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Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock

3.0 star property

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Front of property
Reception
Mini-golf
Indoor pool, open 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM, lifeguards on site
Luxury Cabin, 3 Bedrooms | Living area | 42-inch TV with cable channels

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Hot tub
  • Breakfast available
  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Gym
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
2643 IL-178, Utica, IL, 61373
  • Grand Bear Falls Indoor Water Park
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Starved Rock State Park
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Matthiessen State Park
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Peru, IL (VYS-Illinois Valley Regional)
    ‪17 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Hot Tub

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Hot Tub | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Hot Tub

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Family Suite with Balcony, 2 Queen Beds with Sofa Bed

Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Suite with Balcony, 2 Queen Beds with Sofa Bed

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

View all photos for Family Suite with Balcony, 2 Queen Beds with Sofa Bed

Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Suite with Balcony, 2 Queen Beds with Sofa Bed

  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

View all photos for Villa, 2 Bedrooms

Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Villa, 2 Bedrooms

  • 167 sq m
  • Sleeps 9
  • 1 King Bed, 1 Single Sofa Bed, 2 Queen Beds and 1 Queen Sofa Bed

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Luxury Cabin, 3 Bedrooms | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Luxury Cabin, 3 Bedrooms

  • 260 sq m
  • Sleeps 18
  • 1 King Bed, 1 Large Single Sofa Bed, 2 Queen Beds, 2 Queen Bunk Beds, 2 Single Bunk Beds and 1 Queen Sofa Bed

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About this property

Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock

Family-friendly hotel with free water park access and bars/lounges
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 centre and a lazy river.
Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock offers 92 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and a hairdryer. Televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit. Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access.

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

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

Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Starved Rock State Park. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus 2 bars.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Enjoy a bite to eat at Jack's Place, a family restaurant that serves American cuisine
  • Buffet breakfast served weekends for a fee
  • Splash around at the free water park with a lazy river or swim in the indoor pool
  • Amenities include free newspapers in reception, meeting rooms and a gift shop
  • On-site recreation includes a 24-hour gym, mini golf and a playground
  • Just a 4-minute walk from Starved Rock State Park and 12 minutes on foot from Matthiessen State Park
Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock offers its guests a complimentary water park, a lazy river, and a waterslide. There's a restaurant on site, as well as a coffee shop/cafe. You can unwind with a drink at one of the 2 bars/lounges. WiFi is free in public spaces.

An indoor pool, a children's pool, and a hot tub are also featured at the family-friendly Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock. Self parking is free.

This 3-star Utica hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy a buffet breakfast on weekends from 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
Jack's Place – This family restaurant specialises in American cuisine and serves breakfast and dinner.
Treetops Cafe – This café serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Open daily.
J.H. Higby's – On-site bar. Open selected days.
Bear Island – This bar overlooks the garden. Open selected days.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Weekend buffet breakfast available 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee: USD 15 for adults and USD 12 for children
  • 2 bars/lounges
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Bear Island
  • J.H. Higby's
  • Jack's Place
  • Treetops Cafe

Things to do

  • 18-hole adjacent golf course
  • 24-hour gym
  • Arcade/game room
  • Children's pool
  • Concerts/live shows
  • Free water park
  • Games
  • Indoor pool
  • Lazy river
  • Mini golf
  • Playground
  • Spa tub
  • Volleyball
  • Waterslide
  • Wine tasting room
  • Wine tours

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Children's games
  • Children's pool
  • Free water park access
  • Indoor pool
  • Lazy river
  • Lifeguards on site
  • Mini golf
  • Playground
  • Waterslide

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Gift shop/newsstand

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • In a state park
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 42-inch TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Ice maker

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 25

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Renovations and closures

The following facilities are closed on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday:
  • Bar/lounge
  • Restaurant
  • Indoor pool
  • Hot tub

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Deposit: USD 500 per accommodation, per stay
  • Service fee: 3 per cent

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: from approximately USD 15 for adults and from USD 12.00 for children
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

We should mention

  • Pool access available from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM
  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.
  • Certain facilities might have restricted access. For details, you can contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Resort Utica
Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Utica
Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Resort Oglesby
Grizzly Jacks Grand Bear Hotel
Grizzly Jack`s Grand Bear Hotel Utica
Grizzly Jacks Grand Bear Resort
Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Oglesby
Grizzly Jack's Bear Oglesby
Bear At Starved Rock Utica
Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Resort
Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock Hotel
Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock Utica
Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock Hotel Utica

Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 231 out of 709 reviews" "
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 71 out of 709 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Adrian

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I was charged additional reservation fee $88
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Jessica

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was rude all over the resort, especially the girl with all the piercings at the restaurant.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Heidi

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
The hot tub in the room was dirty! The jets pushed out dirt causing the whole tub to be nasty and unusable. Told clerk at check out and she didn’t seem to care. Also the fireplace in the room was incredibly loud when turned on so we couldn’t use it, again informing the clerk of this. All the times for what was open and closed were wrong. So we missed out on the water park. It was closed when we got there. But what they gave us at check in with the times said it should have been open. Very frustrating with no apologies or even care from the employees.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

CAROL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I liked the motif of the lodge. It is in a very quiet area surrounded by beauty. The room was nice but they lack in simple maintenance—burned out light bulb, plugged up sink and a broken hair dryer were all very irritating. Making our reservation through Expedia, it was advertised as including breakfast. The desk staff informed me that they never include breakfast with rooms. Expedia was informed of this info but still includes it in the room description
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Dustin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Really enjoyed our stay however the pool and arcade hours are quite disappointing in the off season. A lot of food options within 10 minutes. Very quiet location and great desk staff.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Shawn

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disappointed
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.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Justin

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Laurel

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
the ONLY thing we liked aboutt his hotel was its close proximity to the parks. NO coffee in room - no mention of t he factt hat sometimes they have it for free downstairs. Bar not open during the week. Horrible noise from our hot tub which ended up to be the shower sound in the next room. Just awful. Tv and wifi - sketchy. Not enough info about breakfast. Sometimes open, sometimes not. The in door pool seemed to be more for after school kids than guests who stayed over. Didn't look clean. Paige was theonly desk server who admitted that this hotel has some serious problems. My bet is that the owners are making money from the pool and the arcade and do notcare about the hotel guests who stay there over night. Gift shop cookies were AWFUL! Area where you could be sundries and snacks was so low stocked. If this is the end of the season -we should be getting charged LESS per night. We shouldbe told about suchthingsasno coffeee in room and where to find it. I had to ask three different people. I would never stay here again, nor would I suggest any one else stay here. This place needs some serious help and I urge those thinkingabout it to pass it by. Go to Starved Rock Lodge and come here for the indoor pool if your kids really want t o.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

rodica

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
We had a pretty nice stay! Cons:A bunch of ants in the room, a little outdated,water smelled like poop(I had to let it run for about 20 min to clear out a bit), waterpark closing early sunday, ladies at Tree tops cafe a little slow. Pros: waterpark pretty good size and variety( lazy river, waves pool, slides,etc), nice decor, minigolf, playgroung, outside bar.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Jeffrey

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disappointing
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.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jake

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Lisa

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Melissa

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Latoya

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I enjoyed my stay, me and the kids had a great time in the water park
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kathleen, Shorewood

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lied about pool hours
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Norman

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very dated and even the basic needs were not in the room. Toilet very noisy
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everyone was nice
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Tammy

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Julie

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

John

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

liz

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
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
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Joe

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Starved walk hike across road the water park running down smell of mold and sand in water
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Brandon, Elmwood Park

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024