Do research of other water-hotels 1st
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 4/24/08
GWL is great for kids. My child had a great time and was in a state of pure excitement.
For me, not the same. Expensive!!The hotel is in need of lots and lots of minor repairs (maybe even a re-mod). I was in two seperate rooms (view change) and both had major carpet stains. The bathrooms were a bit dirty and needed a deep clean. I understand that kids are hard on stuff, but if you run a place like this, you should be prepared for the maint. involved.
We stayed M-F when it was less busy. Something to take note of, some of the stores/activites are not open during the week...
The water park is fun, but again in need of lots and lots of minor repairs. The lifeguards are very active and seem to be well trained. The rest of the hotel is not...The staff seemed under-trained, including the resturant (food was good).
The waterpark has water babies and toddler swim clsses during the week. Be aware if staying M-F, they do not tell you this and you are asked to not use most of the pool area during certain times. In fact, one of the life guards took a toy away from my child that was floating around, telling us the toys were for the classes only. It left us feeling a bit miffed. If they would have explained this before, I would understand.
Overall, I would not come back before looking at other water-hotels 1st.