We had so much fun with our grandkids for their first trip to Zenders. They already asking when we can go back. #ZFun #buzzybooth

The rooms are clean and comfortable. Staff members are very hospitable. Our family loves the waterslides and wave pools. Our favorite getaway!! read more

Pretty standard indoor water park & attached hotel establishment. Very much so affordable. Although I visited during spring break there was an abundance of Christmas decor on the grounds. Place represented a winter wonderland. Lots of hot tub in addition to thrill slides. Kids area was on the warmer side but the walk of food & drink areas was freezing. Pizza was decent but all other food was terrible. Water pressure in the shower could use some toc as well. read more

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Everything in general was actually good except the reason why I'm giving it only three stars is cuz we found a dirty diaper in the ice machine but everything else was good but I feel like that just deserves 3 stars if everything else was good because that is absolutely disgusting read more

I had a pretty fun time overall and wouldn't mind visiting again in the future, although I do have a few criticisms with the place. I'll start with the good stuff. Most of the park is kept at a tropical temperature, so you don't freeze too much when you're out of the water. The water is mostly kept shallow, which is a plus for me since I'm on the short side. The rides were fun! I went on the 4 person raft ride and the 2 person raft ride. The stairs to get up to the 4 person ride were many! Don't skip leg day! I spent a lot of time in the toddler area because it was one of the warmer and safer spots for my preschooler. The food was all surprisingly good. My friend purchased an antipasto salad and pretzel breadsticks, and I purchased French fries and pizza. The breadsticks were warm and airy, the salad was fresh and crunchy, the fries were breaded which is probably the most delicious kind, and they don't charge extra for pizza toppings so you can customize it however you'd like and the crust was fluffy and soft. The cons are: noticeable scum along many of the poles and grates in the pools, the strong chlorine scent gives you a headache after the first few hours, and the ticket cancellation policy. I saw a teenager with ringworm on his leg, and it looked like there was a bandaid on it at some point due to the lingering adhesive glue, but still. Tickets are nonrefundable once purchased. I'm not sure if they allow for trips to be rescheduled, but I'm sure this influences whether a family comes to the waterpark despite having ringworm (highly contagious!). All in all, I was really having a decent time until I saw the kid with ringworm, especially when he rested his calf on the double tube raft. That's very unsanitary. I told the worker that was overseeing the ride and he looked like it was above his pay grade to deal with, understandably. I'm guessing they aren't trained to notice public health issues. My daughter was asking if we can come back in the summer. I wouldn't mind coming back here again sometime in the future, but it will definitely be a while from now so I can forget about the chlorine smell. read more

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I would not stay here! Beware! I stayed March 5-7,2026. Check in was fine. Water in the park was definitely on the cool side. On Friday March 6 I got tacos and that was the worst decision I made. I had food poisoning within hours of eating 1 taco I was up on the toilet with liquid poo and throwing up. It was horrible. After hour of that that I went to bed an woke up fine. No one else had issues, I'm the only one who had a taco so I can confirm it's from that! Housekeeping was at our door first thing, almost rushing us out. Don't stay here! Beware! read more

Great price for an all it included. Super fun and kid friendly. Stuff for every age and the drop slide was a blast. Definitely recommend checking out if you are in the area :) read more

We had such a great time for a July 3rd stay. We were able to walk to the fireworks at Heritage Park (we had three families stay and 6 kids walked too). The waterpark was great and the lifeguards were on top of their game. The only criticism I have is that both food stations in the waterpark were not open and the one was very backed up. We waited well over an hour for our food both times we ordered, but it was clear they were just backed up and is not a reflection of the staff working. We hope to visit again next year! #ZFun #buzzybooth read more

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It was good this place has a good water park but if u go to the arcade beware.cuz I went to the claw machine to get a squish dolphin cuz I wanted to but when the claw grabbed it I was so happy that the minute it grabbed it , it let go that dolphin dropped and I was so sad that the staff opened it and gave it to me . read more

Lots of fun. The lazy river with the floats needs to be faster but this place is clean, busy, and qell maintained. #ZFun #buzzybooth

