Jeff Lyons

Review of KeyLime Cove Water Resort

The good: The check in process was super easy....

The good: The check in process was super easy. We arrived Early so we went to gurnee mills ( about 1 mile away) for a few hours. They called when our room was ready (about 3 hours earlier than the normal checkin) woo hoo!. Went back got our room key programed... the room key is on a wristband which is also linked to your credit card so buying things throughout the resort is really easy. The drinks at the bar were a bit pricey and the food was comparable to red lobster or something alike. 13 or so for a burger and fries or 19-25 for a shrimp entree with sides. The pool area was nice. My first impression was that it would be super warm because the waterpark area is a humid 80 degrees but the water was a bit cold at first. It was crowded but not nearly as bad as six flags or any other theme park. It's a bit difficult to keep up with a 3 year old because the lifeguards want you to be right next to(within arms reach)of them the whole time. The slides had about a 20 minute wait for the bigger tube slide.. the others were fairly quick. The room was pretty clean although I did find a chicken wing in between the microwave and the wall... no biggie though, as a cleaner it would have been easy to overlook. Most of the staff was super friendly and very helpful.

The bad: the lifeguards (I know their job is important) but they need to chill out a bit. I know how to watch my kids... although I'm sure they deal with their fair share of parents who let their kids run amok. The one part I really had a problem with was the lifeguard staff as they were changing shift as I and my son were changing in the locker room. Most were younger guys and they were incredibly vulgar while changing themselves in the locker room. It was a conversation not suitable for a yelp review and definitely not appropriate for my three year old to hear. I spoke up and they were quick to shut their mouths but I think a staff changing room is probably in order. I think the food and drinks could probably be a bit better priced, especially since I paid nearly 300 dollars for one nights stay.

Takeaway : I would recommend this place to a friend or family. We had fun. Just make sure to save up some extra cash and be ready to go through atleast a couple hundred dollars on top of the cost for the room. We will most likely try this joint again