Took my girlfriend here for her birthday. At first I was unsure if we would feel out of place as 26 year olds in a water park designed for kids, but once inside, we saw enough adults there to make us feel comfortable (even if they were with their kids). The park had a good variety of large slides, and the lineups weren't too long (this was because only hotel guests were allowed into the park). The indoor wave pool was very shallow and not worth the time we spent in it walking around. Stick with the water slides, they are great--some slides are set-up next to one another, so you can even race your partner down to the pool.

Rooms were big and consistent with the lodge theme. Bedroom jacuzzi was magical ;)

Complaints? Price is a bit steep, but considering that they only allow hotel guests to use the water park, it's understandable.

We took an overnight trip to Great Wolf Lodge after getting a really good rate through a coupon code. After reading some of the reviews here, I had some trepidation, but we thought it'd be a fun time for our boys, ages 3 and 7, who both LOVE the water. It's so close to us (Buffalo, NY) we decided it'd be worth a try.

We had a BLAST! We just had a standard room, but it was fine. Absolutely immaculate. The boys adored the water park. Our 3-year-old went down waterslide after waterslide in the kids' area. Our 7-year-son swam and played water basketball and swam some more. It was very warm in the park (too warm, we thought at first, but once you're in the water it's nice) ... I'm usually always cold and even I was fine.

The staff was wonderful. Person after person took to time to engage the boys and tell them things about the hotel and the park. My 7-year-old has a disability and sometimes it's tougher to engage him than other kids, but they took the time and effort to do so. He loved it, and my very social 3-year-old was in heaven. Everyone was very polite and everyone was smiling.

Yes, the food is pricey. But it's comparable to other spots in Niagara Falls. We ate one meal there (dinner buffet, which had something for everyone) and brought a cooler with other food. All the rooms have fridges and microwaves, so it's easy to help your budget out a bit this way. The boys just wanted to gobble things down to get back to the water (and the arcade) anyway.

We'll be going back. And I just want to note again that the staff was fabulous, and I hope someone from GWL reads this and sees how much this little family appreciated it.

just back from a family birthday party at great wolf lodge.this place is perfect for people who dont want to leave the hotel.the people at the hotel are very helpful and always seemed to want to help. we rented a room for 2 adults and 4 kids so we stayed in a bigger suite it was nice and big clean and very comfortable.we choose the all inclusive option which includes a buffet dinner and morning buffet and pizza or lunch item and pop for lunch on check out day. the water park is great for the kids my bunch had a blast although they are 12 to17 .theres even a bar in the waterpark for parents to grab a cold drink. things a lil on the expensive side but u are at one of the 8th wonders of the world niagara falls.

Our last stay was 7 months ago with GWL. My wife sent my 6 year old up the stairs to go down one of the water slides and went to wait for him at the bottom. The staff determine that my son wasn't tall enough to go down on his own even though they allow him to do it several times before. They turn him around and sent him back down the stairs by himself without any supervision. GWL is a jungle when it is busy and my son was lost for several minutes. Even with him screaming and crying there still was no help from the staff. My wife finally found him and we left that day. Now my son is unable to sit in a room by himself without freaking out. We had wrote GWL several times about this concern and no response.