The Zehnder family has a real lock on tourism in this town between this place and several other properties. This water park must make a fortune because it was jam-packed and people are in the water from the second it opens to the minute it closes each day. Our trip here was a mixed bag. We got a package that gave you a room with a view of the water park, passes the whole trip and almost all meals at various locations (1 dinner, 1 lunch and two breakfasts). It also reserved a table area with tv and loungers in the park that was right outside the window of the room. What was weird is you had no sliding door to that area. I guess it had to do with not wanting people in there after hours, but it was awkward to have to go around all the time. There also was no policing of it and we had to kick people out of our area each day, despite signage saying it was for our room. Food was bad. Breakfast was just gross and the pizza at the poolside cafe was greasy and very similar to domino's. The rooms were musty - but aren't they all at a water park? At least they were relatively sound proof because people had their kids up and screaming in the hall after 11 when the 9:00 movie probably ended. If you end up in a room at the back, it is a haul to go back and forth to the lobby. That was a pain. The kids loved it, but I don't think we would come back. read more

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We took the kiddos to splash Village this past weekend. All 4 kids/teens and 2 adults had a blast. We enjoy the family ride and that almost everything you were able to do with someone else. We were worried taking the three girls with long hair in the winter but they had hairdryers and outlets. They also had a photo stand(#BuzzyBooth #Zfun) that we all really loved because none of us risked caring our phones. Being at @zehnderssplashvillage was a vacation vibes at a great price. We can't wait to return. #ZFun #buzzybooth read more

This place was so fun and friendly...from check in to check out. Our family had planned visiting Frankenmuth for the day and stayed here it was awesome!!! read more

We took our kids to the waterpark on New Year's Day and ordered pizza, wings, and a salad from the Elf Café around 9:00 PM. After waiting 20 minutes, we asked if the food could be delivered to our room. An hour went by with no update, so we called the front desk and were met with an extremely rude attitude instead of help. At 11:00 PM, we had to get dressed and walk down ourselves. The manager on duty was dismissive and rude and said a refund would be handled "through accounting," yet refused to provide a receipt. I paid in person with my child using a 100$ bill, and received my correct change from the gentleman working. After more attitude from both the café and front desk, they finally handed us our food... which was over two hours old and completely cold. We asked again for a refund and were still refused. No apology. No accountability. No effort to make it right. Cold food, no refund, and incredibly unprofessional customer service--especially for a family-focused hotel. Spending $61 for a two-hour wait and being treated this way is unacceptable. Completely disappointed. Looking for someone to post this video I took of the service that was received and also left other patrons baffled at what was being said by the staff. Please reach out. read more

You can buy passes just for the waterpark! So we did not stay at the hotel, we just stopped by for a few hours to visit the indoor waterpark. Zehnder's Splash Village is very fun and something you definitely want to experience if you have young children who like swimming and water activities. The waterpark is also indoors, so even when it's cold outdoors (like it was when we visited), you can still play in the water. The waterpark is loosely separated into two sections. When you first walk in, you'll see the adults and big-kids section. This area has a big lazy river, a water basketball area, a family tube slide, a drop slide, and a big hot tub. There are lots of tables in this area, and skylights to make the whole area bright with natural light. Speaking of drop slide: If you have a young child who is on the fence about going on the drop slide, just know that it is super fast and super confining. My elementary-school-aged child did it once and said he was never going on another drop slide ever again. It's very drop slidey! Walk a little farther into the waterpark, and you'll see the area for younger kids, with a gigantic water playground, a small lazy river, water merry-go-round, small hot tub and lots more. The young-kids area is also where the snack bar is located. They have your typical snack bar foods, like pizza (although you can get it as a whole pizza pie), hot dogs, pretzel bread sticks and more. They also sell these huge donuts made locally. They're so big that they're more like a round cake that looks like a donut. Every time someone ordered one, the people who didn't order one looked at them longingly. There are lots of clean towels available, and the waterpark is clean -- I saw people walking around bussing the tables and wiping things down while I was there. There are lockers inside the waterpark for your valuables, and the changing rooms are big and have showers. read more

Great slides good times to be had here at the newest water park. Joy joy joy ok bye wave pool could be a little bigger

Zehnder's is pure Michigan magic. From the warm hospitality to the unbeatable family-style chicken dinners, every visit feels like a tradition worth repeating. Comfort food doesn't get better than this. read more

