Is parking available at the property?

Self-parking is available on-site for a fee of USD 20 per day.

Does the hotel allow pets?

Pets are not allowed at the property, but service animals are exempt from this policy.

What are the check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is at 16:00 and check-out is at 11:00. Early or late check-in/check-out may be available upon request and could incur additional charges.

What accessibility features does the hotel offer?

The property features limited wheelchair accessibility, step-free entrances, and wheelchair-accessible facilities in public areas. However, specific details about accessible rooms and bathrooms are not provided.

Where is the hotel located in relation to key attractions?

The hotel is located in Scottsdale, approximately 4 minutes from Talking Stick Resort Casino and 8 minutes from Scottsdale Fashion Square. It is also 10.5 miles from Arizona State University and 11.8 miles from Mayo Clinic Hospital.

Does the hotel have a swimming pool?

Yes, the hotel features both an indoor and outdoor pool, as well as a complimentary water park. The operational hours are not specified.

What are the hotel's policies for guests staying with children?

Children are welcome at the property, and kids can stay for free up to a certain minimum age, though specific age details are not provided.

Great Wolf Lodge Arizona - Family Fun in Scottsdale

Average nightly price at Great Wolf Lodge Arizona by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
January	$326
February	$307
March	$374
April	$225
May	$247
June	$266
July	$276
August	$205
September	$285
October	$274
November	$209
December	$287

What guests think

At Great Wolf Lodge Arizona, reviewers highlight a family-focused resort anchored by a popular indoor water park and many kid activities, with generally friendly staff and convenient wristband payments, but occasional maintenance or operational hiccups.

Cleanliness is often praised, though some rooms and pool areas feel worn or musty. Rooms suit families but tend to be basic, with mixed sizes and sporadic issues like A/C problems or noise. Common frustrations include slow check-in, long lines, early pool closing and late opening, limited water-park seating unless paid, and on-site dining that is convenient yet pricey. Expect a lively, kid-centric stay with big fun for children and add-on costs to budget.

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Facilities

The indoor water park and kid-focused attractions are a major draw, but crowds, long lines, and limited seating are common, with early closing/late opening hours noted. Guests also report occasional ride or pool closures and extra charges for cabanas and parking.

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Heather

Jun 26, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

extremely busy and difficult to find places to sit in water park to put stuff down or have the adults relax. Not a lot for the older kids to do without spending a fortune.

10

Vanessa

Jun 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We love great wolf lodge! Being able to use the water park before check in- and also after check out. You truly get your moneys worth

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William

Jul 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Everything with the room parking, the hotel was great. The only thing that I had to complain about was at the waterpark, the main attractions being shut down due to conveyor belt issue with the boats that carry you down the slides.

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Dan

Jun 27, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This place is expensive, be prepared to spend some money. Nothing is free or cheap at this place. Buffet is not all you can eat so fill that plate up because you only get one chance. Inside the water park there are no refills on the drinks. You get a cup with a meal combo ($17) and the cup has a barcode that you scan at the soda machine and it allows you to get soda for 20 seconds only. Towels are $15 rental and parking is $15 per day

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BINA

Apr 28, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

I loved our stay at Great Wolf Lodge. We had the bunk bed room and it was super spacious. My complaint is their water park. I have gone to several GWL and this is the first location where none of the kids would go in the water because it was so cold. All the kids were going to the hot tub instead. The temp of the hot tub was what the pool should have been and the hot tub should have been warmer.

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Daniela

Apr 30, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Water in the park was too cold

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Jill

Aug 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

While we stayed there the group slides were closed both days which might have been just unfortunate timing but the place was packed without enough staff. There is absolutely no seating in the indoor water park unless you pay to reserve seating or buy a cabana which was $600 or arrived right when it opened. Sunday the pool isn’t open until 10am which means for most families waiting around for 3 hours or paying more money to do other things. Everything is expensive and an up charge. It’s basically Disneyland but without a staff that cares to give you a magical time.

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Peter

Dec 21, 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

When we are there, the pool was closed under construction. Very poor communication with staff when booking to let us know that the pool was closed.

