We are staying here over Memorial weekend with a group of 7-three kids ages 3 & 8. We have stayed at several places in the Dells; chula, wilderness, kalahari, Olympus, Atlantis. This resort was perfect for us and is kept meticulous throughout. Staff is very friendly. Rooms are clean. Even the other people that we met have all been nice. We all agree that this resorts perfect for families who want to be in the Dells but don't want to deal with the crowds. One other thing that we noticed is that all the staff were local and older. You could tell that they took tremendous pride in the place.

The actual grounds were beautiful. We enjoyed the activities outside and the great campfire. Our rooms were nice. We enjoyed the lounge area where our whole family could gather. The beds were slightly uncomfortable and the pillows were awful. Definitely take your own pillow if you go. We were also expecting a pool for adults and hot tub, but since the outdoor water activities were not open, we were a little disappointed.

My husband and I booked the slides and slopes package and it was nothing like waht we thought it would be. First the slides portion was an indoor theme and water park. The theme park was for small children as was the water park. About 75% of the entire park was closed because it winter. They didn't say anything about parts of it being closed. The water park was 5 slides and sorry excuse for an endless river. Might have been fun it we were 5 not 25. Then we tried to go snowboarding. Every place I've ever been to rented out the snow jacket and pants as well as skis and boards. But not this place. They told us we had to buy them or ski in our jeans and hoodies. Buying the gear would have been another $300. We ended up leaving a day early because the hotel wouldn't refund any money. On top of the crappy package, the hotel was nothing more then a Motel 6. It had a pathetic workout room and an even worse arcade room which was horribly outdated and half the machines didn't work anyways. I will not be going back to this resort or state.

I almost cancelled after reading previous reviews, but we had a very pleasant stay there. We stayed in the lodge, the rooms were spacious and clean. No sign of bedbugs. The room was warm which was nice after a day of skiing. The pool would be nice for smaller children, but was a bit small. They had a campfire going even in below 0 degrees temperatures. The only thing I would suggest for fellow coffee drinkers is make sure you bring coffee if you are an early riser. The lobby does not open til 9:00 am so if you are like me and like a cup of coffee upon waking bring some. But that is really no big deal overall.