As part of a trip away from home, families often enjoy water parks and other water recreation. In fact, the hotel pool often seems to be children's favorite part of a vacation. There are several hotels across the country that have indoor water parks and water slides as part of their amenities. These properties cater to families and groups and offer several exciting amenities in addition to the water activities.
The Six Flags Great Escape Lodge & Indoor Waterpark has a mountain lodge theme and has 200 suites with refrigerators, microwaves and coffee makers. The hotel features a 38,000 square foot indoor water park and offers packages to guests as well as special options for groups and birthday parties. The park features the "Tall Timbers Treehouse," a multilevel structure with slides, the "Boogie Bear Surf," a continuous wave that allows visitors to "surf" without stopping and a family raft ride, a tube that holds four people and simulates white water rafting. Restaurants within half a mile of the hotel include Johnny Rockets, Olde Post Grill, J.T. Kelly's Pub and Grill, Sweet Basil and Nemos New England Seafood Steakhouse. The hotel is four miles from Adirondack Community College, seven miles from Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport and 14 miles from Moreau Lake State Park.
Six Flags Great Escape Lodge & Indoor Waterpark
1213 State Route 9
Queensbury, NY 12804
518-824-6000
sixflagsgreatescapelodge.com
The Great Wolf Lodge in Texas is part of the larger hotel chain that offers a variety of family activities. Available at this property are specially themed suites, which have a separate kids' sleeping area with bunk bed, themed after a cave, campsite or cabin. The indoor water park attached to the hotel features a four-story treehouse-like water "fort," rapid slides and a family chute ride. Restaurants within a mile of the hotel include Vineyard Steakhouse and Sky Bar, Chicken Express, Palios Pizza Café, Bartley's Bar-B-Que and Riverwalk Café. The hotel is one mile from Grapevine Lake, four miles from Oak Grove Park and 20 miles from Fort Worth Alliance Airport.
Great Wolf Lodge
100 Great Wolf Drive
Grapevine, TX 76051
800-693-9653
greatwolf.com
The Kalahari Resort is located just off Interstates 90 and 94 in south-central Wisconsin, about 2.5 hours from Lake Michigan. The hotel has a 125,000 square foot indoor water park. Rides here include the "Flow Rider," which provides a continuous stream of high-pressure water for surfing simulation, the "Master Blaster," a water slide that projects riders uphill, like a roller coaster, a slow-moving river to be enjoyed casually on inner tubes and a family raft ride, among other attractions. In addition to the water park, the hotel has a 100,000 square foot indoor theme park. Restaurants within a mile of the hotel include Famous Dave's, Damon's Grill, Denny's, Buffalo Phil's Pizza & Grille and Monk's Bar & Grill-Wilderness. The hotel is three miles from Mirror Lake State Park, four miles from Baraboo Wisconsin Dells Airport and 50 miles from Madison.
Kalahari Resort
1305 Kalahari Drive
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
877-525-2427
kalahariresorts.com
