Name: The Lodge at Brainerd Lakes, Trademark Collection by Wyndham
Address: 6967 Forest Lake Road, Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America, Brainerd, Minnesota, US
Price range: US$114–US$363 per night
Rating: 7.83

What guests think

The Lodge at Brainerd Lakes, Trademark Collection by Wyndham draws families with its on-site waterpark and rustic, spacious suites, but reviews describe a property showing age with variable upkeep, staffing strains, and crowding during popular times.

Guests often like the split-room layouts and size, finding them convenient for groups. Common negatives include inconsistent cleanliness and maintenance, uncomfortable or noisy beds, and waterpark concerns such as limited hours, cold water, strong chlorine, rust, and short staffing. Breakfast and restaurant experiences range from good to poor, with slow service and restocking issues appearing in multiple reviews. Expect a family-focused stay with fun amenities, balanced by dated areas and service variability.

Facilities

Cleanliness

Rooms

Service

Location

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Facilities

The indoor waterpark, hot tub and arcade are a big draw and many families enjoy them, and the on-site restaurant/bar adds convenience. Reviews also note aging features, occasional cleanliness and maintenance issues, limited hours, crowding, tube/towel shortages, and inconsistent lifeguard oversight.

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6

Jeremy

5 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Water in water park was freezing, couldn't comfortably swim.

8

Kristi

17 Oct 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The waterpark really needs to be updated. The railings on the stairs up to the water slides were very rusty. Hot tub needs a cleaning too.

8

Kendra

31 Mar 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Friendly and helpful staff! We really liked our room/king suite with living room space, kids pleasantly surprised it had a PS4 with games! Liked the lobby, common areas clean and nice decor. The waterpark area a bit on the outdated side with some rust in areas... Loved the large connected indoor/outdoor hot tub, although could have been hotter. Slides fun, Kids had a blast!

4

Tony

13 Mar 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Room wasn’t clean, floor wasn’t even vacuumed, elevator was dirty, looked like it wasn’t vacuumed in months, hot tube in water park had a lot of sand and debris in it.

10

Erin

1 Aug 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Friendly front desk staff and great waterpark

8

Amanda

27 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Our two girls (7 and 4) had a blast, and that filled us with joy as we spent most our time at the waterpark. It was surprisingly relaxing for us as parents. We enjoyed the layout of the room with the bathroom between the queen beds, allowing some privacy. We had fun at the arcade. The staff was super! I think the waterpark could have had more attention to being clean/clean the floor on a regular basis.

6

Meghan

19 Feb 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel was nice roomy and decent. One of the elevators was out, so it was difficult to go up and down. The Waterpark was dirty! Floor was gross, not enought tables. They hardly had any tubes to ride. The slide was rusty, no music or lights like it use to have. Hot tub was dirty on the bottom with sand. Only 2 lifeguards who didn't do much

6

Michael

24 Apr 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

The water park downgraded a few aspects that needed maintenance in the past such that there was less for younger kids to do. Also a lot of drinking in the pool area and only one lifeguard all weekend in the pool area with all the people. With the cost of a weekend stay there I feel the cost didn’t provide value and I’ll be looking elsewhere in Baxter next time as there are other water parks there anyway.

4

James

5 Apr 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Stay at your own risk. Late check in, breakfast buffet was not as advertised/food was gross, Lifeguard staff are incompetent creating an extremely unsafe environment for kids. Swim at your own risk. Brought lifeguard concerns to waterpark manager and front desk manager, no one seemed to care as concerns were dismissed without question. Was told to contact the GM, did so and never received a return call. Facility has a ton of potential and should be an excellent place to take families with young kids, unfortunately we will not be back due to the unsafe conditions in the water park.

6

Crystal

24 Mar 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We were disappointed that water park was only open 4-9pm. Yes it is winter hours, but not advertised as that!

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Cleanliness

Feedback is mixed: several guests found rooms and common areas clean, while many others reported dirty bathrooms or floors, dust, hair, and lingering odors, plus debris in the waterpark. Housekeeping during stays is inconsistent, with missed service mentioned in multiple reviews.