10

Brianna

May 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Everyone there was so excited to help! The pool bar is amazing! And my kids said the wave pool is the best 🙌

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Shaunell

May 17, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

So you can start your day at the pool early, but check in at 4pm room wasn’t ready til apx 5pm and everyone is kicked out of pool by 8pm area inside and out shut down which in Arizona is the main reason to visit this place, our room door was warped and had a very hard time closing and took serious work and at one point it appeared shut but was open, just not so great experience I’ve been here every year for the last four years but this was the worst.

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Cleanliness

Feedback is mixed: many describe clean rooms and public areas, while others report musty or dirty rooms, worn furnishings, and unclean pool areas or carpets.

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CONSUELO

Jul 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

ROOMS AND HALLWAYS VERY DIRTY, ROOMS LOOK VERY TIRED, RIPPED SOFA,ROOMS SMELL DIRTY AND MUSTY, ROOMS PRICY FOR THEIR VALUE, NOT WORTH IT, WILL NOT RECCOMEND, WILL NOT DRIVE FROM TUCSON FOR THIS PLACE, PROBLEM WITH BOOKED ROOM THEY BLAMED EXPEDIA FOR IT

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Valerie

Jun 27, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The pool area was always dirty. The staff wasn’t that friendly.

10

Katelyn

Jul 17, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This was an awesome place. Clean, quiet, fun!

4

Tyler

Nov 26, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We had to change rooms due to cleanliness and the smell was overbearing

10

Carletta

May 31, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Everything was clean and all the staff were friendly and helpful

10

Dillon

Apr 27, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Very clean

8

Harry

Mar 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was very large and spacious but the carpet did not seem to be steam cleaned in years

10

Lloyd

Mar 21, 2025

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Stayed 6 nights

Very clean and well organized

4

Andrew

May 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Our room smelled like mold

10

Pamela

Oct 22, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Clean room, family oriented establishment, bunk beds, great activities and water park. Fun for the whole family.

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Rooms

Rooms suit families but feel basic or dated, with a mix of spacious suites and smaller bedrooms or bunk beds that may not fit teens. Guests mention design quirks and occasional maintenance issues such as A/C problems or hard-to-close doors.

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Andrew

Aug 13, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The rooms are really basic. They are lacking most of the comfort and amenities a place of this cost should have. Other than that, it’s an excellent place to bring your kids tons of activities and cool things to do.

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Rafael

Jul 1, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

During our stay, we were happy with the overall experience of the water park and the attractions. however, our opinion about the room and the crews response time on correcting an issue with our A/C unit in the room is very poor. We stayed for two nights and the first night was a misery, the room was hot and humid. After numerous call to the front desk, they offered us a fan because the engineer's team was too busy to get to us. The issue was not fixed until the next day in the afternoon. Nothing was offered to us in compensation for our bad experience that night.

10

Carrie

Jul 9, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Very fun place for the family! Room was clean and spacious and service was top notch! And even though we were only there as a stopover, the kids had a great time, the staff was awesome and helpful, and the food was great!

4

Korina

Nov 17, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Overall, the suite had great space. However… The “kitchenette” had a half sized bar fridge that did cool things evenly (frozen in the back, not cold in the front), a coffee maker and a bathroom sink. No microwave or anything else you’d expect in a kitchenette. Room was older. Bathrooms were just ok, but the showers were icky. They had hair and blobs of conditioner in them (and random hairs on the “clean” towels). There were plenty of towels - this was a highlight. Lobby is extremely loud. There is no room service. “Do not disturb” signs don’t stay on the doors well. Waterpark was pretty good. But being from Canada, we could not use the ordering kiosks that you have to use to get food/drinks in there. You have to use a phone number and the only options are for US or Mexico phone numbers. So frustrating.

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Joseph

Mar 31, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The bedroom was incredibly small. And the bunk beds too small for teenagers.

8

Harry

Mar 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was very large and spacious but the carpet did not seem to be steam cleaned in years

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Shayna

Jan 3, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We had a blast with our kids - ages 2 & 7!! Although we found the magiquest games to be difficult to understand, they still had fun waving the wand at the various spots around the property. Mini golf (very mini!) and bowling (also mini) were big hits though!! The water park itself is aweome. So much to do for kids of all ages! We stayed in the Grizzly Suite - it was a great size for us and we all slept well. We will definitely go back!!

