My family and I just returned from a two- night stay over the July 4th weekend. We had a great time and already planned another trip in August. Next time we are staying 3 nights. The rooms are reasonable for the high quality and the admission to the waterpark. Our rate is 159.00/night with a 20.00 food certificate for each day and 5.00 in tokens each day. We would be spending that anyway (we have 2 kids who loved the arcade) so it takes the rate down to 135/night. When we walked in we felt like we were faraway from home on an island somewhere. We checked in early at 1:00 and were able to enjoy the waterpark right away. We had a lot of fun enjoying all the aspects of the waterpark, such as the lazy river with the family, the slides with my 7 year old, and the kiddie area with my 5 year old. There are free activities tall day long that we are going to do more of when we return. My daughter and niece did get to do the make your cupcakes which they enjoyed making and eating! They have evening scavenger hunts and frequent arts and crafts for the kids. One night while we were in the arcade they had a bubble dance party for the little ones. Keep in mind that the dance party, arts and craft, cupcakes, and scavenger hunt are all FREE activities. Captain Jack Sparrow was walking around the first day we were there which was neat for the kids too. The breakfast buffet was reasonably priced and filled us up. If you go during the summer you can spend a day at Great America and the shuttle service is VERY convenient. Our family usually makes a yearly trip to Disney but were unable to this summer and this made up for it!!!! I forgot I was in Gurnee. We will be going twice this summer and will be spending less than half of what we spend for our usual 7- 10 days at Disney. A family can truly have a wonderful experience at this resort. Highly recommended.....
Pros: nice rooms, feels like a vacation resort, fun waterpark, friendly service, cashless system
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