We had a lovely family outing tubing, swimming, and boating with Starved Rock River Adventures. The pontoon boat was in good shape and our route was easy to find with the map Tony gave us. The water was a little gross but we had a fun time and made good memories. Worth it! read more

It was bad. The boat was not in good condition and had the seams on the seats popping out. The owner charged us for damages that were cause because of false information and water depth. They did not correctly explain the water and its ranges and then got upset when we asked them about it. Would never rent from them. I would give it a 0 if I could. They also tried to charge $50 over if you were late by any minute. read more

What a beautiful boat!! Owners are super nice pricing is great even rented a boat gave me 20%off of the rental. HIGHLY recommend !!! Check out was at 11 wish it was more like 1.need to add a couple more high back chairs for the bar. Will definitely be back ASAP !!! U will not be disappointed at all we didn't even want to leave!!!!! Thanks for a wonderful weekend!!! read more

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Rented a pontoon boat and had a great time on the IL River today. The weather was perfect and so was our time on the pontoon. Everyone at Starved Rock River Adventures was very kind and informative. This is about the 5th or 6th time we have rented a pontoon from Starved Rock River Adventures and it definitely will not be our last. Thank you Starved Rock River Adventures! Until next time... read more

The staff is very friendly and accommodating! We booked a 10AM rental and woke up to rain! The staff worked with us and we went out at noon for our 6hr trip. They normally close at at 5PM but they stayed open until 6PM for us to get hour full 6hr rental.The owner was very nice and educated us on the river. Pointed out points of interest and places to while on the water. Equipment was old but clean and in good condition. We rented a raft to pull behind and the boat had plenty of power to pull the raft. My wife and daughter enjoyed the rafting and as a family we enjoyed our trip. I would recommend Starve Rock to anyone interested in planning a boat trip. read more

It was an experience of a lifetime staying in the Starved Rock River Adventures 50-foot houseboat over the Labor Day weekend; far more unique than any hotel room or a vacation house. It's anchored right in the marina, which allowed us to tie-up our boat/PWC, just steps from our lodging. I enjoyed hours sitting on the top deck, drinking coffee, and watching the marina awaken every morning. Tony/the owner was incredibly accommodating, checking in frequently if we had any concerns or questions. The lodging was spotless (I have high standards for cleanliness) and the kitchen very well stocked for cooking meals. I highly recommend staying in this houseboat instead of a hotel room, and will be returning for several more weekends next summer. read more

I hate to leave a bad review, boat was really old, worn down, damaged and poorly maintained. Terribly hard to steer, only dial that did work was RPMs. Motor could barely pull a tube it was so worn down or not maintained. Not fun experience for the kids at all. We have rented Pontoon boats at other Marinas so this isn't how they should be. When we called the office from the boat we got a "oh well, nothing we can do". This is first time we rented from here. On top of it there was a small missing piece on propeller they charged me $50 for which I understand but zero compensation for how bad the boat was. We will not be coming back. read more

My girlfriend Laura and I stayed in the newly remodeld house boat. Tony the owner and his wife was very nice and showed us everything we needed to know about the boat. We loved everything about the boat. We liked watching the geese and loved having our boat docked next to us. I would recommend staying.... I know we will again. 5 Stars Tony...... read more

If you have the time, this is a good and honest review about STARVED ROCK ADVENTURES @ Starved Rock Marina. Fathers Day weekend my brother had pre-booked 1 pontoon rental thinking most of our group would not want to go boating. WRONG. Everyone wanted to go. We ended up renting 3 pontoons. Great for the business right? I guess not but we will get back to that later... I rented my own + tube with my kids and their friends so in total it was myself, a 2o yr old + 5 kds from 6-15 yrs old. Tony quickly rushes through all the instructions... I mention the gas gauge is not working and he said "I assure you it's full even if you cant tell" so I head out with all kids in tow. We realized 15 min. in this was a bad idea bc here I am trying to drive + manage the kids on the tube. Here comes Tony (owner) rolling up in his boat cursing up a storm telling me to quit watching my phone (what? didnt even have my phone out), he's glad he came out to check on us and how he "knew it was a f*cking bad idea let you (me) take a tube out alone with all these kids". In hindsight, he was right but the presentation was all wrong. I'm not a child and I def wont be chatised by someone who is clearly miserable with their job. He took the tube and said he would refund it. Okay fine. 1+ hr later the motor is sputtering and at this time Im starting to think it's something I did, or gas ran out and def did not want to call Tony back to help given our earlier interaction and then the boat "dies". Our 2 other family boats swing by and I had 2 very handy and capable men look at the boat and we realize the battery is dead. We load the kids on to the other boats, call the emergency # and me & my oldest wait for Tony to come check out the situation. 45 min sidelined about 20-25 min from the marina and after he switches the battery we head back. Nobody was happy in the end. We weren't happy with their demeanor or service and they def did not seem thrilled with us. 1) I realized they charged me for 3 hr rental but I def did not get that. I rented at 230pm, had to be back by 5pm and had been sidelined 45 min with a dead battery 2) They refunded the tube fee of $55 but charged me for the tow rope they claimed was damaged. 3) My brother was chastised by Tony when he docked saying we put him in a predicament bc my brother rented 1 boat for 10 and showed up with 20 more people and rented 2 additional boats. SIR, is that not a good thing you got your boats were all rented for the day??? I would think you would be elated bc the people hanging out at the Cove above werent clamering to rent boats.... so give me a break. That comment was unneccesary and out of line. Tony was also upset the other 2 boats were over capacity and he/ we could've been fined by harbor patrol, completely understandable however we made judgement call bc we couldnt leave small children stranded on my boat not knowing how long/ when and if my boat would get fixed 4) When I relayed to my fam how unstisfied I was with our boating day, my sister-in-law mentioned at the very beginning when they loaded on to the first boat she asked Tony about the speed boat rentals and his exact words were, "Honey, you dont have deep enough pockets.". What the actual F*CK?! You've got to be kidding me. Our entire family is full of successful business men & woman so he shot himself in the foot with that (again, unneccessary) comment bc we will never comeback and rent from them. EVER. Just the overall expereience was not great. Everyone there seems miserable except Erin (cashier and Tony's daughter) and the kid helping Tony at the dock. We are spending the remainder of our summer weekends on the fox river in Utica but going forward we will be giving all of our business and "deep pocket $$$" to Heritage Harbor rentals. read more

I rented a boat a few weeks back and am finally getting around to writing a review. The reservation process was smooth, all safety equipment was provided and seemed to be In good working order, luckily we didn't have to find out! The staff was friendly and explained everything about how the boat works and how to navigate the river, and where we could recreate it. We will absolutely be renting again! read more

We had a glorious time on the river. The staff was friendly, knowledgeable, and got us out on the boat as quickly as possible!!

Very friendly and helpful staff. They had everything ready for our boat trip. The river is very calm and easy to navigate. It was both fun and relaxing on the boat. Boat worked great. read more

super friendly, no stress, great directions for when on the water HIGHLY RECOMMEND checking them out when in the area! we will be back again! read more

we rented a boar for a few hours and the exp was great. the staff at the front desk were very polite and helpful. we will definitely come back in the fall. read more