Great wolf lodge in Grapevine,Tx
We took our 15 year old for her birthday to the Great Wolf Lodge. We found a coupon for basically half off for one night stay and water park passes. With the coupon the price for 5 adults,1 kid ( apparently 15 is still a kid there so works for me lol ) stay in the Jr wolf Den room or whatever ( it is like slightly smaller than the just Family Wolf Den. It has one more kid bed in it ) with park passes for day of arrival and the next day as well, was only 280 dollars rounded up to the nearest dollar. That is just your basic room , one night, 6 water park passes for the day. That sent bad at all if you consider what a day pass is for one person there or at most other water parks. HOWEVER it was actually only that good because of the coupon. If we had not had that it would have been almost 400 dollars rounded up which is not worth it in my eyes. so price is good with coupons and i will say that if you sign up for newsletters and whatnot you do get coupons quite often!!!
So we got there and there was already an issue… i had to close my bank account completely about a week prior. In no way do they minion that if you had to close that card or bank account that they will need a bank statement or the original card with you to prove that the card was actually yours. Here is the thing. It was bought and paid for, the card was in my name and i had my ID with me, i also had the confirmation receipt and email from them. I had everything you could think of accept the original card on hand ( because it was a digital card ) or a bank statement in which i feel is an invasion of privacy for them to see MY bank statement. The lady literally told me that unless i had those 2 things i would no be able to use what i had already bought and paid for and since I don’t have the account they wouldn’t be able to refund me and i would have to comeback up there some other time and fill out paperwork with their manager so they Can cut me a check for a refund…..WTF first of all… anyways, and then they would have to recharge me for the room and the passes and pay the difference because it wouldn’t be the same coupon r whatever…second of all WTF… I was like peeved at this point. so i in a panic called my old bank and they were able to supply me with my bank statement and then they were like oh..ok well here you go enjoy your stay…..third of all…WTF!!!! I was so livid at this point but it was the kiddos birthday party and i solved an almost messy situation.
So after that we got to our room and the room was cute but super plan and slightly dirty in the bathroom. I checked everywhere for any kinds of bugs and checked for cameras in the room as well because i am paranoid. That was all good and checked out. The room had a microwave and a tv and then in the kids bunk beds areas there was a tv and a cute painting on the wall and looked like a tiny log cabin on the outside. It was really cute. They had no special amenities sadly just tv and microwave. They have a 2 in 1 shampoo and conditioner and some body wash and lotion and plenty of towels.
Water Park is a decent size. Has a wave pool, lazy river, a few pools with activities like basketball and log walk, a kids pirate area with a few smaller slides and then of course the BIG slides. They do have a few slide and a few pools outside too but they are not open yet and are only open in the summertime.
SLEEEEEPPPPP well when we went to sleep the showers have good water pressure so that is a plus right before bed. HOWEVER i will say it was the worst nights sleep ever. Personally the bd was super hard and the pillows were over stuffed and hard . So it was hard to not hurt my neck while sleep in get hem. The air conditioner kept turning on and off so it was either too hot, too cold, and or too humid. BUT it was just one night and then fun at the water park. It was incredibly crowded btw but fun anyways. You get in and out of the parking lot , rooms, and water park with your wristbands so take care of them.
They have a food court, restaurant,ice cream place, pretzel place and more food downstairs on the way to the water park and all around. they have a bar in the lobby and a bunch of cool things like … laser tag, mini bowling and several gaming areas. EVERYTHING IS EXPENSIVE!!!! I mean expensive so if you are going here please bring a lot of money like it’s a mini vacation. They do have a really cool little movie they put on in the lobby after the pool closes and it is cute to watch called the Legend of Luna the Wolf. It was created but the people who are doing the little tv shows for the great wolf lodge. My kiddo and i sat and watched it … So very cute. You can also do the Magicquest which is fun you get a wand and you go around doing these little tasks at certain spots and I’m not sure what else but it looked fun for the little little ones. Also there is a Starbucks that is only slightly more expensive than the others.
Now if you are just going to the water park i suggest you bring food that you can microwave or go outside of the place to get food. Anyways, let’s get to the rating.
Facility was a 8/10 it looked cool and had so many cool things to see
But the beds were uncomfortable, the A/C was wonky, and the pillows were absolutely terrible. they also don’t really have anything special about their rooms for such a big price.
Staff and hospitality was a 6/10 4 knocked down because they are not accommodating and most staff members other than the pool area were not very friendly
the pool area 8/10 it was fun and mostly salt water. The bad thing not enough space to sit and overly crowded with kids literally bonking you in the head with floaties. Also nothing was deep at all it was a water park clearly made for kids 10 or younger. When i say small i mean this place was pretty tiny. It isn’t like the Kalahari that is rather big.
Price wise …as it worth it…4/10 to be honest this particular one was not worth the price and we will not be going back. If i am going to spend those prices i might as well go to the Kalihari or the Epic Waters place. they are bigger and more accommodating . Th food over priced, games were overpriced, and the gift shop…forget about it.
Anyways, coming from someone like myself always looking for a deal…this was not a good one.
Overall it was a 5.5/10 Over price, overcrowded, will steal your money. If given the chance, and not made for people taller than 4 foot.
I mean if you have little kids who don’t care about what or where they are and just want to swim…this is a good place to go …with a coupon lol.
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