Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock

Luxury Cabin, 3 Bedrooms | Living area | 42-inch TV with cable channels

Breakfast and dinner served, American cuisine

Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

7.2

Very good(682 Reviews)

Hotel in Deer Park Township, IL

3-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Well priced for this locationProperty prices in this area are generally higher

Includes essentialsPool, Air conditioner, Internet / Wifi and more

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About this hotel

Family-friendly hotel with free water park access and bars
This smoke-free hotel features free water park access, an indoor pool, and a restaurant. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include 2 bars/lounges, a 24-hour fitness center, and a lazy river.
Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock offers 92 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access.

An indoor pool, a children's pool, and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a complimentary water park, a lazy river, and a 24-hour fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Amenities

Pool

Air conditioner

Internet / Wifi

Parking

Hot tub or spa

Family friendly

Map of Deer Park Township, IL

Nearby attractions

Starved Rock State Park

0.6 mi

Matthiessen State Park

2.5 mi

Matthiessen State Park Fort

2.5 mi

Volvo Island

18.4 mi

Available Rooms

Family Suite with Balcony, 2 Queen Beds with Sofa Bed

2 Queen • 1 Sofa • 400 ft²

Sleeps 6

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Villa, 2 Bedrooms

1 King • 1 Sofa • 1800 ft²

Sleeps 9

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Luxury Cabin, 3 Bedrooms

1 King • 1 Sofa • 2799 ft²

Sleeps 18

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Family Suite with Balcony, 2 Queen Beds with Sofa Bed

2 Queen • 1 Sofa

Sleeps 6

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Hot Tub

1 King • 400 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

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Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock

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7.2

Very good(682 Reviews)

Hotel in Deer Park Township, IL

3-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Well priced for this locationProperty prices in this area are generally higher

Includes essentialsPool, Air conditioner, Internet / Wifi and more

Book with confidenceWe partner with the top travel sites so you know you're getting a great deal on the perfect rental

About this hotel

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access.

An indoor pool, a children's pool, and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a complimentary water park, a lazy river, and a 24-hour fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Amenities

Pool

Air conditioner

Internet / Wifi

Parking

Hot tub or spa

Family friendly

Map of Deer Park Township, IL

Nearby attractions

Starved Rock State Park

0.6 mi

Matthiessen State Park

2.5 mi

Matthiessen State Park Fort

2.5 mi

Volvo Island

18.4 mi

Available Rooms

Family Suite with Balcony, 2 Queen Beds with Sofa Bed

2 Queen • 1 Sofa • 400 ft²

Sleeps 6

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Villa, 2 Bedrooms

1 King • 1 Sofa • 1800 ft²

Sleeps 9

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Luxury Cabin, 3 Bedrooms

1 King • 1 Sofa • 2799 ft²

Sleeps 18

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Family Suite with Balcony, 2 Queen Beds with Sofa Bed

2 Queen • 1 Sofa

Sleeps 6

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Hot Tub

1 King • 400 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Reviews

7.2

Very good(682 Reviews)

4.0

Dec 2024

The room should have been cleaner. There were some cobwebs on the ceiling and stuff behind the bed that has not been vacuumed in months. Sheet on top of bed instead of comforter. Dead bug on bathroom floor. Shower head had to be replaced ( which they did after we told them). Receipt was found on the floor by dresser (not ours) so it was from a previous customer. No iron ( had to request it).

5.0

Nov 2024

Family weekend of fun and this lodge definitely helped.

4.0

Nov 2024

The price was reasonable and everything was convenient.

4.0

Nov 2024

Overall the place was ok. This apparently is not the peak season. So things are only open on the weekends. Also, i was trying to communicate with staff and I was told they didnt speak english. That wasn't helpful at all.

2.0

Oct 2024

No place to get a cup of coffee at the resort, not even in the room

1.0

Oct 2024

The cable was not working properly so we had only a few channels some of the time. We had to ask for clean towels each day, sometimes more than once. It was advertised as having shampoo/soap/lotion. We had to ask for these items. The maintenance man who serves as the evening room service, offered for us to speak to a manager as our room was not set up as it should have been. Suddenly the manager had gone home, but I could speak with someone in the morning. In the morning that manager wasn't available but would call me. On our last day I asked why the manager hadn't called me and the rude lady at the front desk said they were too busy and would get with me sometime??!!! Still haven't heard from them, that was 2 weeks ago

3.0

Oct 2024

Hotel for family's with young children. comfortable beds and friendly staff... But outdoor property dirty and not very well maintained. No late night activities at the resort or near by and extremely noisy starting in the early morning and going all day.

