Y'all did a great job showing everything ,but I think I'll pass on that even though I have children and grandchildren. To me it seemed like a money-making racket I could be wrong, but I was not impressed
Will and Dawn, I am taking hotel management classes at a local community college. Your hotel and cabin inspections and reviews help me out a lot. Thank you so much.
Thank you for your transparency! From my own experience of traveling to the area lately, there's been a key focus on cleanliness for obvious reasons. The fact that the unit was covered in dust also demonstrated that perhaps they're lacking substantially on thorough day to day cleanings. I hope you were able to bring this to their attention upon check-out. You all are a great team! Thank you, Will and Dawn!
You have to realize how hard things have been since the shutdown, it's really hard to find staff, so many didn't come back to work because they were getting more money on unemployment and then went to different jobs. The water park has health and safety laws to follow regarding life saver numbers, if the number of guards falls short they can't run the park.
I just love Dawn. Her laugh and smile is so cheerful. Watch you guys all the time. Im so glad to hear reviews honestly. We go several times a year stay the same place ...go the same places eat the same places. But your reviews give us other options
Thank you for this walk through, love children I have 9 grandchildren but when I’m on vacay I don’t want to deal with them, so I wouldn’t be going there! I love these types of walk throughs! You both rock, keep up the great job!
I've been to this resort 7 times. The best way to save money is try to rent from an owner at the Wyndham Great Smokies Lodge building on property. You enjoy all the same amenities as staying in the hotel room, but can stay in 1,2, or 3 bedroom units for about the same price.
We stayed there a few years ago they were putting out new mattresses and we loved the ceramic shop we also stayed in the main building. That was our first trip to Tennessee.
Thanks for the laughs Will. Your shower singing cracks me up every time! 🤩 Thanks for the review. Looks like you both had fun in the indoor water park.
This is such and awesome channel! Glad I watched this. My friend Margi and I go to Gatlinburg five times a year. We always wanted to stay here. When we’re in the area we enjoy a good nights rest in a clean environment. Thanks for the heads up!
My wife and I just met you two & the smoky mountain hiker at patriot Park, then watched this video. We are actually staying at the Wyndham on Collier. Seems these are much nicer than the Wilderness. Super clean and comfy.
Been here a couple times.. Great place for parents too go broke quick. Food is expensive and our stay on a weekend was over 500$ for 2 nites. Seems ok for a water park and stay but if the inside is the only thing open lines on the slide are long and my group seemed too get bored pretty quick. Great video.
We stay at the Inn on the River and we absolutely love it. Plan on coming up in November to stay there again. Listening to the river while you eat breakfast on your private balcony is great!!!
That is so cool, I have never seen a tour where they inspected cleanliness of room. I learned something new about bed bug protection. Out of all the areas in the room the bed is the place that could be an area of concern. Good to know they take this step.
It was pretty loud during night hours for my family as well. We got back at around 10:30/11 PM to 2 kids eating pizza while laughing and running around. Only stopped around maybe 1 AM. We were only 5 rooms away from the one they were sitting in front of too.
I’ve wondered for years what that water park was like. Thanks for showing us. From what you showed us, I wasn’t impressed . I know that you only showed us one of the lodges , so I’ll reserve judgement on the rest of the resort. I wouldn’t want to hear kids (or anybody) making all that noise all night. I didn’t see anything there to make me want to stay there.
This is a HORRIBLE review of the actual resort.. They stayed in the cheapest, and worst spots.. The waterpark is awesome, rooms are great with fierplace and full kitchens,, indoor water park, restaurants, and much more..
We were planning to go in April of this year, but that was sadly cancelled. We went in the summer of 2019 and that was definitely the best time of my life. Lake Wilderness was the best part. The Cyclone Racers were so fun to go down. Beds weren't the comfiest but they were fine. At the Waterdome, we'd go to the basketball area and play volleyball. I really liked the feeling of waking up in the morning and going out in the hallways and the vibe out there was phenomenal. Loved swimming, loved the food, I'd give this place a 10/10.
Hi Dawn and Will! Love y'all's channel. We have been several places that you have been. We live just down the road in Chattanooga. We have stayed at the Wilderness several times and every time we have something go wrong. Our key cards get messed up every time, and our room is always a mile walk from the front desk. We only stayed at River Lodge once because we had 8 people. We were watching a movie at around 9:00 at night and there were kids running and screaming the whole time yet the staff took the time to knock on our door and tell us that WE need to quiet down, we were laughing too loudly. We do love the lazy river, the hot tub and Runaway Canyon. We haven't been back in about 3 years because of the problems we've had and of course Mr. McNasty. Thanks for your review.
When they shut the outdoor park they gave free entry for guests to the new soaky mountain water park to compensate, labor day is the usual closing date every year because the water gets too cold for most people 👍
The inside water park is specifically for year round access since it’s inside and it’s to keep you from swimming in the cold air so it feels like you are outside when the other actual outside ones are closed🤦🏾♀️
I love watching you guys! I always hope to see yall when we go up to the Smokies, but I never do. We just got back from staying at the Wilderness and I agree completely with your review. Our stay was much more expensive, at almost $300 a night, but we had the same issue with the dim lighting in the bathroom, the vent, and dust all over the furniture. I would leave the door open when I took a bath to have some light. Soaky Mountain was included in our stay this weekend though, so I can't complain cause we were able to go every single day and that saved me $200 per day. The outdoor waterparks were closed except for Saturday and Sunday too, so we actually spent more time at Soaky than the resort.
