Everyone that worked there was friendly, great kid friendly atmosphere. At check in she could have explained to us where things were located since it was our first time there, but she was busy. Our room was really clean and the blankets smelled clean. The beds were a bit smaller than a queen and our fridge started to leak onto the floor, but it still worked.
The pool, hot tub, slides, lazy river was so much fun and my boys had a blast. I did notice the kid play area in the middle didn't work fully, but still looked fun. The arcade room is clean, fun, cheap, and has a ton of awesome games! The exercise equipment my kids enjoyed with their dad and there was a great selection and very well kept.
The downfall was certainly the breakfast buffet. 10$ for kids and 12$ for adults was way to expensive for regularly "free" breakfast at other hotels. Overall this was a wonderful stay. And we all had a blast.
This place was great! I traveled with my 7yr and 1yr old and they had a blast doing everything! It was clean, food was great. If you know anyone who eats GF they had great tasting options! The staff was also very helpful, this is a great place to stay with little ones, maybe not so much if you have older teens but we had a blast and so much fun! We will be back in the summer for sure. Since we had little one they gave us a special offer (we did pay extra for but was worth it) we got into the pool early and got to check In early and check out a little later!
Family and I had a great time. Indoor pool was awesome, the ride into cute little town was short and convenient. The villa we stayed in was nice, could be cleaner. The mattress from the sleeper sofa was worn out and had holes at the bottom but overall in was a decent place to stay with the family. A few things to do in the area, bad part is everything shuts down rather early but overall nice experience.
We took our 3 yr old and 8 yr old and they had a blast! Probably not as fun for older kids. They water park was perfect for kids 10 and under in my opinion. I like the fact you can bring your meals to the big eating area near check in since there wasn’t enough room to eat in our room. Great location next to starved rock and the cute little downtown area was nice.
They have done a great job with the renovations at Grand Bear. It is truly night and day compared to what it used to be. Villas were freshly renovated and very clean. Staff was very pleasant and accommodating. Arcade was very clean and also renovated as well. You can definitely tell that a lot of time and money went into renovating the grounds. Would definitely recommend to anyone considering staying there in the future.
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