Great Wolf Lodge, for the uninitiated, is a themed hotel and waterpark resort chain that specializes in family vacations.

As the name implies, they are into the backwoods-y theme. Your bedposts, the couch in your room, heck pretty much everything in the place will be carved out of logs or be speckled with beavers. The lobby is floor to ceiling log-cabin-and-animatronic-wild-animals.

1. First off, find out the cheapest time to go to Great Wolf Lodge.

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2. Book one night, but play for two days.

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3. Theme rooms are fun, but is the extra cost necessary?

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4. The add-on’s are fun, but costly. The basic night’s stay really is enough.

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Great Wolf Lodge, for the uninitiated, is a themed hotel and waterpark resort chain that specializes in family vacations.

As the name implies, they are into the backwoods-y theme. Your bedposts, the couch in your room, heck pretty much everything in the place will be carved out of logs or be speckled with beavers. The lobby is floor to ceiling log-cabin-and-animatronic-wild-animals.

1. First off, find out the cheapest time to go to Great Wolf Lodge.

Weekends/holidays can get crazy busy and they are much more expensive. Double the drawbacks.

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2. Book one night, but play for two days.

You can start your water play even before you check-in. The change rooms are available early. Find out when your GWL lets you start playing and plan to arrive then.

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3. Theme rooms are fun, but is the extra cost necessary?

We get the most basic room, as a rule. Visiting a hotel is amusing enough for our kids. Staying at a hotel with a giant water park inside it absolutely amazes them.

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4. The add-on’s are fun, but costly. The basic night’s stay really is enough.

The food was awesome the one time we did the buffet. But, it cost 50% of the night’s stay!

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