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Dawn

30 Jul 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Interesting traditional “up north” decor. Parking lot was clean and convenient. However, our room was sub-par. The tile directly in front of the toilet was cracked and loose, right where you would put your feet. The shower diverter only half worked. Carpet hadn’t been vacuumed. A large water bottle from a previous guest was beside the bed, and the sink was dirty.

2

Karl

22 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I wanted a quiet room for a good night sleep, what I got was quite a few long black hairs on the bed and I’m bald. A clock that was never reset from daylight savings time, an air conditioning unit with a fan that was malfunctioning and some policies that Still have me wondering what I paid for the night stay. The breakfast was nice.

4

Kelly

22 Jul 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Our room was not cleaned. Toilet was disgusting, there was hair in the sink and the shower, toothpaste all over the bathroom faucet, something gross on the bed linens. I changed the sheets because the cleaning staff had gone home. They told me they credited my account for a nights stay and they did not. I should have read the reviews ahead of time... lesson learned

4

Tony

13 Mar 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Room wasn’t clean, floor wasn’t even vacuumed, elevator was dirty, looked like it wasn’t vacuumed in months, hot tube in water park had a lot of sand and debris in it.

4

Laura

27 Sept 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Dirty , shower broken, holes in flooring hallways , room vents dirty, over all a dungeon dirty vibe, not worth the price .

2

Nicole

28 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The only positive was that the check in staff was friendly. Mold in our first room (rm 110). We were moved to another room that was musty but no visible mold. The ceiling in the bathroom had obvious water stains and was crumbling (rm 120) so I’m sure there was hidden mold there. We were told breakfast stopped at 10. We arrived at 8:45 and they were already taking it apart. The staff member there told us it actually stops at 9AM. She let us take plates to our room from what was packed up but everything was cold and gross. Water park was dirty and broken down. The life guard let a group of his friends in who were repeatedly leaving the side doors open to go out and smoke. Arcade was supposed to be open but it wasn’t. Beds were awful, uncomfortable and the protective covers made so much noise that any time someone moves it woke everyone up. We won’t be back. There are two better water parks in town so I would strongly recommend choosing those over this run down dump.

6

Meghan

19 Feb 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel was nice roomy and decent. One of the elevators was out, so it was difficult to go up and down. The Waterpark was dirty! Floor was gross, not enought tables. They hardly had any tubes to ride. The slide was rusty, no music or lights like it use to have. Hot tub was dirty on the bottom with sand. Only 2 lifeguards who didn't do much

4

Courtney

26 May 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

I got to my room and clothes from the previous person were left behind a chair. The floors were dirty and the shower had hairs in it. Very disappointed.

8

Angela

4 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The computer system is old, so check in took longer with only one person in front of me.only one of the two computers could check people in. And I did the pre check in. Super nice staff, could use a little update and it’s weird that the halls Don’t have air conditioning. The floor directly under the table in my room didn’t get a vac since there were so many Bobby pins everywhere. But seemed clean otherwise. They also couldn’t get the pre purchased food gift cards working for the restaurant because of the old comp system. Update this place and you have a winner!

4

Tegan

11 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The bathroom in our room was not cleaned well - the vents which were easily within cleaning reach had sooo much dust and the shower had several old pieces of hair in it. Give me a duster and I would have dusted it myself and it would have taken 30 seconds maximum. The room seemed clean enough but with a lot of missing scrapes of paint on the wall. It was nice the restaurant was on site and the food was good - the continental breakfast very standard and average for a free hotel meal. Water park was okay- pretty chilly actually and the “lifeguards” spent alot of time looking down at their phones

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Rooms

Rooms are spacious with family-friendly split layouts and rustic lodge decor, which many guests appreciate. Downsides include dated furnishings, uncomfortable or squeaky beds, noise from thin walls or HVAC, and maintenance issues like loose tiles, outlet problems, or misdescribed bed sizes.

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Michelle

4 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Check-in was slow. Waited about 15-20 mn & front desk staff could have been more friendly. A/C unit made a horrible rattling/whistling noise on a hot, humid day. Had to shut it off in the middle of the night because it was keeping us awake. The pull-out couch was horrible to sleep on & was stained & gross. Just felt the room didn’t smell fresh & needed a deep cleaning. The heat & humidity brought out some unpleasant smells in the hallways, like wet dog. The bartender was pleasant & efficient with drinks & food. Appreciated the shuttle to the music festival. Grounds were clean.