1.0

Oct 2024

Water park is not open 9am-9pm as it’s stated on here. Only for the weekends the other days 4-9pm. The staff is very unfriendly, tired, uninterested. There is no breakfast during the week. The hotel is run down trash and stains in the hallways. I had to console my kid and explain how some businesses use dishonesty to take the money they do not deserve to earn! Really! Awful experience overall.

2.0

Oct 2024

Way too many hidden costs. Website claimed golf was free, that was a lie. S'mores and story time? Charged extra. Arcade? Expensive. Definitely plan on spending significant more than what you planned on.

2.0

Oct 2024

Our visit was disappointing. No one told us that everything would be closed for most of our stay. The room was abysmal. No peep hole in the door. The nightstand light was too small for anything. Our microwave worked but didn't rotate. No towel rack at the sink. Toilet seat needed replacing. The couch in our room looked like it came from a homeless shelter. TV way too small. The room was so poorly lit the place felt like a cave. The remote power button didn't work and we had to unplug the TV. The patio deck rail was completely rotten away and we could have pushed it over. Too dangerous for small children or ones who don't listen not to touch. Our check-in and check-out were poor - the staff members barely spoke or even looked at us and I doubt they cared at all about us even being there. We had already stayed at four other properties on our road trip before getting to this one, and this was easily and far away the worst of them. We had high hopes about being able to bring our grandchildren here for a later trip, but that won't happen now. Save your money, or at least be sure to ask about what is operating at the time of your visit before you reserve. "Resort" in their name is very loosely used.

3.0

Oct 2024

Unhappy with the fact that most of the amenities were closed for most of our stay. Front desk was unsure of many of our questions

2.0

Oct 2024

The website is misleading stating the water park is open all day. Half of it is shutdown (the best part of it, slides, bucket, and lazy river flow) until 4pm…also! The life guards decided to shutdown a yellow slide just cause the kids were “breaking the rules,” instead of them actually doing their job. The sheets seemed clean but the bed itself had lots of stains. Water pressure for showers were so low and our tub didn’t drain until an hour later. The food was pretty decent, and I liked that you could order a pizza to the pool. Community areas were all well kept. Just wish they had the water park area open entirely all day cause that’s the entire reason we booked here.

3.0

Sep 2024

No coffee in room and Wery poor Wi-fi internet signal in the room No coffee around the office But you can buy coffee in small hotel bar $5 small coffee

5.0

Sep 2024

It’s a good place to take the kids for a small getaway. 2nd time coming, definitely will be back.

10.0

Sep 2024

Excellent reception, registration. Excellent rooms, equipment. The location is super. The water park makes adults look younger.

8.0

Sep 2024

the water park on the resort i didn't like most of the activities were turn off.

4.0

Sep 2024

They need to update there Information online water park is close Mondays and Tuesday had I know I wouldn’t have come.

6.0

Sep 2024

The location is great , the actual hotel & waterpark area is great . But the pool closes at 9 pm and the restaurant stops seating people at 8:30 so you can’t go sit & eat after the pool. The arcade staff & guy at front desk were really rude . Also when I booked I was dealing with a knee injury. I asked if possible to get a room close to the elevator. I have been here several times & never had a problem. The hotel was not crowded at all & they actually gave me the furthest room possible , literally the top floor & room furthest away from the elevator. Room 323 out of 325 rooms . It seems like it was done intentionally

8.0

Sep 2024

Had a nice time

8.0

Sep 2024

Really enjoyed this place have stayed here before. BUT the carpet in the room was very very dirty. First night we were there our feet got filthy dirty. We had to keep our shoes on.

10.0

Sep 2024

Good times!

10.0

Sep 2024

We definitely would stay again. Definitely needs some landscaping attention.

