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3.0 of 5
4600 Milan Road, Sandusky, OH 44870
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed October 6, 2012
Zeppland Ohio
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Rating summary
  • Location
    4 of 5 stars
  • Sleep Quality
    3.5 of 5 stars
  • Rooms
    4 of 5 stars
  • Service
    4 of 5 stars
  • Value
    3.5 of 5 stars
  • Cleanliness
    4 of 5 stars
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Ohio
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22 reviews 22 reviews
19 hotel reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
“Grrrrrrrrreat Family Fun”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed October 6, 2012

Stayed at the Lodge for our Grandson's Birthday. When you ask him what he wants for his birthday the only answer we get is "to go to the Great Wolf Lodge." He had a blast and so did we! We stayed in a Jacuzzi Suite Room. Love the patio and we were lucky to have a lovely warm Autumn day. The Lodge is very clean and the employee's always friendly. We were there on a day that there were not many ppl there. Most of the little shops and such didn't seem to be open. He did enjoy the Cub Club and Sarah is a treasure. She seems to enjoy her job and was very sweet with our Grandson. We enjoyed the water park which is just enough excitement for a 5 year old. He also loves the arcade, we spent alot of time there! The little show in the evening with the story is precious. I think we look forward to it as much as he does! We only wished the big bucket in the water park would have been working. We were disappointed that it wasn't working. So nice that all of the employees take time to greet you. Even one of the maintenance men took time to ask how our stay was! The lifeguards are great and take their jobs quite seriously. It helps to know there are an extra set of eyes on your little one! Not sure why, but upon check out the girl took our key cards and I asked for a receipt. She didn't seem interested if we enjoyed our stay or not. It would have made our day for her to ask. Despite that, we will be back I am sure. Our little guy loves it there and it is fun for the whole family!

  • Stayed October 2012, traveled with family
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Columbus, Ohio
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Not the Best Great Wolf Lodge”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed October 1, 2012

We have been to the the Niagara Falls Great Wolf Lodge and was looking for a similar and memorable experience. This Lodge is about half the size of all other Lodges as it was the first one built. The water park is missing quite a bit of attractions that the other Lodges have. Also, there was nothing to do outside of the Lodge as it sits in the middle of an urban area with a Meijer grocery store next door. The rooms were smaller as well and looked more like a regular hotel room. Most of the pool staff looked like they wanted to be somewhere else, and looked like they were told not to smile or be friendly to the guests. We will never return to this one.

Room Tip: Go to the Niagara Falls Great Wolf Lodge for better rooms and water park.
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  • Stayed September 2012, traveled with family
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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9 reviews 9 reviews
6 hotel reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
“Great, clean room, friendly front desk”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed September 24, 2012

Stayed here one night for a shopping trip in September. Resort was closed, so even the gift shop and on site restaurants were not available. Beautiful, comfortable, exceptionally clean room, great off season prices, and no kids running and jumping in the halls, apparently a problem in the summer, according to the signs. Will there again as an alternative to the awful motels on the same road.

Room Tip: Rooms on the main floor have patios and you can park at your door.
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  • Stayed September 2012, traveled on business
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Temperance, Michigan
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26 reviews 26 reviews
10 hotel reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
“Howling Good time!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed September 16, 2012 via mobile

This was our second stay at the Great Wolf Lodge and it was very nice. Very family oriented, from the "story time" to the "Cub Club" it's all about the kids. Hibernation time (quite time) is from 11pm till 7am. The water park is very nice, the kids love it and I saw plenty of Life Guards. There is an Adults only hot tub which was also nice. Our room had 2 queen beds, but I understand some have bunk beds. Easy access to Cedar Point, rout 2 and the Turnpike. Room rates vary like airline tickets based upon avilibility so book early. Staff was great, very friendly and professional. check in was fast, only minor issue was 3 of the 4 room keys did not work, but the front desk quickly reprogrammed them.

Stayed September 2012, traveled as a couple
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Michigan
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25 reviews 25 reviews
11 hotel reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
“Another Wonderful Visit to Great Wolf Lodge”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed September 11, 2012

We have visited Great Wolf Lodge several times now. We always have very good experiences and this was no different. However, this time around we wanted to enjoy as many activities at the resort where as in the past we mostly did the waterpark and little else at the resort. This time we bought the Paw Pass which enabled our 8 year old to create and pick up several souveniers at a nice discount. We also enjoyed bingo and a memory game with the staff. On saturday night we even went to a dance party in the lobby. We enjoyed a very nice breakfast in one of the restaurants mainly because Kids ate free (never saw this promotion before..great idea). We spent about 5 hours in the waterpark and about an hour in the arcade. This filled up a whole day for us and it was wonderful. The crew that does the activities are very outgoing and friendly. Very personable crew and they make stopping at the Kids Club thing very much worth your time.

Room Tip: Go in the off season. You get a much better deal and the waterpark is not very crowded.
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  • Stayed September 2012, traveled with family
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Also Known As:
Great Bear Lodge Sandusky
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Great Wolf Lodge Sandusky, Ohio
Address: 4600 Milan Road, Sandusky, OH 44870
Region: United States > Ohio > Sandusky
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Hotel Class:3 star (3*)
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