Y'all did a great job showing everything ,but I think I'll pass on that even though I have children and grandchildren. To me it seemed like a money-making racket I could be wrong, but I was not impressed
Will and Dawn, I am taking hotel management classes at a local community college. Your hotel and cabin inspections and reviews help me out a lot. Thank you so much.
You have to realize how hard things have been since the shutdown, it's really hard to find staff, so many didn't come back to work because they were getting more money on unemployment and then went to different jobs. The water park has health and safety laws to follow regarding life saver numbers, if the number of guards falls short they can't run the park.
Thank you for your transparency! From my own experience of traveling to the area lately, there's been a key focus on cleanliness for obvious reasons. The fact that the unit was covered in dust also demonstrated that perhaps they're lacking substantially on thorough day to day cleanings. I hope you were able to bring this to their attention upon check-out. You all are a great team! Thank you, Will and Dawn!
Thank you for this walk through, love children I have 9 grandchildren but when I’m on vacay I don’t want to deal with them, so I wouldn’t be going there! I love these types of walk throughs! You both rock, keep up the great job!
I just love Dawn. Her laugh and smile is so cheerful. Watch you guys all the time. Im so glad to hear reviews honestly. We go several times a year stay the same place ...go the same places eat the same places. But your reviews give us other options
Thanks for the laughs Will. Your shower singing cracks me up every time! 🤩 Thanks for the review. Looks like you both had fun in the indoor water park.
We stayed there a few years ago they were putting out new mattresses and we loved the ceramic shop we also stayed in the main building. That was our first trip to Tennessee.
We stay at the Inn on the River and we absolutely love it. Plan on coming up in November to stay there again. Listening to the river while you eat breakfast on your private balcony is great!!!
This is such and awesome channel! Glad I watched this. My friend Margi and I go to Gatlinburg five times a year. We always wanted to stay here. When we’re in the area we enjoy a good nights rest in a clean environment. Thanks for the heads up!
I love your channel and you and dawn...i look forward to your videos all the time...hopefully i will be able to venture to some of these amazing places!!!
It was pretty loud during night hours for my family as well. We got back at around 10:30/11 PM to 2 kids eating pizza while laughing and running around. Only stopped around maybe 1 AM. We were only 5 rooms away from the one they were sitting in front of too.
Been here a couple times.. Great place for parents too go broke quick. Food is expensive and our stay on a weekend was over 500$ for 2 nites. Seems ok for a water park and stay but if the inside is the only thing open lines on the slide are long and my group seemed too get bored pretty quick. Great video.
My wife and I just met you two & the smoky mountain hiker at patriot Park, then watched this video. We are actually staying at the Wyndham on Collier. Seems these are much nicer than the Wilderness. Super clean and comfy.
Hi Dawn and Will! Love y'all's channel. We have been several places that you have been. We live just down the road in Chattanooga. We have stayed at the Wilderness several times and every time we have something go wrong. Our key cards get messed up every time, and our room is always a mile walk from the front desk. We only stayed at River Lodge once because we had 8 people. We were watching a movie at around 9:00 at night and there were kids running and screaming the whole time yet the staff took the time to knock on our door and tell us that WE need to quiet down, we were laughing too loudly. We do love the lazy river, the hot tub and Runaway Canyon. We haven't been back in about 3 years because of the problems we've had and of course Mr. McNasty. Thanks for your review.
I’ve wondered for years what that water park was like. Thanks for showing us. From what you showed us, I wasn’t impressed . I know that you only showed us one of the lodges , so I’ll reserve judgement on the rest of the resort. I wouldn’t want to hear kids (or anybody) making all that noise all night. I didn’t see anything there to make me want to stay there.
This is a HORRIBLE review of the actual resort.. They stayed in the cheapest, and worst spots.. The waterpark is awesome, rooms are great with fierplace and full kitchens,, indoor water park, restaurants, and much more..