We went there just after new year. Water park was a good size for a young children and it was fairly clean inside. My 8 year old definitely enjoyed the most. My 18 year old also enjoyed but it wasn't for bigger children. It was crowded but less people than I anticipated.we also stayed at their hotel. Room was a bit outdated but was clean and spacious for a family of 4. We also ate at restaurant in the hotel. It tasted fine but was very pricey. And their menus should be more precise. I ordered roast beef sandwich and a server asked if I want a chips or fries so I chose fries. When I looked at receipt , the fries were billed separately. Most of restaurants it comes with main dish so it was a surprise. We also played at the arcade. It was a smaller than I expected but my kids enjoyed. I don't know if they make it easy to get prizes but my kid got a few toys and bonus tickets by playing a crane game and at the end it got us a lot of tickets that made us get more toys at the prize counter. Over all we had a small family fun trip. It was only 1 hour from where I live so it was very convenient and easy for a single mom. read more

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Great time great food tons of fun for a birthday party. Definitely will be back again.

Horrible service and a really rude security guard! We go to water parks 2-3 times a year however never here again!! Terrible experience all around! read more

Had a blast. Fun place to visit. Prices could be more affordable but all around a good visit. read more

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We got a surprise upgrade to a room with a view and a reserved seating area with lounge chairs a table and TV. It was the perfect way to start my kids summer vacation from school. The room was clean the water was perfect temperature and the staff were all kind and welcoming. Definitely recommend if your looking for a family friendly pool with tons of slides and fun zone options. #ZFun #buzzybooth read more

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Food was great and our waitress was so friendly and amazing. Always great at Zenders! #ZFun #buzzybooth

Poorly managed, had an incident 15 minutes after being there. Our ada certified dog was accused of barking. Which we don't believe still! Our dog was met by a little kid sneaking between 3 family rooms that surrounded us. She was scared lied to her parents and the COO began. Management and Security handled it terribly! read more

This was our 2nd time at the water park, 1st stay at the hotel. The rooms are nothing to write home about. 2 queen sized beds, microwave, fridge, TV, and coffee maker. That's about the extent of it. You can use the splash village from noon the day of check in until 4 the day of check out. Honestly, after 2 or 3 hours you're done. We visited the exercise room. Completely pathetic. Three machines in a very confined room. It felt like they wanted to be able to claim they have an exercise room, had this tiny space and decided to throw a few machines in. The arcade was sooooo overpriced. Around $2.50 per game and over $7 for the vr roller coaster ride. Clearly they have no shame charging what they do for Waterpark admission and then so much for arcade games. There are two areas to the splash park. The main area has a splash pad for littler ones, a water area for very tiny kids, 2 big water slides, a lazy river, and a pool with lily pads and basketball hoops. The other room has 2 more slides, a whirlpool, volleyball net, basketball hoops, and a few things for littler kids. You could easily do everything in an hour if you were motivated enough. The water temperature is warm enough to just walk in. It is absolutely doused in chlorine. My eyes were burning to the point of barely being able to keep them open after two 2 hour swims. Not to mention during the colder times of the year, outside air blows through making it EXTREMELY cold. One thing I think the park needs to address better is unaccompanied minors. My 13 year old has been taught how to behave in public. If someone asked him to stop, he would. When we visited there was a group of boys in the 12-14 year age range. They were going back and forth between the rooms getting yelled at again and again. Our paths crossed several times while chasing my daughter around. They literally said "they can kick us out, we're checking out of the hotel today." At one point they even had a manager chasing them around the swim area. They should have been banned for the rest of the year given their inappropriate behavior. It seemed like nobody knew how they should have been handled. There is a free shuttle that takes you to zehnders restaurant. Days and hours vary, but it is a nice way to not deal with all the traffic. The other nice perks are a movie night in the lobby and staying in thr Waterpark until after hours. We almost had run of the place from 8 30-10 when we visited. This still feels like a cash grab, but isn't as bad as great wolf lodge and their ridiculous "resort fees". My kids enjoyed themselves and we managed to avoid paying for all the little extras that could have been tacked on- locker, food, drinks, arcade, you name it. The the bavarian Inn splash parking opening soon, it should give this place some healthy competition. read more