I've stayed there once facing golf course. It was a 3 bedroom suite. We had a girls weekend so no kids. The suite was amazing, but Im with you too many kids. Thanks for the reviews.
Thanks Will and Dawn for taking one for the team:) lol..I will not be staying there and I think River Rats is still the best natural "water park" and way cheaper!! Lol..
I love your channel and you and dawn...i look forward to your videos all the time...hopefully i will be able to venture to some of these amazing places!!!
We were there in June and the outdoor pool was closed also. We stayed in the same building you guys did Dawn and Will, we smelled a dirty baby diaper in trash outside someones door. We coming back this month again but were staying at the Westgate Resort this time around.
I’m going here soon. It was about 1500 for 5 nights but I can tell it’s CLEARLY worth it!! I’m so excited!!🥰 EDIT: I now realize it was that much cause my family is going so there’s 5 of us, so clearly we needed a larger one
We've stayed at the big building on the golf course. Main resort side. I didn't even know the smaller rooms existed. However, the worst part for us is we always have people above us that won't control their kids. You hear running and jumping til 3 am. We had to call security a few times to go say something so we could sleep. Other than that we enjoy this resort great fun for nieces and nephew.
We stay at wilderness 2-4 times a year. Although this year we havnt been, our last stay has a very bad experience. The place is in major need of some updating. The rooms at river lodge are actually in worse condition than the stone hill lodge. But they need some kind of pre check in or something it has got to where if you come in on a Thursday/Friday evening it will take an hour to wait through the check in line.
Great job on the review👍🏼 I wasn’t too crazy about the setup of the bathroom. Way too small and I also was wondering why the bathroom sink was in the room and not in the actual bathroom🤔 That kinda didn’t make sense to me. But the water park and arcade was very cool🤙🏼 Thanks for sharing💙
I agree. They always have special on Groupon and kids under 8 get to eat free. My family had a blast going there and all three water parks were open. Its really a place for kids.
Thank you so much for your honest review! I don't think we'll be staying there. I did enjoy your video footage of you guys on the waterslides. Those looked fun but it was disappointing that so many things were closed. Loving your hotel reviews. Thank you guys for everything you do! We make our future trip visits off of your recommendations. God Bless ❤️
Oh look into greenbrier camp ground . It one of nice n cleans campgrounds... fall coming be good time go camping. They will also set up tent or rent u RV or cabin if like.
Great review! The slides looked like fun! The front desk should have put y'all in a room away from the families! It didn't look like they were crowded so they had the space. I just have to wonder what they were thinking?! Oh well, I am glad you made the best of it and had a fun time! I've always wondered about their hotels. We have one in Georgia now and I have a friend who took her children there. They had fun, but she said it was expensive! Her boys wanted everything they saw and she had to pay for alot of "extras". Be blessed ya'll!😊👍
I have always wondered what this place was like and it reminds me of Massanutten in Virginia the indoor waterpark is exactly like it. We always had a good time and I have seen online for the Wilderness they are running a special for the next two weeks to include free waterpark tickets which is good because they are expensive themselves. I wouldn't like the noise and the restaurants are usually priced high for what you get and even tho the room was a little smaller than some of the other ones it was still kinda nice maybe not for the price tho because it looks similar to the one we have paid $60 a night in that area. (Just didn't have the waterpark, but did have an indoor pool.) Thanks for showing us the hotels. I enjoy them.
Have always wondered what the rooms looked like. Stonehill is always the accommodations that offer a “deal”. We appreciate your candid reviews. Cracked us up about the noise of the kids, underware in the hall, LOL. I would love to take our kids and granddaughter, but would probably look for a different place. Like you mentioned, the condos might be a better fit. Thank you sooooo much for the review. You’re so much fun to watch ❤️
I love these reviews Dawn, I hope U did find something to eat for supper I love a salad but I wouldn’t have ate that either, glad they took it off of the bill, in which they should have
Thank you so much for doing this review. I have to say, that I am not impressed with this place. There is no way I could deal with kids being that loud all night. I have driven by the waterpark so many times and I always imagined it much bigger inside with more options. I am surprised it didn't have a lazy river inside at least. Thank you for your honest reviews.
I stayed in Arizona side from that we could walk inside to the waterpark I had major fun I love the arcade all room had a big kitchen phones two big ones and two small rooms with two beds in the kitchen was wild it was stove microwave all the paint says
A new subscriber but have been loving all your reviews and videos, we are visiting the Smokies October 2nd through the 5th! You guys have helped me decide on what we will be visiting and what we will not be visiting. Also Dawn you are so beautiful, lucky guy Will😊
When we stay at any motel/hotel I alway ask for another set of sheets and pillow cases and when checking the bed I spray the bed with bed bug organic spray and wait a few hours to put the other set of sheets on the bed.
Will and Dawn if I remember correctly they do a locals deal around Oct and Nov where they have it where locals can go to the indoor water park really cheap.