Have always wondered what the rooms looked like. Stonehill is always the accommodations that offer a “deal”. We appreciate your candid reviews. Cracked us up about the noise of the kids, underware in the hall, LOL. I would love to take our kids and granddaughter, but would probably look for a different place. Like you mentioned, the condos might be a better fit. Thank you sooooo much for the review. You’re so much fun to watch ❤️
I agree. They always have special on Groupon and kids under 8 get to eat free. My family had a blast going there and all three water parks were open. Its really a place for kids.
i have always wondered what it looked like inside. we pass it all the time when we head to winnfield dunn parkway. thanks for showing the water dome. it was neat looking. perfect place to stay with kids for sure
I've been to this resort 7 times. The best way to save money is try to rent from an owner at the Wyndham Great Smokies Lodge building on property. You enjoy all the same amenities as staying in the hotel room, but can stay in 1,2, or 3 bedroom units for about the same price.
That is so cool, I have never seen a tour where they inspected cleanliness of room. I learned something new about bed bug protection. Out of all the areas in the room the bed is the place that could be an area of concern. Good to know they take this step.
I've stayed there once facing golf course. It was a 3 bedroom suite. We had a girls weekend so no kids. The suite was amazing, but Im with you too many kids. Thanks for the reviews.
Thank you so much for your honest review! I don't think we'll be staying there. I did enjoy your video footage of you guys on the waterslides. Those looked fun but it was disappointing that so many things were closed. Loving your hotel reviews. Thank you guys for everything you do! We make our future trip visits off of your recommendations. God Bless ❤️
I have always wondered what this place was like and it reminds me of Massanutten in Virginia the indoor waterpark is exactly like it. We always had a good time and I have seen online for the Wilderness they are running a special for the next two weeks to include free waterpark tickets which is good because they are expensive themselves. I wouldn't like the noise and the restaurants are usually priced high for what you get and even tho the room was a little smaller than some of the other ones it was still kinda nice maybe not for the price tho because it looks similar to the one we have paid $60 a night in that area. (Just didn't have the waterpark, but did have an indoor pool.) Thanks for showing us the hotels. I enjoy them.
Thanks Will and Dawn for taking one for the team:) lol..I will not be staying there and I think River Rats is still the best natural "water park" and way cheaper!! Lol..
Great job on the review👍🏼 I wasn’t too crazy about the setup of the bathroom. Way too small and I also was wondering why the bathroom sink was in the room and not in the actual bathroom🤔 That kinda didn’t make sense to me. But the water park and arcade was very cool🤙🏼 Thanks for sharing💙
A new subscriber but have been loving all your reviews and videos, we are visiting the Smokies October 2nd through the 5th! You guys have helped me decide on what we will be visiting and what we will not be visiting. Also Dawn you are so beautiful, lucky guy Will😊
I have stayed there was pretty fun I stayed in the main building. They still need to be updated looked like your room had a lot of stains. You would have enjoyed it better if you stayed in main building and all the water park was open for the season. The lazy river was what you guys would have enjoyed but you guys going down the water slide was so funny. Thanks for the video and the laughs. You guys are awesome!!
Great review! The slides looked like fun! The front desk should have put y'all in a room away from the families! It didn't look like they were crowded so they had the space. I just have to wonder what they were thinking?! Oh well, I am glad you made the best of it and had a fun time! I've always wondered about their hotels. We have one in Georgia now and I have a friend who took her children there. They had fun, but she said it was expensive! Her boys wanted everything they saw and she had to pay for alot of "extras". Be blessed ya'll!😊👍
I love watching you guys! I always hope to see yall when we go up to the Smokies, but I never do. We just got back from staying at the Wilderness and I agree completely with your review. Our stay was much more expensive, at almost $300 a night, but we had the same issue with the dim lighting in the bathroom, the vent, and dust all over the furniture. I would leave the door open when I took a bath to have some light. Soaky Mountain was included in our stay this weekend though, so I can't complain cause we were able to go every single day and that saved me $200 per day. The outdoor waterparks were closed except for Saturday and Sunday too, so we actually spent more time at Soaky than the resort.