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La

Apr 27, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The facility was nicely kept. The only drawback was the room had the sink outside the bathroom so there was only a show and toilet in the bathroom. Bad idea.

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Rebecca

Aug 9, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Hard pillows

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Shaunell

May 17, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

So you can start your day at the pool early, but check in at 4pm room wasn’t ready til apx 5pm and everyone is kicked out of pool by 8pm area inside and out shut down which in Arizona is the main reason to visit this place, our room door was warped and had a very hard time closing and took serious work and at one point it appeared shut but was open, just not so great experience I’ve been here every year for the last four years but this was the worst.

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Service

Staff are frequently praised as friendly and helpful, yet check-in can be slow with long lines and understaffing. Some guests experienced billing or cashless wristband issues and inconsistent responses.

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Valencia

Jun 18, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Everything was wonderful, except check in. The young lady was new and it made check in horrible.

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Amy

Jun 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Overall our stay was great. The kids had a great time and that’s all that mattered to us. Areas for improvement are as follows: -recommend NOT booking through a 3rd party such as (Hotels.com) as per front desk staff was the cause for our wrist bands deactivating 3 separate times in a 24hr period. Each time they deactivated, I had to go back to the front desk, wait in a 20-30 minute line and get a new wrist band for all 8 of us. This was a very tasky job and for this alone I’d recommend not booking through 3rd party. Pure HASSLE. Food was subpar. Pizza was reasonably priced but boy was it not so great. The one topping cheese pizza was all dough with a few cheese sprinkles. Great things: -the birthday cake that is part of the birthday package was really tasty! -adding the family package with unlimited ropes course, rock wall, golf, mirror maze was a hit during down time from water park. We would do this again but would book directly through GWL and grab food offsite. Thanks!

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Janeane

May 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The check in process was terrible. It took us forever. There was a very long line and only one person checking people in. The kiosks are a good idea but weren’t working for most. The rest of the stay was great.

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KAREN

Nov 30, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Check in was long and I was not told enough information. I also was not given the room I thought we booked. The photos were misleading. It took 40 minutes.

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Steven

Jul 9, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

There billing and cashless system is totally confusing and it’s hard to tell if I’m being over or double charged for certain items. Also, it can take up to an hour to get through to customer service!

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David

Jun 22, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Nice using the wristband for payment, makes it easier without having to worry about losing my wallet.

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Rasheedah

Jul 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The lines were long and the first impressions of the Great Wolf wasn’t that well until we were greeted and assisted by Peter. His communication was clean, he asked how were we feeling, then took the initiative to assist us with our luggage and apologized for the very long wait. He explained to us how everything works and even gave instruction to get the wolf ears. Please reward Peter, his customer service went ABOVE and BEYOND. I’ll be back because of him!

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Gina

Aug 29, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was an amazing experience.. all of the staff was amazing too

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Ashley

Mar 24, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The staff was horrible

10

Zhujun

Dec 12, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Staffs are super friendly

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Location

Convenient location near shopping, spring training, and Scottsdale attractions; several guests found it easy to stay on-site without leaving.

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Triessa

Mar 10, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

The location is awesome. The price of on site dining is expensive. Dunkin Donuts weren’t able to make “hot” food one day. Other than that we like to come.

10

Robert

Feb 12, 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

Great location.

10

Angela Kun

Mar 30, 2024

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Stayed 6 nights

Lots of activities for kids. Nice rooms. Attention to detail. Great location.

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Wei Chun

Jan 1, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Love our stay at the Great Wolf Lodge. It is close to a shopping mall and a Christmas event. Close to all the tourist attractions at Scottsdale. Staff was helpful and friendly and we had a great time.

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Jay

Oct 1, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location. Good place. Great activities. Good for families

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Patrick

Feb 16, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

My experience at Great Wolf Lodge was great. The hotel is only about a year old from what I hear. It was very clean overall. Our room was spacious (2 bedrooms and a living room) and it certainly looked new when we walked in. The hotel has a bar and restaurant a Dunkin Donuts for earlier risers and plenty of activities for kids. A baseball spring training facility is right behind the stadium which is cool and convenient if you are there during that time of year. The hotel is only about 20 minutes from the airport and nice restaurants and bars in the Scottsdale area. Would absolutely stay here again.

