Great Wolf Lodge Arizona

A great place for our last stay at Arizona. Kids loved rock climbing and rope courses

We absolutely LOVED our trip to the Great Wolf Lodge in Scottsdale, AZ. We were greeted with a friendly and extremely helpful team (Tori was the BEST for getting our pack all checked in and set up for our 5 night stay!)! We were able to do the unlimited pass that allowed our whole pack to have unlimited ropes course, mini golf, rock wall, mirror maze, and soda sippers. We loved the slides and the indoor waterpark with the lazy river for relaxation and enjoyment. The wave pool was great, and the kiddie area was wonderful. We have children ranging in ages from 13 down to 2, and there was something for everyone. We really enjoyed this location and the surrounding areas, and hope to make another trip back next fall!

In reading other reviews my expectations were low. I was anticipating mediocre accommodations, over priced food, and questionable staff. My family of 4 stayed for a week and we were very pleased. Staff and lifeguards were excellent - anyone saying the lifeguards were inattentive were not critiquing this current group. All staff serving food or handing us towels were extremely friendly and cheerful. Value - Food was very reasonable for a resort. I was surprised at how good it was, and yes, $30 is a lot for a breakfast buffet, but you can also get an inexpensive sandwich from Duncan Donuts as an alternative. There are many food choices! Activities like rock climbing or the mini golf were as expected resort prices. I was impressed that buying essentials like sunscreen was not marked up at all. Same price as I could get on Amazon. Pool - The outdoor pool was our favorite, but unfortunately it is only open 11-5. We were also disappointed that we couldn’t use our little floaties that we take to Mexico. No drinks in the pool either. Felt like there are a lot of rules… but they did let us toss a football at least. We did notice the pool deck wasn’t washed regularly. The same sticky ice cream mess was there all week by the lounge chairs. We also noticed they didn’t enforce the “no outside food” rules consistently. We’d see families with bags of Cheetos or Taco Bell, clearly not purchased at the resort. Indoor pool was better than I expected in off season. Slides were fun for adults and kids! Room/hotel in general - we travel frequently and the poor quality toilet paper and Kleenex stood out! It’s funny how the little things like that make an impression - I’ve never thought to complain about toilet paper before. Housekeeping was very friendly but inconsistent. We would be out of our room 9-3 and come back to the rooms as we left them. I had to hunt down coffee for the room every night, that was never refilled. I was really happy with the mini fridge and microwave down the hall. Disappointed no gym or laundry on site. Nothing was run down or dirty (other than the pool deck - not sure where those reviews came from) For the price- I was very happy with our stay. If you have a young family that loves waterslides and pools, don’t hesitate to stay here.

This is a great place to take your kids as a splurge, as long as you know that is exactly what it is. We had a great time as I think it has been about 6 years since the last time we made it here. You will get upsold and added on for everything, so just be ready for it and enjoy the experience from a big picture approach. We had a two queen with a pull out couch room that fit the 5 of us quite well. Carpet is pretty worn down now, but the bathroom was nice with an outside vanity in the main room. That helped so we didn't all stack up as much trying to use the shower and toilet versus the sink. Beds were comfortable enough and we had some room noise, but not too much. We really enjoyed the waterpark and squeezed every minute out of it. With kids now at 16, 14, and 11, everyone got to ride everything they wanted to, so that was a big plus. Food is overpriced and, while not bad, you have a huge set of options two blocks away for fast food and sit down food, so consider that if you have a vehicle. The passes were still fun for candy, ice cream, a build a bear, and arcade time. The lunch package we got came with a cooler, waters, towels, and a slip for 6 meals, which was a great deal for $90 considering what we would have paid for all that separately (i.e. burgers and fries in the water park are $15 each). There were a number of birthday parties around us and they all seemed to be having a great time.

Would not recommend. The place was dirty, especially the waterpark. The retail staff was extremely rude, the lifeguards were on their phones and not paying attention to the kids. Why even have lifeguards at that point? The Food was cold when it finally arrived took us 2-hours to get a pizza.