We were planning to go in April of this year, but that was sadly cancelled. We went in the summer of 2019 and that was definitely the best time of my life. Lake Wilderness was the best part. The Cyclone Racers were so fun to go down. Beds weren't the comfiest but they were fine. At the Waterdome, we'd go to the basketball area and play volleyball. I really liked the feeling of waking up in the morning and going out in the hallways and the vibe out there was phenomenal. Loved swimming, loved the food, I'd give this place a 10/10.
I love these reviews Dawn, I hope U did find something to eat for supper I love a salad but I wouldn’t have ate that either, glad they took it off of the bill, in which they should have
We've stayed at the big building on the golf course. Main resort side. I didn't even know the smaller rooms existed. However, the worst part for us is we always have people above us that won't control their kids. You hear running and jumping til 3 am. We had to call security a few times to go say something so we could sleep. Other than that we enjoy this resort great fun for nieces and nephew.
I really liked watching this video. It seemed real and like I was there with you guys. That dust on the air conditioning was yucky. I hope you told the desk about that.
We were there in June and the outdoor pool was closed also. We stayed in the same building you guys did Dawn and Will, we smelled a dirty baby diaper in trash outside someones door. We coming back this month again but were staying at the Westgate Resort this time around.
Always wondered what that place was like. Not for us as we like quiet but the Smokies has places for all interests. I always referred to that slide with the same name. Lol!
We stay at wilderness 2-4 times a year. Although this year we havnt been, our last stay has a very bad experience. The place is in major need of some updating. The rooms at river lodge are actually in worse condition than the stone hill lodge. But they need some kind of pre check in or something it has got to where if you come in on a Thursday/Friday evening it will take an hour to wait through the check in line.
Total Cost for stay $ 135.78
Thanks for telling me how much too stay there
Is that for one night?
Steven Tiller that’s one night during the week it’s typically 199.00 and up on weekends
Thank you for letting us how much it was really enjoy the hotel reviews. Have a good day😊
Y'all did a great job showing everything ,but I think I'll pass on that even though I have children and grandchildren. To me it seemed like a money-making racket I could be wrong, but I was not impressed
Dawn when you smile. You light up the place!
Dawn is my favorite.
Will you’re awesome too.
😀
Thanks 😊
Will and Dawn, I am taking hotel management classes at a local community college. Your hotel and cabin inspections and reviews help me out a lot. Thank you so much.
The great wave and wash out mountain are my favorites
I Love to hear Dawn laugh! Thank you both for the fun!!!
I said it once, and I’ll say it again, y’all are BETTER than TripAdvisor!!! Thanks for another informative video!
You have to realize how hard things have been since the shutdown, it's really hard to find staff, so many didn't come back to work because they were getting more money on unemployment and then went to different jobs. The water park has health and safety laws to follow regarding life saver numbers, if the number of guards falls short they can't run the park.
Thank you for your transparency! From my own experience of traveling to the area lately, there's been a key focus on cleanliness for obvious reasons. The fact that the unit was covered in dust also demonstrated that perhaps they're lacking substantially on thorough day to day cleanings. I hope you were able to bring this to their attention upon check-out. You all are a great team! Thank you, Will and Dawn!
I am so glad that you both gave a TRUE review of your stay.. keep up the good work. Ian tired of getting riped off .
I have even more respect for y’all after watching this review. Great job giving an honest impression without being unnecessarily harsh.
Thank you for this walk through, love children I have 9 grandchildren but when I’m on vacay I don’t want to deal with them, so I wouldn’t be going there! I love these types of walk throughs! You both rock, keep up the great job!