6

bryan

10 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

No night stand or outlets on left side of the bed was a pain. The log headboard was uncomfortable.

10

Alicia

9 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Very roomy

8

Michael

19 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I checked in for a one-night stay for an event I was attending the following morning. Location was good and it was close to several options for dining. Upon arriving in the room, I appreciate that it was very spacious and I liked that the beds were in separate areas with the toilet and shower in between. What was a little disappointing is when I entered the room (in the middle of July), the room was around 75°. The A/C was not on and it was stuffy, so I had to turn it down to about 65° as it was a very large space to cool. A little surprised as typically when I've checked into a room they have it set to be somewhat cool when arriving. The other disappointing feature was the bed. Firstly, the room description said 2 queen beds, but they were full size, NOT queen. That wasn't too big of a deal as it was just myself and a friend, but if our wives were with us, I would have requested a different room. Not sure how hard it is to say a queen bed and then actually have a queen bed. I could tell the mattresses were older because when I sat (and then laid) on it, the middle sagged and was noticeably squeaky like they were 20 years old. On a scale of 1-10, comfort was ~6, but thankfully I didn't have to share it as any little movement would have been extremely disruptive to the other person. The other thing that was disappointing was the tub/shower combination It was old and there was a significant amount of water exiting the faucet so the shower had bad water pressure.

8

Bruce

15 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The toilet seat was needing adjustment. Beds were noisy when turning over.

6

Lori

30 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The rooms very noise you could hear all the neighbors

8

Jessica

22 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Our family of five styed for one night over MEA wknd. waterpark was a lot of fun! Rooms could use a bit of updating. Beds were uncomfortable as were the pillows. Loud mattress protectors. We did enjoy our stay ultimately just a few suggestions regarding the rooms/beds.

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Patricia

30 Jun 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Big room with microwave and frig. Lots of storage spaces and a small walk-in closet. Shower was great and liked having a door between it and the sink. Beds were comfortable. A great value! Had lots of fun at the indoor water park. Very relaxing, as well.

8

Katie

19 Feb 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Kids had fun at the waterpark. Rooms are nice and spacious.

10

chad

5 Aug 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Liked how the room had a living area opposite of the beds

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Service

Staff are frequently described as friendly and helpful. However, recurring issues include slow or delayed check-in with rooms not ready, understaffing, conflicting information or billing/early check-in fee problems, and occasional rudeness.

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Mary

5 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Check in was horrible. Made me late to a work dinner. Did not show a reservation for me and made me pay again even with the receipt I had prepaid from Hotels.com. After dinner I checked in with a different person who found the reservation on Expedia. Apparently it comes to them that way and the first person was unaware of that. The next day they refunded my money. The worse part is I could not locate a Hotels.com phone number to call when my reservation was missing. The chat bot sucks. I have had this happen in the past and always had a good phone response with Hotels.com customer service. Since the change this company has really gone downhill and I will no longer be booking through this site. The Lodge was fine but I was only there for a brief overnight stay. By the way the rate at the Lodge was $93 versus the $130 I paid on this site. And that was using some of my points. So much for a discount!

8

Nancy

15 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The front desk staff seemed untrained. Didn't know if they had room service or when the kitchen closed. They kept saying they were understaffed. Not sure why this was a reason they didn't know the kitchen and room service question? The bartender was really impressive. The rest of the staff was very polite and helpful

4

Amanda

10 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

About a week before our stay, I secured early check in for an added fee, because we had an event to attend that started before check in time. When we arrived for check in, we were denied our room stating there were non available. When asked how long it would be, the hotel staff could not provide a time. We were also denied a bathroom to use so we could change into our event clothes, so we had to change at the event center. It then took them SEVERAL HOURS to answer the phone when we attempted to call them regarding the reservation. Then when we finally got our room at 11 pm, I went to use the shower only to find that the shampoo and body soap were both empty. They did give us a 10% refund. Don’t stay here if you want to have your room on time, or if you like good customer service, because they just can’t seem to figure it out.

