I really like this place despite my less than perfect scores. I'll start out with saying that the owner of this place is from Ukraine I believe, and their culture is somewhat objectionable with some people. Keep that in mind going in and you will be fine.

The location itself is beautiful, along Lake Delton. The prices are reasonable, especially for the tiki rooms, and during the off season. Most of the rooms are very clean, especially in the main building. There is a dividing wall between the beds in the rooms in the main building, something I don't know why other hotels don't do more of for privacy and the like. I'll admit the tiki rooms can smell a bit and are not up to par with the main building, I guess their attitude is 'you get what you pay for'

The place is well landscaped on the exterior. They provide canoes and pedal boats to use. There is a nice beach and the water is very swimmable during the summer months, I've swam in it numerous times. Just keep in mind if you have kids, the shallow areas will drop off into deep areas quickly. There is an outdoor pool and hot tub along with an indoor one. The pools have always been very clean every time I've been there. There are plenty of places to grill and make fires, sit under trees, and relax. They sell wood, and have essentials there like charcoal for sale.

If I was working there I'd make a few changes.... such as replacing the old tube TVs with LCDs, adding sit on top kayaks to the list of boats to use, and replacing the pedal boats with faster versions, upgrading the shower heads to ones that use less water and have more features, make sure all the carpeting in the tiki rooms is spotless and the rooms smell clean using ozone shock treatment, not just opening doors and windows, and making sure the TV remote is in every room as I've had it not be there on two occasions now. A little bit of cost could go a long way towards really making this place shine, though they do a pretty good job with it. The exterior and landscaping is great, the interiors could use a bit of modernization. Overall the atmosphere is above par and I'd never pick a place like the kalahari over a place like this when it's half the price with no resort fees and a beautiful lakeside view... I'd recommend it at least until it gets so busy that it's always packed all the time. It's great during the off season. Beautiful warm weather here Labor day and the day after when everyone was leaving.