I just love Dawn. Her laugh and smile is so cheerful. Watch you guys all the time. Im so glad to hear reviews honestly. We go several times a year stay the same place ...go the same places eat the same places. But your reviews give us other options
You guys looked like y'all was having a blast down those cool water slides or tunnels and that's what having a good time looks like👍👍
Thanks for sharing your experience!!
Thank y’all for honest reviews 👍👍👍 stay safe and healthy 🥰🥰🥰
Thank you Hughs for another great review!
Thank very much share video about nice stay hotel. Oh sad some place closed.
Wow it's fun water park.
Love your honesty and down to earth personalities ❤️❤️
Thanks for the laughs Will. Your shower singing cracks me up every time! 🤩 Thanks for the review. Looks like you both had fun in the indoor water park.
Thanks guys for the video GOD BLESS
Loved to.see more of dawn in the vlog such a happy smiley couple 💑
Loved the pro bed check we do the same at every hotel we stay at.
Really appreciate your attention to detail! Thanks!
We stayed there a few years ago they were putting out new mattresses and we loved the ceramic shop we also stayed in the main building. That was our first trip to Tennessee.
We stay at the Inn on the River and we absolutely love it. Plan on coming up in November to stay there again. Listening to the river while you eat breakfast on your private balcony is great!!!
Water park looks like fun......but yeah, I like to get my sleep at night! 😉🤣
Thank you for the Review. Steve and Lisa.
This is such and awesome channel! Glad I watched this. My friend Margi and I go to Gatlinburg five times a year. We always wanted to stay here. When we’re in the area we enjoy a good nights rest in a clean environment. Thanks for the heads up!
Dolly’s dream more resort is a nice place to stay.
They need to review this. I have wanted to stay here for a long time. Just haven't got the chance.
Very expensive
Did it once
Not a repeat stay
Dollywood
AWESOME VIDEO, THANK YOU.
I love your channel and you and dawn...i look forward to your videos all the time...hopefully i will be able to venture to some of these amazing places!!!
Thank U, guys for interesting adventure. I,ve been a week ago in Smokie Mountain. And there start watching your YankeeinSouth. Greeting from Florida!
Great video 😊 very informative, it sure isn't crowded up there. Looks like youns are having a great time, God bless youns!
Thank you for honest reviews!
Dolly should get you to sing at Dollywood! Those water rides were something else. Enjoyed watching.
Thanks for the review! Be safe.
Great video guys, we love these reviews 👍. We’ll stick to the Inn at Christmas Place, but it was nice to see what this place is all about. Nice job😊.
We are across the street at river lodge. My dad loves watching your channel.
Thanks for the honest review. Underwear in the hallway, and kids screaming until 3 am? Should it be called Wild-ness in the Smokies? NO THANK YOU.
It was pretty loud during night hours for my family as well. We got back at around 10:30/11 PM to 2 kids eating pizza while laughing and running around. Only stopped around maybe 1 AM. We were only 5 rooms away from the one they were sitting in front of too.
I always appreciate your honesty because I told you a lot of these places and I don't want to spend my money to shower in the dark
Been here a couple times.. Great place for parents too go broke quick. Food is expensive and our stay on a weekend was over 500$ for 2 nites. Seems ok for a water park and stay but if the inside is the only thing open lines on the slide are long and my group seemed too get bored pretty quick. Great video.
I’ve been there multiple times before, and I’m going again this week. I’m very excited!
Cool vidio thanks for telling us about
Very informative
Love the video!!!
My wife and I just met you two & the smoky mountain hiker at patriot Park, then watched this video. We are actually staying at the Wyndham on Collier. Seems these are much nicer than the Wilderness. Super clean and comfy.
