Nish Kamthan

Review of Rocking Horse Ranch Resort

Went there the weekend before Xmas ( me, my wife a...

Went there the weekend before Xmas ( me, my wife and two kids , aged 7 and 3) and had a great time. It is very outdoorsy and thanks to Mr. Nino we could really enjoy it ( though we missed out on the snow tubing).

The highlight is of course the horse rides and it is a real treat esp. if you are a novice like me. They have pony rides for the younger ones. They also did an ice skating rink and a campfire - with hot chocolate and marshmallows - while we there - and had Santa drop in for pictures.

The indoor water park and pool are pretty small but if you have young kids then they will enjoy them anyway. The shows are great too, lot of variety, and will appeal more to families with kids in upper elementary or middle schools. My wife and I also had a great time at the Fun Barn playing ping pong and badminton while the kids romped around in the bouncy castle and the ball factory.

What we really liked was that all the activities / attractions were well staffed with people with a really nice attitude. So there was always someone to show you how to make the most of the activity. The other good things is that there is plenty of indoor seating in the lounge area with always on coffee and pastries so after coming in from the cold you can always warm up in the lounge before your next activity.

The food is good and plentiful though nothing gourmet and after a couple of days can get monotonous ( we stayed two nights and three days). We really enjoyed the afternoon cocktail and hors d'oeuvres that they used to put out in the afternoons.

Like many other resorts they allow you to continue to use the resort after checking out and also let you help yourself to the buffet lunch in the restaurant. So that's good too.

I am only docking a star for the quality of the rooms. They are pretty basic (we really missed a microwave) and the bathrooms are really small and difficult to change in.

But all in all a great weekend getaway for folks in the Greater New York area. We will definitely visit again.