This was our second visit most recently.
The first time we came was 2011 and stayed in a 1 bedroom jr suite. We paid very little and had no expectations. The room was comfortable, even if outdated.
We returned this year because all other PA indoor waterpark resorts were sold out.
We stayed in an interior 2 bedroom suite. The layout was great, but the room - the room was way outdated. There is a set of doors inside that link the main bedroom to the hallway near the second bedroom, and if both are closed you are either locked out of that master bedroom, or you are locked out of the main living area. The room key doesn't work on the secondary room door. The room also has no windows which look outside, which is fine, but there is no good ventilation if you plan to cook anything in the fully-stocked kitchen. It's just something to keep in mind. There is a sky light, but it was filthy and cloudy.
There is one elevator in the main building, which is 3 stories high. We were surprised there was never a wait. The building is huge and has many rooms.
We'd have left the housekeepers a tip, but we found old candy wrappers and potato chips under the couch. I didn't really care for having to clean up after the previous guests.
The beds were VERY comfortable, but the pillows were too soft and made our heads sink all the way through. If you only plan to be in the room to sleep and shower, they fulfill your needs 100%.
But, we were there all weekend and love spending time in our rooms when we travel. This was a comfortable room and I'd give it a solid 3 stars just because it was suitable. The décor needs a major overhaul - I am not superficial by any means, but there were many stains on the carpet and couches. We used the spare sheets to cover the couches to sit on.
The service was odd - the staff wasn't exactly falling over themselves to greet us or anything, but if you consider doing the minimum needed to check us in and out, they did their job. But they offered nothing extra as far as explaining where anything was, offering any info on their restaurants, etc - we were on our own to figure out how to get to the restaurants and what time everything was available. So yeah, I did ask these questions, but it's annoying to have to interrupt employee conversations EVERY time we needed something. after a while, you stop asking.
The game room was fun, but we couldn't find the laser tag. We did not look hard enough or ask the right people. We liked that there is a movie theater right on premises, but we didn't use it. I was sad I didn't have a chance to use the salon or massage services. There are a lot of options here for ways to pamper yourself.
The lobby was POPPING at night, lots of people hanging out and having a good time. Must be a great local scene since nothing is in the immediate area within a couple miles.
The food choices were satisfactory. The pizza overpriced, $20 for a 16" pie. The price was OK, but the quality was not very good. The pizzeria choices otherwise were fine, we liked the chicken fingers, mozz sticks, hot dogs, chips and ice cream selections. We also liked the breakfast buffet. Except for having to walk around to the back to find a waiter to bring us water (because again they were having private conversations the whole time), we thought that the options available were enough.
The WATER PARK.
The water park was OK. I don't know if the hotel runs it, or if the hotel just has it as a partner, but it is overpriced for what it offers. Camelback has a much larger waterpark with many more features and is more updated. H2Ooooh! doesn't offer swim vests for the kids to use, and they aren't sold in the gift shop. We forgot ours at home and this limited what we were able to do in the waterpark with our kid. We were also slightly turned off that adults are allowed to bring beers into the wave pool.
Also, there was a family fully clothed, standing near doors that said "DO NOT OPEN, ALARM WILL SOUND", and they kept opening the doors which led outside. OUTSIDE TO THE SNOW. I was wondering why the temperature in the water park was so cold - it was too cold to stay without a sweatshirt after going into the water. And no one said anything. I asked the guy to leave the doors closed, and he looked at me and shook his head. I guess this is not a thing staff members care about.
Will there be a next time? Probably not. But we don't feel like we wasted our money. We just wish the property cared about our stay as much as we did. We paid less than half the cost if we went to Camelback, but the difference in quality was immeasurable. There is a reason why Camelback will charge $500+ for a suite. read more