8

cary

30 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We have stayed here a few times and have never had an issue. It was a Sunday afternoon and check in was at 4. We (and others) were trying to check in around 4:30. We were told to have a seat and would have a 15 minute wait for our room to be ready. After waiting 45 minutes, we checked at the desk (near where we were sitting) and found out our room was ready! We were wondering how long we would have sat there if we wouldn't have asked. There was a family of 5 who had been waiting over an hour before we arrived. We were disappointed this time around, but the rest of the stay was good.

4

Aleene

3 Apr 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Check in was not great. Our person was not friendly.

8

Angela

4 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The computer system is old, so check in took longer with only one person in front of me.only one of the two computers could check people in. And I did the pre check in. Super nice staff, could use a little update and it’s weird that the halls Don’t have air conditioning. The floor directly under the table in my room didn’t get a vac since there were so many Bobby pins everywhere. But seemed clean otherwise. They also couldn’t get the pre purchased food gift cards working for the restaurant because of the old comp system. Update this place and you have a winner!

4

Tami

29 Mar 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Check in was suppose to be at 4:00. We could not get our room till 6:45. Sat around with 3 kids waiting. There was no more breakfast available at 8:45 am. No one kept the food up. Was only 1 yogurt and no water left. We did get 2 free pizzas but only after we complained multiple times. Swimming and staff in that area were awesome! Will never stay there again.

10

stephanie

15 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Clean rooms, excellent staff, they were friendly and very helpful. Breakfast was great. Only downside was kids in room next to us yelling in hallway, banging on walls, in and out of room and slamming the door late at night

10

Tiffany

13 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Friendly staff.

6

Julie

13 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel staff were not very helpful, we opted for the early check in , we kept getting delayed from original time we pre signed up for. We were charged a fee at checkout thet should not have applied because if only given room one hour before the original check in, staff said they couldn’t refund fee because it was out of their control

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Location

Location is convenient for Brainerd Lakes attractions and dining, with some guests noting a quiet setting off the main road, though walkability is limited by a lack of sidewalks.

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Mary

16 May 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Nice place to stay. The waterpark was closed during our stay (which was how we got a low rate) but the breakfast was excellent, the place was clean, and it was a block off the main highway so it was pretty quiet.

8

Dawn

4 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Location, staff friendliness and price. Rooms were clean.

10

Donna

4 Oct 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Have always liked staying here, location and the ease of parking and the staff is great. Will definitely be back. Thanks

10

Sharon

26 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We find this lodging to be very convenient and in a nice price range.

8

Michael

19 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I checked in for a one-night stay for an event I was attending the following morning. Location was good and it was close to several options for dining. Upon arriving in the room, I appreciate that it was very spacious and I liked that the beds were in separate areas with the toilet and shower in between. What was a little disappointing is when I entered the room (in the middle of July), the room was around 75°. The A/C was not on and it was stuffy, so I had to turn it down to about 65° as it was a very large space to cool. A little surprised as typically when I've checked into a room they have it set to be somewhat cool when arriving. The other disappointing feature was the bed. Firstly, the room description said 2 queen beds, but they were full size, NOT queen. That wasn't too big of a deal as it was just myself and a friend, but if our wives were with us, I would have requested a different room. Not sure how hard it is to say a queen bed and then actually have a queen bed. I could tell the mattresses were older because when I sat (and then laid) on it, the middle sagged and was noticeably squeaky like they were 20 years old. On a scale of 1-10, comfort was ~6, but thankfully I didn't have to share it as any little movement would have been extremely disruptive to the other person. The other thing that was disappointing was the tub/shower combination It was old and there was a significant amount of water exiting the faucet so the shower had bad water pressure.

10

Cole

15 Sept 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Good location

10

Julie

10 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

No place to walk safely. No side walks, I know its more a city issue.

10

Shelley

26 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent Stay. Centrally located to all the Brainerd Lakes.

10

Kelly

10 Sept 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Excellent location. Good choice of business & pleasure.

8

roberto

1 Aug 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

Close to raceteack

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Dining

Breakfast reviews are inconsistent: some praise hot options and variety, while many report cold or poorly restocked items, limited selection, and timing miscommunication. The attached restaurant/bar is convenient but service can be slow and hours inconsistent.

