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    Great Wolf Lodge

    2.7 (510 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
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    The slides
    Geneva O.

    For the price they have you paying for rooms and food and parking it should be clean water clean rooms and they should throw in perks for customers but they're to money hungry! Stop lying I never got a discount

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    Dana R.

    We took our kiddos here for a long weekend to celebrate my son's 4th birthday, and they had a blast! Our check-in experience was fine, and we easily got our wristbands. Our room was awesome. It had a cool little spot in the center with bunkbeds and had a fun scene with charters. The kids felt like they were in a fort and loved it! The waterpark itself was so fun! The kids loved the splash pad area and 'smaller kid' slides. My husband and I had a few moments to switch off and enjoy the lazy river. We appreciated that there was lifejackets available! We purchased a food voucher in advance to save some money. The food was alright, not many vegetarian options. We ended up eating two meals total on site and got Olive Garden (off site) the first night. Next time we will choose to eat off-site. They have a Build-A-Bear on site, which was a huge hit! The kids LOVED the arcade, and they had good bundle deals for tokens. They had dancing and fun activities led by the staff at different times of day. Once our kids are older, we will utilize the other fun activities like bowling, climbing, etc. Overall, this was such a fun weekend, and we can't wait to go back!

    Beth F.

    We came here for a few days after my brother and his family came in from California. It was a great way to start our visit! We all had so much fun! So many activities for everyone to enjoy. We had one of the 2 bedroom suites which allowed us with enough space to be able to relax and not feel on top of each other. The water park is sooo fun and extremely safe. We rented a cabana for the 2 days and loved every minute of it. It was nice to have a "home base" for everyone. The kids could go play on the slides, lazy river, or wave pool alone and come back to us when they wanted to. There are several places within the hotel to order food, snacks, ice cream, and coffee! They also offer many different packages so you can make your visit what you need it to be! Cannot say enough good things about the staff here either!

    Armistead J.

    Had an amazing stay very clean and very friendly staff! We really enjoyed our stay and had a blast! Would highly recommend and will definitely come again!

    Adult Bedbug in our room December 2025.

    Unfortunately, our stay was ruined by bed bugs. We asked the front desk for a refund for half of our stay since we only used the park for one day -- which felt like a fair request considering we spent a night, visited the park, and then had to leave, bag our belongings, and throw many of them away. (Didn't ask for any refund on the money we spent on food, games, fun... fair, right?) Instead of a manager addressing the issue, the front desk sent a cleaning staff member to talk with us and only offered to refund the UNUSED PRE-PAID breakfast. When I asked to speak with the Director of Operations or someone in charge, I was told there wasn't anyone available. It's been days, and I still haven't received any follow-up or refund. Really disappointed with how this was handled. Will not be spending our money here anytime soon.

    Rachel W.

    Don't panic reading some of the more negative reviews on here. There are just some people that cannot just enjoy an experience and have to find something or many things to complain about. Are there "different" types of people here? Yes. Are they maybe different from the people you surround yourself with normally? Probably yes. Is this a place where they live and breathe and upsell/up charge? Absolutely, but isn't that anywhere like this? This was our first GWL experience and my first indoor water park experience (grew up in AZ where all water parks were outside). We stayed one night. We arrived around 1pm on a Saturday and left at 11am Sunday. We arrived on Saturday and we were surprised that a room was already available for us. We parked (yes you have to pay for parking). Then we lugged our bags up a hill and went to our room. Our room was a standard 2 queen bed room. When my husband checked in the morning of our stay it gave him a "would you be willing to pay X amount for an upgrade to a room with bunk beds if it's available at check in time" he said ok because it was about $25 at that point unlike $100 when originally booking. We did not end up getting the "upgrade". We didn't mind either way. The elevators take forever so most of the time we chose to take the stairs. We had a bit of a challenging time finding a chair to put our stuff on as it was the middle of the day on a Saturday. We found one and immediately I saw a trail of blood on the pool deck. I notified a lifeguard and it was 5 min before anyone came to block off the contaminated area and then probably another 5 minutes before they cleaned it. Meanwhile people are walking through the blood!!! So gross! We spent probably 4-5 hours at the pool. It was fine. Just lots of people and lots of kids. My kids are 4 and 6 so they weren't big on many of the water slides even though they could ride most. They enjoyed the smaller slides, lazy river and wave pool. There are a few snack places and a bar but we didn't go to any. The bathrooms inside the water park are beyond disgusting but with that many people I guess that's what you have to expect. When we were done at the pool we went back to our room (mostly it was a very clean room). We got ready and got our wolf ears. They had balloon animals being made in the main area by the fire place and a craft. We ended up eating at Barnwood for dinner. We didn't have a reservation but it was almost 6pm and they didn't have a wait or anything. The place was pretty empty. Now it is pricey, but we just didn't want to hassle with finding a place to eat offsite and didn't feel like pizza for dinner. You can order pizza and have it delivered to you. I also saw a few door dashers in the building as well. Barnwood was fine. The water glasses had water droplets stains on them which is kind of ick. The food was decent and so were the cocktails. It was a nice quieter dinner for us after being in the loud water park most of the afternoon. Afterwards we walked around. I should say we didn't pay for any of the extra add ons or passes (I know, boo, boring, mean parents) but we have talked to so many friends that said you don't need those things for your kids to have fun and it's fine either way. We looked at the shops, looked at the arcade, went to the glow dance party, which was mainly a dance party because no one wanted to spend $25 on a bubble glow wand for their kid. We got some ice cream and headed to bed because our kids were zonked. In the morning we noticed blood stains on the sheets of one of our beds but none of us were injured or had been bleeding so that was icky. We brought our own breakfast and then my kids got a donut from dunkin. We went to the pool for a few hours. It was way less crowded on Sunday- we felt like most people were checking out. It was also cleaner because it was the beginning of the day. We got to do a character meet and greet before we left. Our kids had so much fun. We didn't do the extra stuff and honestly they didn't really ask to do any of the extra stuff. You don't need to go broke to go to GWL. I won't be rushing back. I'm not a huge water park fan and I think our kids will like it a bit more when they are older. I'm glad we experienced it though.