It was nice meeting you
Hi Dawn and Will! Love y'all's channel. We have been several places that you have been. We live just down the road in Chattanooga. We have stayed at the Wilderness several times and every time we have something go wrong. Our key cards get messed up every time, and our room is always a mile walk from the front desk. We only stayed at River Lodge once because we had 8 people. We were watching a movie at around 9:00 at night and there were kids running and screaming the whole time yet the staff took the time to knock on our door and tell us that WE need to quiet down, we were laughing too loudly. We do love the lazy river, the hot tub and Runaway Canyon. We haven't been back in about 3 years because of the problems we've had and of course Mr. McNasty. Thanks for your review.
watching you guys go down that water slide was the best lol
I’ve wondered for years what that water park was like. Thanks for showing us. From what you showed us, I wasn’t impressed . I know that you only showed us one of the lodges , so I’ll reserve judgement on the rest of the resort. I wouldn’t want to hear kids (or anybody) making all that noise all night. I didn’t see anything there to make me want to stay there.
They should have called security, quiet time starts at 11pm
This is a HORRIBLE review of the actual resort.. They stayed in the cheapest, and worst spots.. The waterpark is awesome, rooms are great with fierplace and full kitchens,, indoor water park, restaurants, and much more..
If you had kids and the water park was opened would make it better, but wouldn't be my first choice. Thank you for sharing. These are so helpful.
Awesome video always enjoy your video
Great video..real info, no suger coating
Thanks for your review we are coming next weekend
Have always wondered what the rooms looked like. Stonehill is always the accommodations that offer a “deal”. We appreciate your candid reviews. Cracked us up about the noise of the kids, underware in the hall, LOL. I would love to take our kids and granddaughter, but would probably look for a different place. Like you mentioned, the condos might be a better fit. Thank you sooooo much for the review. You’re so much fun to watch ❤️
One of our favorite places in Pigeon Forge great review sledgehammered that like button stay safe awesome and blessed
I agree. They always have special on Groupon and kids under 8 get to eat free. My family had a blast going there and all three water parks were open. Its really a place for kids.
It’s in Sevierville not PF 👍🏼
It looks like you had alot of fun on the water slides!!
Nice wave poo and waterwaysl. Arcade looks fun!!
I’m a skeptic about a wave poo...sorry I just had to do it 🤣🤣🤣
i have always wondered what it looked like inside. we pass it all the time when we head to winnfield dunn parkway. thanks for showing the water dome. it was neat looking. perfect place to stay with kids for sure
I've been to this resort 7 times. The best way to save money is try to rent from an owner at the Wyndham Great Smokies Lodge building on property. You enjoy all the same amenities as staying in the hotel room, but can stay in 1,2, or 3 bedroom units for about the same price.
Thanks for sharing
That is so cool, I have never seen a tour where they inspected cleanliness of room. I learned something new about bed bug protection. Out of all the areas in the room the bed is the place that could be an area of concern. Good to know they take this step.
Great Video, I think I may avoid that place though. Love how honest you guys are.
Get you a black light if your brave enough and really do a bed inspection. Lol
Uh oh tell me what happened
I've stayed there once facing golf course. It was a 3 bedroom suite. We had a girls weekend so no kids. The suite was amazing, but Im with you too many kids. Thanks for the reviews.
That's looks fun
Similar to Great Wolf Lodge..thanks for the review 👍🏼
Same company owns both
As long as you have everything you need, for your stay, because you are out more, then you are in your room anyway. Pretty nice rooms !
Thank you so much for your honest review! I don't think we'll be staying there. I did enjoy your video footage of you guys on the waterslides. Those looked fun but it was disappointing that so many things were closed. Loving your hotel reviews. Thank you guys for everything you do! We make our future trip visits off of your recommendations. God Bless ❤️
Covid-19 has messed up a lot of things😷😷
I have always wondered what this place was like and it reminds me of Massanutten in Virginia the indoor waterpark is exactly like it. We always had a good time and I have seen online for the Wilderness they are running a special for the next two weeks to include free waterpark tickets which is good because they are expensive themselves. I wouldn't like the noise and the restaurants are usually priced high for what you get and even tho the room was a little smaller than some of the other ones it was still kinda nice maybe not for the price tho because it looks similar to the one we have paid $60 a night in that area. (Just didn't have the waterpark, but did have an indoor pool.) Thanks for showing us the hotels. I enjoy them.