Fun water-park, but feels way over-priced -- on weekdays $43 for a 5-hour shift, or $51 for all day; on weekends $58 for a 5-hour shift, or $68 for all day. For comparison, I bought a Six Flags Platinum Pass for $49 last August, and it includes unlimited free admission to Six Flags for the remainder of that year AND all the next year AND includes unlimited free admission to their water park, free parking, merchandise discounts, free skip-the-line passes and more. Somebody in our party got a black bracelet, which entitled her to merely enter but not actually ride on anything (basically just be there with her toddler). Not only do they not offer any discounts for the kids, but they charged $25 for the black bracelet, which seems like some major chutzpah. The "Drop" ride was out of commission. I wanted to try it, but was told by others that it's not as fun as the family raft ride down the big tube anyhow. Signs by the drop tube warn of abrasions, and from what I heard from folks the abrasions are common on that ride, so beware. A couple rides down the family raft tube were enough for me (though pretty thrilling, especially with 4 adults), a couple times down the water slides dumping into the lazy river, couple of times around the lazy river, few times around the other current river, checked out the pools briefly, spent a little time in the hot tubs, and then I was effectively done, long before the 5-hour shift was up. Towels are free to use, but locker rental costs $15 for a size large. We ordered food from the Mushroom Grille. The food didn't seem too over-priced, but took quite a long time to finally arrive at our table. It tasted good, but left us puzzled how it took so long to prepare what was basically bar food. Bottom line -- way over-priced and limited, especially compared to something like Six Flags season passes, which offer so much more, INCLUDING water park, Fright Night & Christmas holiday specials, etc. read more

Absolutely best. Customer Service is amazing. Staff is very polite and accommodating. Best shower EVER #ZFun #buzzybooth

The check in was awful. We got the text at 3:58 that our room was ready . The short ,snotty young lady that checked us in. Said "We don't Legally Have to have your room ready till 4. I showed her the text on my phone. She said "That didn't come from us. It's not 4 yet. Even the lady beside me said . It's 2 minutes to. So after we had to "wait for them to figure it out " We waited a few more minutes. The guy next to the girl checking us in. Went somewhere. Came back and told her what room to put us in. We get all the info. I didn't realize till 2 days later when we went home. The girl never handed me my license back. So we had to make another trip up there. Which is RIDICULOUS !!! We checked in the 26 and out the 28th. You can't tell me someone couldn't have got it back to me . The room was in my name. No excuses for any of the stupid actions. We have brought our Grandson there 3 of the last 4 years. Pretty sure next year will be at the other place that's being upgraded. Poor customer service read more

So fun and the chicken dinner was AMAZING! The pools chlorine is a little irritating though so make sure you bring lotion and what not #ZFun #buzzybooth read more

Amazing service and atmosphere! The family loves it! We plan to be back. #Zfun #BuzzyBooth

Great food and service. #ZFun #buzzybooth. Every time we eat at Zehnder's we have the best service! Would recommend highly.

We love this place! It's always a blast coming here! The water park is incredible and the food is second to none, but what really provides the magic here are the friendly staff. The smiling faces and incredible service is what keeps our family coming back year after year. If you're looking for a fun family friendly getaway, look no further than Frankenmuth to Zehnder's Splash Village! read more

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It's really fun. The Waterpark was fun and enjoyable. I liked the food and the fun center was good. The gift shop had some good suvineers. Definitely coming back. #ZFun #buzzybooth. read more

We have been in Michigan for about a month and have been to Zehndaers three times already!! The food is outstanding neg. The staff is so kind and helpful. The atmosphere is perfect for families or adult groups. There is something for everyone. Can't wait to go back again. #ZFun #buzzybooth read more

Grandkids loved it age 8-12 and so did grandparents (esp lazy river). Can get hotel rooms overlooking the pools. French dip was great.

They fulfilled all of our requests. Wonderful visit. Will stay again if we get another good discount.

Only one line open for both food and drink for both sides! Otherwise- the kids enjoyed themselves!

Going here was pretty fun. There are multiple water slides, and other family areas. The pizza tasted okay if anything. Just be careful with the dropslide, the water will get in your nose, in your throat and stuff like that. read more

The price for this place is $55 for half a day or $65 for the whole day. They do a good job with towels and lockers. The pools appeared clean. The whole facility seemed pretty clean. The only thing is when they're really crowded you could wait in line for a half an hour longer. Overall for a water park it was good they could use an additional slide. read more

Zehnder's Splash Village - Hotels Near Me - Frankenmuth, Michigan

Love We love Frankenmuth we always have fun here and it#ZFun #buzzybooth is always good clean family fun . read more

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