A beautiful park, playground and experience. I came here for a few hours because the Plugshare app…read moreindicated that they have Level 1 power outlets here. Yes, they do. All along the fenceline. While the Sprinter van was charging, I took the time to enjoy this space. It was originally a fully functioning farm that was purchased by Colonel Robert Heffron Murray and his wife in 1934. After Colonel Murray passed away in 1972, his estate donated the land to Porter County. Now, it has walking trails, an accessible playground, some learning and caption signs and even cross-country skiing. The park offers seasonal tent camping. No RVs or cars or trailer campsites. But the parking lot is huge and you can certainly park here to visit. [Review 20602 overall - 136 in Indiana - 1583 of 2023.]

This is a great park. There are a lot of events in every season. My favorite is Touch A Truck and…read morethe drive thru Christmas tree viewing. There is also a harvest festival in the fall.

I'm shocked this place is a 3.8. We go there almost weekly and only once have I had a meal that I…read moredidn't like. It was the lime chicken taco things. Tasted like lime, too much and wasn't for me. But that's ok, the salmon is the best in valpo and the southwest chicken salad is fantastic! Not every meal is for everyone. The servers/bartenders we frequently see and know are Jordan, Adam and Abi. All are great at what they do and no matter how hectic things are, they are always welcoming, courteous and attentive. The drinks they serve are always consistently on point, no matter who is making them. That's a huge plus in my book. The only real negative I have about the place are the chairs at the bar. I get angular is ascetically pleasing to management, but to customers it's annoying and provides nothing but extra work. I have to move two chairs to sit down, how does that make any sense. Quit overthinking the chair alignment at the bar, I beg you. Of course it won't stop my wife and I from coming almost every week, but I truly hope one day I will walk in there and see the bar chairs straight and not angled. Anyways, if you want a place with great food, very clean, unbelievable workers and an ambiance unlike anywhere else is NWI, you will want to go here. Side note, if they could just add a steak to the menu that would make it perfect.

The space is great. The drinks were great. The store was cool and found some good stuff. The food…read morewas mediocre at best. Maybe it was what we ordered but the hot chicken and biscuits was just ok. The breakfast burger was way over done and fell apart as soon as you picked it up. It was a mess and not in a good way. The service was good but we sat at the bar which was nice. Would try again but maybe eat first.

Absolutely love this chain, but this one is not up to par. The staff was virtually non-existent and…read morevery curt. Room was average size and clean but the shower handle was not tightened after some maintenance?? And fell off twice. Next morning breakfast did not start on time, we gave up and got on the road after waiting awhile. Good price but its on a side road and nothing close for a maybe 1/2 mile. Price is only reason they even get 3 stars.

While I will say that our room upon check-in was clean and the building is nice, I had quite a few…read moreproblems with this location. We stayed 2 days for a wedding the weekend after Memorial Day, and my first issue was that it was $212 a night in Valparaiso...to put in perspective, we paid less per night at the Sheraton in Niagara Falls with a Falls view for our honeymoon. They would NOT give me the wedding block price as the block had "sold out". I have never heard of this happening before. So I paid the $212 a night as all the other same level hotels were around the same price. I checked with the front desk on Saturday morning at 9:30am to make sure that we had the room turned over (clean sheets, towels, etc) and when I came back to the room at 3:30 in the afternoon, the room was not clean. I stopped at the desk to ask why and was told that 4 housekeepers had called off AFTER I'd talked to them. They told their housekeeping staff to only clean the rooms that people checked out of and then to go home. Only offered me 1k points, which doesn't do much for me as I don't travel often, so at that point, I asked for manager's email. Emailed the manager Melissa who promptly offered me the same points and no monetary compensation. I called IHG directly who essentially said they couldn't do anything since locations are franchised and they don't process payments. I emailed Melissa back again and pushed for compensation, but my email was ignored. This is not how you run a business or get people to return. For almost $500 for 2 nights w tax, I expect better.

Expansive parking and a very big, nice venue for gatherings. Definitely needs an upgrade and some…read moreremodeling though. Not the most fancy, but they can hold a lot of people.

This is a nice place to have a baby shower, bridal shower etc…read more I've been to few here and they were all nice. Just an idea if you need a place to host an event. I like the woodsy setting here too.

Went here for Easter brunch this year; first impression was great, nice table set up and great view…read moreof the private lake. However, the food items selected as well as the quality were sadly a disappoint. Also, there was staff making made to order omelets and pancakes right next to the buffet table but we had to order through the waitress and wait for her to bring the items.....there was only one waitress for the entire dinning room so as you can imagine, these items did not arrive in a timely manner and were cold. We could of easily walked up and taken these items that were sitting waiting for a busy waitress to pick them up. One waitress made for terrible service. Unfortunately, the poor service and food quality will keep us from returning. I would suggest stepping up the food quality and have some more staff working the room.

Rob D. of Chesterton wrote a review of last year's Easter dinner at the Waterbird. We should have…read morelistened to what he said and stayed away, because his review was so true! We went here for this year's Easter Brunch - what a disappointment! It started with the service - we were seated 10-15 minutes before anyone greeted us or brought us water. Our waitress was friendly, but her service was poor for the rest of the meal. As for the food - very average to even below average. For $27.00 a person, we would have expected a wonderful spread for a holiday brunch. There was nothing special about the food, and was pretty much lukewarm. When we went through the line the first time, there was no bacon, a few sausages, a few eggs (imitation, I think), and no potatoes. About 10 minutes later, potatoes were brought out, and about 5 minutes after that, the bacon...which was undercooked and slimy. On to the lunch part - small pieces of ham and beef, plain corn, California blend, plain lettuce in a bowl, and the same diced potatoes. Again, not what you expect for a $27.00 meal. The silver servers had such little food in them, that it was almost like you were afraid to take anything because the people behind you would have to wait forever for refills! Dessert - looked like store bought chocolate chip cookies, mini chocolate muffins (like at Costco), and flat store bought cheesecake slices. I was so embarrassed that our grown kids drove an hour+ for this unappetizing, mediocre, disappointing holiday brunch. Poor quality and poor service. I was going to give this review 2 stars, but I wrote a letter to the banquet center manager the same day, expressing our concerns and disappointment that cost us to waste $135.00. He didn't even have the courtesy of an apology and response. On a side note, Waterbird charges $16.95 for their regular Sunday brunch. This would have even been pushing it for the meal we had. I questioned the manager on what was different about the Easter Brunch, that prices were raised to $26.95??? Guess we'll never know. He evidently is not concerned about the low quality service and brunch that was served to guests on Easter!