10.0

Sep 2024

Very nice room and a great stay for 1 night while we explored Starved Rock. Super close drive to the trails! The jacuzzi in room was amazing. The water park is definitely for kids, and the wave pool wasnt operating and neither were the slides. But the lazy river and hot tub were nice! We had a lot of fun in the arcade too.

8.0

Sep 2024

STAFF WAS KIND! KIDS HAD FUN

8.0

Sep 2024

Decent, quiet and clean family resort.

1.0

Aug 2024

The room felt dirty. The table in the room was falling apart. There was an awful smell in the room as well. It was like they just didn’t care. Everything except the bar closed at 9p. No room service.I’m still waiting for me refund because we opted not to stay the whole weekend because I just didn’t feel like it was worth the money we spent.

6.0

Aug 2024

the water park wasn't big already, yet they didn't open the wave and bucket, younger kids can spend 2-3 hours is enough

10.0

Aug 2024

Nice quick get away

6.0

Aug 2024

The kids had a great time at the facility and loved the waterpark. The facility itself didn’t strike me as particularly clean. Our room had to be vacuumed when we arrived as a rice crispy from the previous guest had been left behind. The customer service was pretty poor. We found the front desk staff as well as the lifeguards to be very rude. On the morning of checkout house keeping was pounding at our door at 8am waking our sleeping kids. When I called the front desk she was very rude and stated they needed to see what rooms they could clean as they have a job to do.

4.0

Aug 2024

Rooms were dirty, stains on bed and around bed frame. Day after i left i had 2 red itchy rashes on my forearm. Was told by housekeeping that we could not get fresh towels and had to used the only towels that came in the room the day we checked in. Outdated/dirty couch in room. Was not worth the price

10.0

Aug 2024

Food and live music could be better more diversity would go alone way

6.0

Aug 2024

Property was run down - needs updated.

6.0

Aug 2024

It was nice. But the hours are strange for amenities. During week not many things open. Have to go on weekend.

8.0

Aug 2024

We had no washer, faucet in the kitchen was kinda broke. Railing was lose on the deck. And upstairs was super hot. We had no phone to call about the pull out bed which broke. Staff was amazing when we had to talk to them.

10.0

Aug 2024

10.0

Aug 2024

Checking in was easy and the hotel is conveniently located by the State Park. I was surprised with the limited hours of the restaurant: kitchen closes at 7.45pm. I ended up having to drive out for dinner.

5.0

Aug 2024

Hotel is really nice/ cute. Staff were friendly and helpful. Rooms very clean. Lots of good food. Water park was great.

10.0

Aug 2024

It was very peaceful

1.0

Aug 2024

Rude front disk service. Still have yet to receive my security deposit

6.0

Aug 2024

The water park was perfect for our 3 and 5 year old kids. Our 12 year old enjoyed the tube and body slides! The lodge room sizes were good size. We had 2 rooms and one of the rooms had a roach and the carpeting was very dirty. After taking a bath, the 3year olds feet were black on the bottom after playing in the room. The other room had no bugs and fairly clean. The restaurant had good food We were glad we didnt have to go anywhere else for food.

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Deer Park Township?

The average price for a rental in Deer Park Township is £133 per night. This rental is £39 less expensive than the average.

Is parking included with this hotel?

Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock. Enjoy the water!

Is Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock pet friendly?

Unfortunately, this hotel is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"

What amenities are available at Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock?

We found 7 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, internet / wifi, parking, and hot tub or spa.

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Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock

Hotel in Deer Park Township, IL

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of Deer Park Township, IL

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Family Suite with Balcony, 2 Queen Beds with Sofa Bed

Villa, 2 Bedrooms

Luxury Cabin, 3 Bedrooms

Family Suite with Balcony, 2 Queen Beds with Sofa Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Hot Tub

Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock

Hotel in Deer Park Township, IL

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of Deer Park Township, IL

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Family Suite with Balcony, 2 Queen Beds with Sofa Bed

Villa, 2 Bedrooms

Luxury Cabin, 3 Bedrooms

Family Suite with Balcony, 2 Queen Beds with Sofa Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Hot Tub

Reviews

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Deer Park Township?

Is parking included with this hotel?

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Is Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock pet friendly?

What amenities are available at Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock?

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