This post brought to you by Kalahari Resorts. All opinions are 100% mine.
As a I mentioned a few weeks ago, our family spent the last weekend before school started at the Kalahari Resort in Sandusky, Ohio. This was the perfect ultra-fun way to say goodbye to summer while spending some quality time together!
Our short stay was action packed from start to finish, which was fine by me since it meant that the kids crashed in their beds shortly after we returned to our room each night. With so many choices in activities — wave pool, water slides, ropes course, mini-golf and bowling, arcade, you name it — we could have easily spent a week or more there and never gotten bored.
We had the opportunity to enjoy both the indoor and outdoor water parks while we were there, and I was pleased to see that they keep both areas clean and organized and well-stocked with dry towels.
However, I do want to mention that the resort requires that all children under 48″ in height wear a life jacket at all times, even in the splash parks. I must say that we found this rule to be a bit over the top as even my 7-year-old barely made the cutoff. Since my kids are all relatively strong swimmers and are used to being allowed free reign at our local community pool, there were a few tantrums and tears shed over this requirement.
That said, the rooms are absolutely gorgeous, with an African theme throughout, and I was especially fond of the gas fireplace we had in our sitting area. I could definitely see spending a few cold winter nights at the resort playing in the warm water and then returning to the room to sip hot cocoa by the fire.
We ate at both of the main restaurants during our stay and thoroughly enjoyed both the breakfast bar at the Great Karoo Marketplace and our dinner at The Reserve. Of course, we also made a trip to the Candy Hut for sweets. Oh my goodness, the salted chocolate-covered caramel that I selected was worth every calorie!
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Deborah Walker
This would be a great place for us to stay when we go to Ohio for a wedding next year. :)
Traci
My son would absolutely love this place!
Shannon S
Looks like a wonderful weekend trip with the kiddos!! Mine would love it!
Brandy M.
I’d love to go, what a blast!
Susana
Would love to take the kids to Kalahari!!
Stori
Sounds like a blast for us and the 5 kiddos!
Lynette @ Cleverly Simple
This place sounds awesome!
Amy Z
been looking for something fun to do in OH to meet family!!
Connie
Tried Great Wolf Lodge would Love to try Kalahari now! : )
Heidi
Wow I have heard what a wonderful place it is. My mothers family lives just a few miles from there.. It would be a wonderful get away and a great trip to see my family.. My kiddos would just love it!!! Thanks for the info it really sounds like a wonderful trip… And your little ones are so cute!
Jeanne
We’d love to go – great for a winter get-away!
Rachelle
would love to take my kids to try this place out, sounds like it would be right up my kids’ alley!
Phyllis
My daughter started work there this past August. She rotates in the gift shops. I wonder if you met her? I was glad to see the video and get an idea of where she works. She’s 26, 2 1/2 hours away and mom can’t check up on her anymore. Boo! But she enjoys her job and I would love to surprise her w/a visit.
Tricia P.
This would be a great family trip! Thanks for the chance to win your awesome contests!
Renee Rousseau
Our family could use some quality bonding time and Kalahari would be a great place for all.
Lisa Carney
We go to Kalahari every year. They run awesome packages every month. Last year we rented the cabana with a private pool. It was tons of fun and perfect for our friends with babies! They could lounge by the private pool with the babies while being only feet away from their toddlers in the private pool! It was so worth renting and splitting the cost amount 5 friends!
Alana Jeffries
Would love to take my family there. Thanks for the chance. Also, your children are darling!
Niecie
My boyfriend and I plan on going here for the first time on his bday in January!
Brenda
The Kalahari in the Wisconsin Dells is close to us in Iowa and we’d love to spend some family time there :)
Nicole smith
I would love to take my family. Looks like a lot of fun
bec
sounds like a great trip!
paula
My boys love waterparks!
Tara Fischer
Forget about my child, I LOVE Water Parks… and she likes them too :) This would be so much fun!
Erika Siegfried
I have never been to Kalahari, but heard it is amazing (even for adults)!!!
Nikki H
I would love to stay there! We have been looking for a deal to stay there and take the kids!
maree
Looks like lots of fun!
Trisha
sounds like fun and also like waterparks, would be a sweet vacation weekend!
Carrie @ My Favorite Finds
That would be fun for us. I think my kids would love it. It would be a fun, break in the school year vacation.
paula
my kids would love this!!!!!
heather
We went when they first opened. The kids had a blast. And now there is even more stuff to do!