if you don't eat your moneys worth. The pizza place was really good. And all of the drinks were fun ! The staff was excellent ! Everyone was super friendly and conversational. A lot of the workers looked like they really loved their job. The only thing I can say there is, I wish some of them would have spoken up. A lot of people tended to whisper which I could understand in a pretty loud environment. My only complaints would be (besides the whirlpool not working): I wish there was an easier way to find a map of the place. Once we found our way around it wasn't so bad, but at first we were very lost. And at check-in, they connected my card to my wristband which I thought was great so I didn't have to bring my card everywhere. However, I found that didn't work for most of the card readers. I had to go back to my room any time I wanted to add tokens to my card in the arcade. Everywhere else let you charge your room which was great. I would definitely come back ! Perhaps next time I'll time it to when kings island is open. Tips: bring your own snacks/drinks/lunch/watershoes if possible ! It made the trip a lot less costly.

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    Ask the Community - Great Wolf Lodge

    Dunkin' Donuts , Is the food the same price as it is outside of great wolf?

    No, it's slightly more expensive, but nothing crazy.

    I recently booked a stay for an upcoming weekend but was warned about possible bed bugs. Has anyone who has stayed recently seen any? I definitely don't want to go if that's a good possibility.

    Our room was clean when we went

    Is it worth $6 to upgrade to a room close to the water park? Are the rooms louder due to being more crowded?

    It's worth every penny. I didn't notice any excessive noise and we were very close. But keep in mind it's kid oriented so if there are people above you you'll hear them regardless of location.… Read more

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    I had to go back to my room any time I wanted to add tokens to my card in the arcade.

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    Kings Island - here for the blue ice cream!

    Kings Island

    3.6(817 reviews)
    0.6 mi

    I LOVE VISITING KINGS ISLAND!!…read more This was another great visit to Kings Island with the family. This place just keeps delivering. The kids area is extensive and incredibly well done, with rides and attractions that work for a wide range of ages. It's clear they've thought about the adults too: plenty of shade and comfortable spots to wait while the kids burn off all that energy, which makes a huge difference on a long day (or a short day, you know!) One of my favorite traditions is lunch in the Festhaus. Being able to cool off, catch a show, and enjoy LaRosa's pizza is always a win. The pizza itself is great (as always), though I'll admit the pizza/breadstick combo is a little odd. The breadsticks are pretty doughy and don't have much flavor. Not terrible, just not the highlight. The true star, though, is the blue ice cream in the kids area. It's pure nostalgia, genuinely delicious, and the long line proves I'm not alone in thinking that. Even better, the line moves fast, so it's never a dealbreaker. Pizza and blue ice cream are a must for me every single visit--no exceptions. Kings Island continues to be a place we look forward to coming back to. Great for families, thoughtfully designed, and full of those little traditions that keep pulling you back year after year.

    Not a great experience. In town & had a few hours so we used our Cedar Point pass to cruise the…read morepark for the cold night of May 1. Totally nuts here. Parking was almost full at 5. The lines were double the app estimates! The eateries were hilariously unprepared w/ lines out the door. Half the employees the need working only half the counter open at the BBQ place being used. 20 mins to get food. Then you go over to check out & there's 4 registers open but only 1 at a time is ever occupied since only 1 order comes out every 30 secs. So 3 workers are staring at phones! So poorly organized. Our Mac & cheese was so cold we couldn't eat it so had to go back & request another which had a 5 mins wait for another batch. Ice was piled up on every drink dispenser to laughable levels & again there's still 3 check out girls "picking their nose" just 3' away. We left early b/c it was pretty awful.

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    Waiting for The Beast at night

    Kings Island - Waiting for The Beast at night

    Waiting for The Beast at night

    Kings Island - Blue ice cream from Ice Scream Zone near the drop tower! Almost $8 as a non-Gold pass member

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    Blue ice cream from Ice Scream Zone near the drop tower! Almost $8 as a non-Gold pass member

    Paramount's Kings Island Office

    Paramount's Kings Island Office

    1.0(1 review)
    0.8 mi

    I have a major beef with the way they are managing the water park at Kings Island and I wished to…read morehell I never bought a gold pass this year. I'm talking about having to take my time to make reservations online or had to go back 3 times to reschedule reservations due to rain being on my chosen days, which match to my off days from work. The main reason I bought the pass is because my home town no longer has a swim club and I enjoy being poolside on my very sparse off time from my job. (I average 126 hours at work weekly). Looks like it's going to happen again on my next scheduled day off to rain and have a reservation for the water park. I could be going other days off when it's sun shine clear skies but no, you can't go to water park if you didn't schedule a reservation even checking if other people who did have reservations. but decided not to go, you would think KI management release some spots for ins, and the app only lets you schedule two dates at a time. I will never get another pass. What I don't get about the need for reservations needed only at the water park besides it's a huge damn inconvenience is it's freaking outside, even in the deadliest months of the pandemic we were permitted to be outside exercising keeping the 6 feet apart!!! If you want to have workers monitoring the indoor shops at the water park that would be fine instead of this. So why the hell are you putting us through this Kings Island Management and since these reservations rules for this season, I feel duped by you for not making this stupid inconvenient reservations rule more pronounced before passes could be purchased online. Yes, I saw a reservations button in the website when I purchased my gold pass this season but I naturally thought it pertained to groups trying to by tickets not individuals, as far as I knew I could go to the water park when I wanted like all previous years I had passes and you had water parks. Never Again! deeply disappointed and often put out.

    Sycamore Trails Aquatic Center

    Sycamore Trails Aquatic Center

    3.2(5 reviews)
    19.6 mi

    Sycamore Trails Aquatic Center is a blast. We came here for a private event and my family…read morethoroughly enjoyed themselves. The surrounding area is peaceful and quiet and well maintained. Not only does the center have a great pool but also 2 water slides, diving board, a splash area, and water rock climbing wall. The different areas of the pool is divided by water ropes and there are lifeguards assigned to each area to ensure the safety of patrons. There are plenty of lounge chairs and umbrellas if you want to read or take a cat nap while there. There is a picnic area and also a small playground and sand volleyball if that tickles your fancy. The bathrooms were spotless and had showers and changing areas. Due to the event being private we had catered food but there is a concession stand to buy snacks and food while at the center if need be. This is a great place to bring the whole family for water fun!

    We visited for the first time this past summer and were huge fans. I was expecting this place to…read morefeel packed with how many people where there, but luckily the way this was built I never felt overcrowded. Maybe going during the middle of the week when people are at work helped. My kids loved the big pool area with all the fun tools and toys. They also likes the slide, but I would suggest they have a lifeguard who is comfort with kids and telling them to get in line be there because the poor kid who was there was not at all. I thought the price was good for non-residents. A little high, but I get it. I liked that they didn't care about you bringing food in and had plenty of grass, shaded spots to sit with my kids. We had a really great time and will come back again next summer!

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    Sycamore Trails Aquatic Center - Such a beautiful water park

    Such a beautiful water park

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