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Mary

16 May 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Nice place to stay. The waterpark was closed during our stay (which was how we got a low rate) but the breakfast was excellent, the place was clean, and it was a block off the main highway so it was pretty quiet.

4

SHELBIE

22 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Started with them charging me double the price. The complimentary breakfast was absolutely terrible service, rude staff, couldn’t keep the buffet area full with anything ran out of syrup, toast, bagels, waffles, and couldn’t get forks for over 20mins or so! Then went to go get my children some more eggs and they had the whole thing cleared out it was 9:02am found it pretty funny they could pull it faster than they could keep it stocked, next the waterpark was very ran down, the lifeguards didn’t keep an eye on anything and the food at the little bar and grill was absolutely disgusting! How do you mess up mini corn dogs and chicken strips??? I also was told by multiple guests there room price was $45-80 cheaper than what I paid and everywhere you went in the hotel you heard guests complaining about the service or there room or something not going the way they were told or expecting. I was very very disappointed in my stay here. I could keep going but this is enough to get my point I feel.

10

Michael

29 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Everything was great but the breakfast. Food was good but not hot enough.

10

Robyn

14 Mar 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Great breakfasts!!!

10

Samantha

19 Jul 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The staff was very friendly and helpful. I would suggest the kitchen in the bar stay open a little later on Saturday, at least a limited menu (like pizza).

8

Angela

4 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The computer system is old, so check in took longer with only one person in front of me.only one of the two computers could check people in. And I did the pre check in. Super nice staff, could use a little update and it’s weird that the halls Don’t have air conditioning. The floor directly under the table in my room didn’t get a vac since there were so many Bobby pins everywhere. But seemed clean otherwise. They also couldn’t get the pre purchased food gift cards working for the restaurant because of the old comp system. Update this place and you have a winner!

8

Kati

2 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Overall, it was a great stay. We stayed for New Year’s Eve, so knew it could be busy and loud…and it was. Was able to deal with the craziness at midnight as it was to be expected. The waterpark was great and we enjoyed our meals from the snack shack. The continental breakfast unfortunately missed the mark. Muffins were ice cold, long line for the one waffle maker, orange juice was very watery, and not a lot of a selection available. The only positives were the scrambled eggs and plentiful seating. I feel they just were not prepared for the amount of people. We have stayed here before and will stay again.

6

Julie

27 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Attached restaurant hours changed pending on who you asked. That was frustrating. Closed early when it was busy.

8

Mark

9 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Water park is great! Breakfast is good.

8

Deb

2 Jun 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room wasgreat. Breakfastwas awful. Potatoes hard and cold, no milk juice tasted like watered down kool-aid

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Month	Average price
January	US$125
February	US$134
March	US$135
April	US$138
May	US$147
June	US$175
July	US$188
August	US$150
September	US$121
October	US$121
November	US$107
December	US$118

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17 $152	18 $265	19 $265
20 $144	21 $157	22 $162	23 $162	24 $135	25 $207	26 $207
27 $145	28 $152	29 $153	30 $153

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $130	2 $261	3 $363
4 $119	5 $126	6 $126	7 $126	8 $126	9 $223	10 $223
11 $125	12 $130	13 $135	14 $144	15 $190	16 $273	17 $270
18 $152	19 $142	20 $144	21 $143	22 $134	23 $246	24 $241
25 $115	26 $117	27 $119	28 $119	29 $114	30 $235	31 $225

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Suite, Multiple Beds, Patio

Suite, Multiple Beds

Suite, Multiple Beds (Dog-Friendly)

Suite, Multiple Beds, Patio (Loft)

Suite, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub (Patio)

Room, 2 Queen Beds

Suite, Multiple Beds, Jetted Tub (Kitchenette)

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible (Bathtub with Grab Bars)

1 King Bed, Sofa Suite

1 King Bed, 1 Queen & 1 Double Bunk Bed, Family Suite

1 King & 1 Queen Bunk Bed, Mobility Access Room, Roll-In Shower

Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa Bed (Dog-Friendly)

Suite, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible (Roll-In Shower)

Room, Multiple Beds, Jetted Tub (Full Kitchen)

Room, 2 Queen Beds (Dog-Friendly)

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