Lizard Creek Ranch — Attraction in Fort Dodge

FOR TRAVELERS! This review is for travelers working in the Fort Dodge area and looking for temporary rooms to rent. The cottages used for weddings and events are decent and decorated nicely. The restaurant is pretty good. BUT...the cottage rooms rented to traveling workers and healthcare professionals are NOT as you see them on Airbnb and other listed sites. The some of buildings have no smoke alarms, water and plumbing issues, windows are boarded up,... and over the summer, the air conditioners were not working properly for several weeks in 2 of the cottages. There are potential health hazards with the water that's very high iron, and the filters are not kept clean/changed out regularly. The toilets, sinks, and shower floors and walls are dark orange from the water. The water is not fit to use for showering, cooking, washing clothes, or drinking. The carpets and bed mattresses are disgustingly dirty and some mattresses very old. The windows are not secure, and some are boarded up, so there's no functioning window (fire hazard) in some of the rooms. Some of the toilets and showers need repair and are not working properly. There are few electrical plugs throughout the buildings. Very poor service for a cleaning company and maintenance/repair, which is especially important when sharing common living space with 4-6 other adults (otherwise your left to clean up after other people). The stoves and refrigerators don't work properly all the time and are not kept clean. The furniture has trash under the cushions and is unclean to sit on in the common areas. The trash outside is not emptied regularly, so the flies are horrible around the outside of the buildings. Overall, the property listings are not in full disclosure of the 'actual' condition of these properties. These buildings are old and have had little to no upgrades, and it is questionable if they would even pass a property inspection...

This review is only about the RV park. We moved there when we were in Iowa for 13 weeks for a job and our other park closed for the season. It is next to impossible to talk to someone! We tried the numbers listed at the little info stand and never got anyone. So we filled out the little paper strip, took it to the spot we wanted, and there was no way to attach it. We went back to calling and calling. We walked to every building on the property and could never find an unlocked door even though there were cars outside. We finally heard from someone who said they'd mark the spot off for us since it was 2 more days until we moved. We were lucky we got the spot because it never was marked off. We ended up leaving early and after many more calls finally got in contact and they did give us our money back which we appreciated. But with the lack of communication it's hard to...

Stayed in ” Maple cottage Feb:2024! Very nice accommodations! The Cottage was super!! Who ever did the planning when building it did a great job!! Very well planned out! We had an awesome stay! Pretty much had everything we needed there!! Nice -large rooms! Excellent beds!.great Game room! Well planned out! Enjoyed the pool table-shuffleboard table-bags game!! There were 28 of my family there and had such a great time! Not one complaint! Everyone loved the “RUSTIC” look!! Would definitely recommend for large family gatherings!! 👍💕 Creekside was very nice & accommodating!!! 17 of us went there for supper! Food good-reasonable-& friendly!! Would recommend Creekside as well as Maple Cottage! ...