We stayed at the Wilderness on December 22nd as part of our children's Christmas gift. We had gone 3 years prior when the indoor waterpark was the only attraction, and we weren't super impressed then. However, when we took our kids for Christmas, we saw that they have added a tremendous amount of attractions. The indoor adventure park is like Gatti Land on steroids. There are several large scale games and giant sized claw machines. There is a ropes course above the video game section, miniature bowling, black light miniature golf, and lazer tag. My oldest daughter is severely autistic, so we did not stand in line for the lazer tag, but my husband and younger daughter said that it was fun. The kids got to meet and have their picture made with Santa, and later that night he came to the waterpark to swim with the kids. The restaurants are plentiful, but overpriced. I suggest driving somewhere else to eat unless you are very tired. We were extremely lucky and got the room closest to the waterpark, so we literally walked around the corner from our room. Definitely read the map of the resorts before you book your room. For our family, it is not worth the hassle of driving over from the other "wing" of the hotel in order to take part in the amenities. One last thing, there is a gift shop that also sells custom chocolates and Starbucks drinks that is totally geared toward kids. It is great! We also looked in the "paint your own pottery" shop before leaving, and we will definitely attempt it the next visit.

The indoor waterpark is great in the winter for kids of all ages. The hotel is somewhat of a scam at times. From the minute you walk in they are trying to sell you a timeshare and you feel like you need a shower after talking with the "parking pass guy" who is really the timeshare salesman. I am not sure that a parking pass is really needed. The biggest frustration I have with the place is the way the rooms are treated as commodities. The price on the website varies daily. I reserved a room 2 days prior and the published price fell $30 by the time I checked in but I was locked into my previous amount with no way out (I called and tried). I would recommend making your reservations on the day of the visit since the place is hardly ever sold out except on major holidays. This could save you a bundle. Trust me when I tell you that you do not want to be there on a sold out day anyway - it is wall to wall bodies in the waterpark and the lines are soooo long! Also the in-house food is markedly overpriced and the "coupons" you are given at check-in are only for the facility and not very useful. Bring your own food as the rooms do have a fridge and microwave and some of the larger rooms even have a small kitchen area.

You can forget about late checkout as this is never allowed - you will be out by 11am. The reason for this is that for about $30 they will sell you some additional hours with an early checkin time. The rooms have to be empty and cleaned to sell the early check-in option to the next day's crowd.

Overall, the waterpark makes up for a lot and I will probably take my kids back at some point during the off season. I can't imagine ever staying there once my kids are grown and gone.

My family and I stayed at this resort for 3 days and 2 nights. We had an absolutely amazing time. The only problem we had was with someone charging drinks to our room, but it was handled in a timely manner. The indoor waterpark was a great way to get a way from the cold and rainy outdoors. We are looking forward to hopefully being able to come back during the summer to enjoy the outdoor waterpark as well!!

If the mattresses and pillows were improved and a second mirror added to the room, it would have been hard to find anything to complain about. Indoor water park was a lot of fun! Stayed in Murphy Deluxe in Stonehill Lodge. Recommend staying on upper floor and staying on upper floor to walk to water park and then take the elevator down. Lots of blasts of cold air coming in from opening doors on first floor. Lower room number = closer to water park.