Guest User
May 30, 2025
Positives: bunk beds, breakfast buffet variety, early park entry, treasure hunt to obtain combo to get to lego sets, fun decor, family atmosphere, text-enabled Service Wizard Negatives: operations are a hot mess - this place seems like it’s run by Gen Z employees with no customer service experience or work ethic. Will start at the beginning: Check-in was frustrating and inefficient. I checked in online hours prior to our arrival. We got to the hotel at 3:45p for a standard 4p check-in. The front desk person (who seems to be deliberately stationed at a podium rather than a desk, lest you take them for a concierge) curtly told us that our room should be ready by 4:30 and they would text us, advising that if we didn’t hear by then, we should come ask. We were left to our own devices after a 7-hour car trip, and decided to go to Dragon’s Den for an overpriced snack. The restaurant had many staff members standing around with nothing to do since it was obviously not a peak dining time (seems like the hotel might consider shifting some of those staff members to other duties like helping get guests into their rooms). When we still hadn’t received a text by 5:25p, I went down to the desk, stood in line, and was informed our room was ready, begging the question, “why didn’t I receive a text notification?” (Shrug) We ended up making reservations for Dragon’s Den for dinner at 7:15 that night. Our food was still not in front of us by 8p, so you can imagine what the mood was like at our table. We eventually retreated to our room, which overlooked a playground that seemed to be hosting screaming children until after 9. Rough first night. Breakfast runs like check-in at an Italian airport. I made a reservation, and still stood in line waiting to be seated for approx. 15 minutes. A clearly unenthusiastic staff member eventually led us to a table, unceremoniously dropped a pile of napkins on it, and walked away. “Are we supposed to just go to the buffet now?” I wondered to myself. I answered the question myself after a moment and took my daughter to the chaotic (to be expected) buffet. The food was fine, and there was good variety; I just wish there were butter knives out so that I didn’t end up needing to rip my daughter’s waffle up with my hands. Unfortunately, my son had developed a fever overnight, and was acting very sick, so, not wanting to expose everyone there to whatever he had, I left him in the room with my husband. I asked a discontented Dragon’s Den staff member how I could get breakfast up to my husband and son. “For health and safety reasons, we cannot allow guests to take hot food up to their room, but you can take anything that’s not hot in the cereal cups,” (which were small and did not have lids). “No other options?” I asked. I would gladly pay for room service. Negative. Wanting a different answer, perhaps some creative problem solving, I went to the front desk to ask the same question. Same answer. Word to the wise - if you’ve made t