    Proof of stay

    Absolutely unacceptable experience. I stayed here with my wife and our 6-month-old baby, expecting a safe, clean environment. Instead, we walked into a room with cockroaches--multiple. I have video clearly showing them in the room we were supposed to sleep in. Let that sink in: a hotel that markets itself as family-friendly put a family with an infant in a roach-infested room. I immediately went to management and showed them the video. The manager issued a refund, which is the absolute bare minimum. Beyond that, there was no real effort to make things right--no additional compensation, no urgency, no accountability. Because of this, we were forced to pack up and leave at 10:00 PM at night with a 6-month-old. Anyone with a baby knows how disruptive and stressful that is. Our entire trip was ruined on the spot. It didn't end there. Out of concern for bringing cockroaches home, we had to go through the process of heat-treating all of our luggage and belongings. That's time, money, and stress that no guest should ever have to deal with after staying at a hotel like this. A refund doesn't fix this. It just means we didn't pay to stay in a contaminated room. For the prices they charge, this level of negligence is unacceptable. I would not stay here again under any circumstances and strongly warn other families--especially those with young children--to avoid this place.

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    Lowkey a scam. $10 fee for amenities? What? And then $20 for parking? And $10 for a locker? Insane

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    They found my lost phone and they let us go on the water slides 16 times .we also got to switch rooms to the wolf den sweet!epic night!!!!

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    Ask the Community - Great Wolf Lodge

    Are there electric car chargers here? how many charging stations are there? what kind of adapter…

    No chargers on site

    What are the best rides here?

    My personal favorite is Fort Mackenzie at the water park

    Does the water park have one or more hot tubs?

    No hot tubs unfortunately

    How clean was the rooms when you got into them (floors, beds made?, Bathroom problems, things like that)?

    For me and my family the rooms were very clean however I found them extremely overpriced service was not that good and they wanted you to pay for everything so I would caution you about staying there as far as price wise is concerned but the rooms… Read more

    Can we buy just the passes for the park without staying in the hotel?

    No! Nor would I stay there at $500 plus a night with them charging you for everything everything their food is questionable at best their service is basically nonexistent I would not recommend anybody stay at that place ever until they decide to do… Read more

    Are there microwaves in each room?

    We had a regular room and it did! I'm almost positive that they do

    Are the food packages worth buying?

    To be honest I didn’t know they offered food packages. We were there for 24 hours and had two family meals (dinner and lunch) at Barnwood for @ $125 each meal. There were five adults and two kids.… Read more

    Is there a fridge in the rooms I could store a few snacks in?

    We had a fridge in our room every time we went. So I assume so.

    Microwave or nah?

    Not in the room.

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    Review Highlights - Great Wolf Lodge

    Life guards are on duty and super helpful but def your job to be with your kids (esp in the wave pool).

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    Timber Ridge Lodge & Waterpark

    Timber Ridge Lodge & Waterpark

    3.1(337 reviews)
    27.8 mi
    $$

    The room is awesome. Very spacious, clean from what I can see and accommodating. a bit disappointed…read morewith the waterpark. so cold! air temp and water temp. i was actually uncomfortable the entire time I was in there with my daughter. The resort itself is a bit confusing to navigate. It's not just a straight shot to the room. They are divided into sections and you can only access your room by your "letter." would maybe stay again. Not sure.

