Hotel water parks in the United States offer acres of indoor water activities from adventurous water slides and wave pools to lazy rivers and interactive children’s play centers. Some water parks are open most days of the year, while others are limited to weekend hours. Hotels offer accommodations that range from standard rooms to executive and family suites and include a range of amenities, such as on-site dining venues, fitness facilities and arcades.
The Grand Rios Ramada Hotel and Indoor Water Park has 224 guest accommodations that include standard rooms and executive suites that each comes with in-room gaming systems and sofa beds. The hotel is located 10 minutes from downtown Minneapolis and approximately 22 miles from St. Paul International Airport. The water park has an area of 45,000 square feet that features a four-story water tower called the Hurricane Plunge water ride, two whirlpools and other recreational facilities. Dining options include the Beach House Bar and Grille and Coconut Charley, located within the water park. A 24-hour fitness center and an arcade are also located at the hotel.
Grand Rios Indoor Water Park & Ramada Hotel
6900 Lakeland Ave. North
Minneapolis, MN 55428
763-566-8855
grandrios.com
The Holiday Inn Chicago-Elmhurst Hotel in Illinois has 203 guestrooms that include standard rooms, kids' suites with bunk beds and gaming stations, and suites with Jacuzzis and king-size beds. The hotel is the home of the Mayan Adventure Indoor Waterpark that occupies an area of 24,000 square feet with slides and pools for every age. Featured rides include the Grand Mayan Falls Tube Slide and the Howling Monkey Body Slide. Families can have a water basketball competition at the Twisted Lizard Family Activity Pool and enjoy many other water park recreational facilities. The water park is open every weekend for guests staying at the hotel. On-site dining at the hotel includes the Island Breeze Bar & Grill and Beef O Bradys Restaurant and Bar. Guests can also get some exercise in the health and fitness center or unwind in the hotel's whirlpools.
Holiday Inn Chicago-Elmhurst
624 North York Rd.
Elmhurst, IL 60126
630-279-1100
holidayinn.com
Located in the South metro area of Minneapolis and a 10-minute drive from the MSP International Airport, the Radisson Hotel in Bloomington houses the Water Park of America. The water park has 12 water slides, a surfing simulator, wave pool, a mile-long raft ride and an interactive play area with a dumping bucket that dumps 500 gallons of water 24 times every hour. The Northern Lights Arcade is located within the water park and offers more than 100 different games. The guest accommodations at the hotel include standard rooms, family suites and grand suites with king-size bed, fireplace, bunk beds and Jacuzzi tub. The hotel has a fitness center that is open 24-hours a day and the on-site Trillium Spa offers body and facial treatments, manicures, hot stone therapy, massages and more. Guests staying at the hotel can also visit the Bloomington Historical Museum and the Minnesota Zoo, located less than 10 miles from the hotel.
Radisson Hotel Bloomington
1700 East American Blvd.
Bloomington MN 55425
800-395-7046
radisson.com
