I will definetly go back! I went to this place last summer The guys with the safari outfits who greeted us at the door looked doofy. That map of Africa in the gimongo lobby was cool and especially those huge African masks mounted on the walls..
The sheets were scratchy and the beds were firm. I got a kick out of that safe!!! I really liked the waterpark, but got lost a few times and I konked my head on the side of the famous "toilet bowl" slide, but I liked it. I really wanted to see a movie in the cinema, but my mom said no. I also wanted to get my hair braided, but my mom said no too.
But that's not the hotels fault. A lady at the front desk yelled at me twice. When you 1st enter the Dells you will always see the Kalahari. When we goto to the Dells, we goto the Kalahari. This is the best hotel in WI. The lobby is a city within a city. You can shop around in the lobby or make pottery.
Sometimes they have lions that you can pet too. It can be pricey at times though. Anyway, the room was very clean and we got a view of the outdoor waterpark. The waterpark as expected was huge and fun. The ft lazy river is exeptional if your tired. We did not sleep for the two nights we stayed at the Kalahari in WI Dells. It was like living in a drum that was vibrating all night. Unsupervised children were running through the halls of the so-called "quiet areas" or sleeping areas of the hotel even after we reported it to the unfriendly staff.
We took a large floor fan to be proactive and expected some noise for our "kid's weekend". Even the loud fan could not protect us from the reverberating hallways. Although the water park was great fun, we do not believe that the cost of the weekend was worth losing 2 nights of sleep in a luxury suite! They couldn't have been any friendlier. We stayed there 3 days and just had the time of our lives. Great memories. Also, the water was SO warm.
We will be back annually! We couldn't have been any more pleased. Very large, not narrow like most hotel rooms. VERY roomy! We were SO pleased! The beds are a little stiff, but after swimming all day you really don't notice :0 Have fun VERY worth the money and you create wonderful memories!
Skip to main content. Sign in to get trip updates and message other travellers. Bigger does not mean better! Tip: Watch out for resort taxes on hotels. Some have a huge resort tax, the nightly rate may look reasonable but it can easily double once you reach the checkout. There are a few hotel that have a lower tax, you just have to look for them! If your looking for things to do in Wisconsin Dells for adults , the Kalahari should definitely be on your radar.
I loved the drop slides! Honestly I think the person that invented them may have been a bit crazy, but they definitely add a little extra kick of adrenaline! For us, a day pass was plenty of time. Visiting in winter, the indoor water park is open to hotel guests from 10am — 10pm. Day pass guests are permitted from 12pm, a total of 10 hours! There are large changing rooms, lockers available for rental and free use of pool towels. We did the 30 minute escape room and went on the indoor go kart track.
Unfortunately, there are no day passes available for the Wilderness. All hotel facilities, other than the outdoor zip line course, are for hotel guests only even the ones that cost extra apparently!
However the room rate is slightly less than the Kalahari and they sometimes run discounted stays, which is what we took advantage of during our visit.
Guests are given a towel card which can be exchanged in the parks for 1 towel. We only visited 3 out of the 4 Wilderness indoor water parks, the 4th was smaller and aimed at kids. Water park access was included. Klahari is themed and decorated as an African resort. Remember that Kalahari is actually a desert in southern Africa.
It had a large walk-in area that had a sink and kitchenette. There were 2 bathrooms — one off the walk-in area and the second one in the master suite. We joke that we lost Sophie — our 2 year old — for 5 minutes in the immense suite! Yes — there were two night stands on either side of the bed in the master suite.
There are 2 lazy river type rides, the wave pool is immense, there are 2 hot tubs that are partly inside the building — AND partly outside of the building with a narrow channel to traverse back and forth. It seems that there are parts of the water park that are only staffed at peak attendance. For part of our stay both lazy river attractions were open — and there were other times when only one was open. The toddler area is very big — with a lot of water-table type attractions and activities for the little ones.
Speaking of the wave pool — we did find the buzzer alert to notify guests of the beginning of a wave cycle to be very harsh and not conducive to the relaxing atmosphere that should be associated with a wave pool. The Lobby is one of the things I, and everyone in my family, really liked about Kalahari! Yes — it is HUGE — but it is also laid out well and serves as a destination itself within the resort. You enter Kalahari through a massive glass revolving carousel door and there is plenty of room for people to get where they are going — whether it is to check-in, get food, get to the water park or any other number of destinations.
There is a huge fireplace towards the back of the lobby that is adjacent to a huge window that overlooks the water park. There is also a fountain near the middle of the lobby with chairs and tables to sit and eat. There are a lot of food choices Kalahari — of which we have only sampled a few. This is another thing that I think Kalahari does well — and it makes it a little easier to satisfy everyone and their differing tastes with so many food choices. As I mentioned earlier — with 4 kids ranging in age from 2 — 10 we are not very often dining in a restaurant.
What we usually do Kalahari is claim a couple of tables next to the fountain in the lobby and while one of us stays with the family the other runs around to the different food venues to obtain the items we desire to assemble a meal.
Lately we have been hitting the snack bar Pizza Pub down in the arcade — for the burritos and then the store Marrakesh Market right at the edge of the lobby for some of the soups. Both are reasonable attempts at having a meal on the healthier side…. We have not yet patronized any of these establishments. After the meal — there are plenty of places like the pastry shop, coffee shop or ice cream shop that have many enticing desserts for the children.
We have patronized several of these places, if not all — and the kids highly recommend them! There are quite a few activities to engage in Kalahari. As I mentioned above — when we go to Kalahari or Great Wolf Lodge, for that matter - we are going for some water and swimming fun. So the water park is what we usually focus on. It is also something that Kalahari does well. We can engage in many of the other activities closer to our home and probably at less expense.
With that being said — it does appear that the ropes course and zip lines are something that we may try in the future. The setting for them seems nicer, and they seem more elaborate than the ropes course offered Great Wolf Lodge.
TripAdvisor review of Kalahari Resort Poconos. If you want a very kid-centric experience from top to bottom — we would recommend Great Wolf Lodge. The kids really enjoyed the cabin themed suite — which was adorned with a lot of cute character images.
It is the smallest of the 3 indoor water parks in the Poconos, Pennsylvania. We also enjoyed the balcony. However, having fewer food venue choices and adult amenities limits your stay to a very kid-centric experience. If you are looking for more of a balance between kid activities and adult luxuries — Kalahari has a wider range of offerings that will appeal to both adults and children. At times Kalahari actually felt a little too big for us.
But having a wide variety of restaurants and foods was great! Likewise — the lobby is magnificent! Kalahari has the largest indoor water park of the 3, and is the largest resort located in the Poconos.
I asked everyone in the family — if we are going back down to the Poconos and staying at one of the resorts tomorrow night — where would you want to stay?
If you have visited all three waterparks in the Poconos — please let us know which one YOU liked best! Hey, thanks for the great reviews! Yes — My oldest daughter and wife voted for Kalahari. The other kids and I voted for Great Wolf Lodge.
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