    My family and I don't travel often so as for comparison I don't have much to go by, but what I will…read moresay is do not let the negative reviews sway you from this place. I was pleasantly surprised at all it had to offer, even if we did stay for just a night. Coming from northwest Indiana, it was just under 3-hour drive and my two kids under 10 had a blast. The water park resort rooms are a bit dated if you are comparing it to Grand Geneva Hotel, but everything was tidy. It had a 12-cup coffee maker (bring filters and coffee if you are particular like me about coffee), a toaster, blender, full sized fridge, microwave, dishwasher, plates, silverware, cups etc. Soap and a sponge for the sink dishes were nice of them to provide for clean up as well. The room was spacious even for a one bedroom and slept two adults and 2 kids wonderfully. Plenty of space for sitting at the table as well in the kitchen area. The waterpark had PLENTY of lifeguards on duty, a lazy river that was decently laid out, an adults only hot tub and an indoor/outdoor hot tub, a kids play area, two slides and a swimming area. With it being winter the outside pools were closed. There were also various crafts outside the waterpark area for the kids for an upcharge. For the negative: The place is pretty spendy so make sure to account for extra expenses. The cafe in the waterpark area is a bit overpriced in my opinion. Two bags of chips, two drinks and a pina colada that seemed to have no alcohol for 30$. The arcade, even though the games are great and it has many, takes too many credits for each game play. The gift shop by the lobby had ice cream and a small coffee station for a charge. There is a restaurant in the hotel for a breakfast option, but it's not the greatest quality for what you pay for. For dinner we went to the buffet at the Grand Cafe at the other hotel and that was nice, but again, unless you eat 3+ plates of food I don't think it's worth the 50 per adult. Our hotel room had no blankets, only sheets, make sure you ask for extras. Also, if you plan to be at the waterpark all day, a cabana rental may be worth it, we arrived at 3pm and went to swim immediately and there were NO chairs to put our things down on, it seems to be staked out pretty early. All in all we will go back in the summer and see what else the resort has to offer, and we won't mind staying again at Timber Ridge, we will just know what to plan for next time to save on expenses.

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    Raging Waves

    Raging Waves

    3.1(350 reviews)
    53.8 mi

    I had a great time at Raging Waves! It was the most hygienic water park I've been to. The logistics…read moreof parking and using the lockers were straightforward. I liked the variety of tube rides and cleanliness of the park and equipment. All the tubes were inflated well and the lifeguards were nice (many asked if we enjoyed the ride). I got tickets during the Easter promotion so it was only $25 per ticket, and could be used any day during open season. The tickets say you need to physically print them out, but you can also just show the tickets on your phone. Make sure you bring a clear or mesh bag for your items. Parking is $10 and wasn't a problem even though I got it for the wrong day. There were many tube rides, including multiple tube rides for groups of 2-4 people, so it was perfect for our group of 3. Many rides were two-seaters but there's no problem going down solo. What I liked most about the park was that you don't need to walk very far from one ride to the next, it overall felt pretty compact without being crowded. The locker system was very user-friendly: the 3 of us shared a large locker and the self-serve kiosk printed out a wristband for each of us to wear. There were no issues getting in and out of our locker. There's a spigot labeled "filtered water" for refilling water bottles near the gift shop. The food is pretty standard fare for a theme park - chicken tenders, fries, burgers, etc. The hamburger with bacon for an extra dollar was nice but had absolutely no vegetables. It was nice that they sell Dole whip/soft serve right at the front near the lockers. They had pineapple, vanilla, and chocolate soft serve which was a great way to end the day. They had strawberry on the menu but they were out of it. My specific experience was 5/5 since it wasn't too crowded or too hot, and I got a great deal at 50% off. If I had to pay full price I would still give it 4/5. Please see the note below regarding weather. **NOTE: On the day we came there was a 30% chance of scattered thunderstorms around 3PM. We had planned to go on this day, which was the day before Labor Day. I was concerned with going to a water park while there's thunder and lightning, but then I read the website which said 30% chance of storm means 70% chance of it being totally fine. I liked those odds, and it turned out to be a perfect overcast day. The forecast must have deterred people from coming because the lines were really not that bad. I think if it actually does start thundering, they will shut the park down for safety concerns. Do check the weather forecast before you come, and weigh the risks and benefits if there is a chance of a thunderstorm. Also, different phones/weather apps may give different results, my friend's forecast said it was fine all day.

    was not ready to open on Memorial Day. lazy river was not open and needed to be cleaned. line for…read morefood was insane. none of the staff are trained and I understand they're knew but they need a day or something to be trained cause nobody new what they were doing.

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