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Alisa

Feb 19, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Lovely property. The only thing I wish is I would have looked at the attractions before purchasing. The only thing my 14 year old was interested in was the pool and water slides. I wasted a lot of money on attraction pass. Lovely hotel, great location and close to lots of things to do.

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Kalese Rashay

Apr 20, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Anything you need is going to be here or close. You honestly dont have to leave the hotel if you didnt want to. Everything was amazing

10

Charmel

Nov 14, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Closest indoor park in the East Valley

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tree

Mar 3, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

We came to watch the dodgers play and it was a close walk to the stadium. Waterpark was great for the kids

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Dining

On-site dining is convenient but often described as expensive, with mixed food quality and occasional long waits or limited morning availability. Pizza and breakfast get some positive mentions, but experiences vary.

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Triessa

Mar 10, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

The location is awesome. The price of on site dining is expensive. Dunkin Donuts weren’t able to make “hot” food one day. Other than that we like to come.

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marnie

Mar 14, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Family of 5 stayed in wolf den suite. Good set up for families with kids but certainly not modern or luxury. Well used well loved basic room. Kids really enjoyed the water park. Multiple choices for dining. Found the breakfast buffet to be just okay. Pizza place was pretty good.

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Amy

Jun 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Overall our stay was great. The kids had a great time and that’s all that mattered to us. Areas for improvement are as follows: -recommend NOT booking through a 3rd party such as (Hotels.com) as per front desk staff was the cause for our wrist bands deactivating 3 separate times in a 24hr period. Each time they deactivated, I had to go back to the front desk, wait in a 20-30 minute line and get a new wrist band for all 8 of us. This was a very tasky job and for this alone I’d recommend not booking through 3rd party. Pure HASSLE. Food was subpar. Pizza was reasonably priced but boy was it not so great. The one topping cheese pizza was all dough with a few cheese sprinkles. Great things: -the birthday cake that is part of the birthday package was really tasty! -adding the family package with unlimited ropes course, rock wall, golf, mirror maze was a hit during down time from water park. We would do this again but would book directly through GWL and grab food offsite. Thanks!

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Michael

Jan 27, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Horrible, ballpark quality, overpriced food in all but one of the restaurants and the best one is marginally ok. This place should have a huge warning in its description to not stay unless you have at least one tantrum prone toddler. In all fairness, this place is for young families or families with a boatload of kids. Professional's, couples, and single travelers need to stay away. The room itself was in disrepair. Damaged and scratched furniture, a faucet knob that falls off, origin caulk in the sink you can see from the other side of the room, literally. Just a horrible experience for anyone over the age of 8.

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April

May 26, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

I liked all the text messages/ updates. Easy check in check out. The bracelet to get in room and add purchases was very convenient. The Ice machine on 5th floor didn’t work. The pizza place.. we had ordered a large gave us a beeper.. waited about 40 min with no indication of it being ready. Finally asked about it and it was sitting there in the heater with out them notifying us. Other customers had the same experience as we talked.

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Stephen

Aug 1, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

We had a marvelous staycation. The room was very comfortable for 6 people. Housekeeping was so gratious with the fact we had three small children.All the pools were so much fun and we took on many stress relieving activities. The only negative we saw was the food was very expensive all around the lodge. But it was very tasteful for all the meals we had. We will definitely be back for other vacations but probably eat more off the resort than in it.

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Jared

Jul 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It loses a star because everything was closed in the morning except for Dukin's doughnuts and it took me 20 minutes just to grab a milk because they have them locked up.

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Amy

Apr 17, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

My son really had fun at the waterpark. The food was average and overpriced. The pizza was good and decently priced, the rest was very overpriced and not very good.

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Toni

Nov 11, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

This property was well maintained. Room was clean. I seriously enjoyed this experience for a one time thing. It is simply too expensive and everything is an add on. We did not eat there but heard many complaints about excessive wait times for their food.

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Gregory

Apr 3, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The water park is a blast but it is expensive and they overcharge for everything. $15 to self park your car. $35 for a plate of nachos, burger, fries, and one small drink. Resort fees that are almost as high as the room.

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Great Wolf Lodge Arizona

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