Thanks Will and Dawn for taking one for the team:) lol..I will not be staying there and I think River Rats is still the best natural "water park" and way cheaper!! Lol..
Great job on the review👍🏼 I wasn’t too crazy about the setup of the bathroom. Way too small and I also was wondering why the bathroom sink was in the room and not in the actual bathroom🤔 That kinda didn’t make sense to me. But the water park and arcade was very cool🤙🏼 Thanks for sharing💙
A new subscriber but have been loving all your reviews and videos, we are visiting the Smokies October 2nd through the 5th! You guys have helped me decide on what we will be visiting and what we will not be visiting. Also Dawn you are so beautiful, lucky guy Will😊
If you want a condo style they have 7 villas just a 1/4 mile down the road up to 5 bedrooms
I have stayed there was pretty fun I stayed in the main building. They still need to be updated looked like your room had a lot of stains. You would have enjoyed it better if you stayed in main building and all the water park was open for the season. The lazy river was what you guys would have enjoyed but you guys going down the water slide was so funny. Thanks for the video and the laughs. You guys are awesome!!
That's a great outfit for u, Dawn.
U look nice to,Will. ❤
Stone Hill Lodge very pricey it's very beautiful nice furnishings
Great review! The slides looked like fun! The front desk should have put y'all in a room away from the families! It didn't look like they were crowded so they had the space. I just have to wonder what they were thinking?! Oh well, I am glad you made the best of it and had a fun time! I've always wondered about their hotels. We have one in Georgia now and I have a friend who took her children there. They had fun, but she said it was expensive! Her boys wanted everything they saw and she had to pay for alot of "extras". Be blessed ya'll!😊👍
I love watching you guys! I always hope to see yall when we go up to the Smokies, but I never do. We just got back from staying at the Wilderness and I agree completely with your review. Our stay was much more expensive, at almost $300 a night, but we had the same issue with the dim lighting in the bathroom, the vent, and dust all over the furniture. I would leave the door open when I took a bath to have some light. Soaky Mountain was included in our stay this weekend though, so I can't complain cause we were able to go every single day and that saved me $200 per day. The outdoor waterparks were closed except for Saturday and Sunday too, so we actually spent more time at Soaky than the resort.
Thanks Kasey
Hi! Love your video’s
going there monday! :)
We were planning to go in April of this year, but that was sadly cancelled. We went in the summer of 2019 and that was definitely the best time of my life. Lake Wilderness was the best part. The Cyclone Racers were so fun to go down. Beds weren't the comfiest but they were fine. At the Waterdome, we'd go to the basketball area and play volleyball. I really liked the feeling of waking up in the morning and going out in the hallways and the vibe out there was phenomenal. Loved swimming, loved the food, I'd give this place a 10/10.
Great review, Now I know I'll never stay there. Ha!
I take my sound machine with me everywhere. I dont hear nuthin at night.
I COULDN'T HELP BUT LAUGH AT DAWN SHE LOOKED LIKE SHE WAS ABOUT TO BUST OUT LAUGHING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE REVIEW LOL.
SING it Will. LOL. Looks like a cool place to stay.
Great review! I’ve often wondered about that place , passing by many times. Now I’m positive I’d never want to stay there, it’s not for me ! Thanks !
Thanks Will and Dawn for the review , I have always wondered about this place and now I know its not for us .
I love these reviews
Dawn, I hope U did find something to eat for supper
I love a salad but I wouldn’t have ate that either, glad they took it off of the bill, in which they should have
We've stayed at the big building on the golf course. Main resort side. I didn't even know the smaller rooms existed. However, the worst part for us is we always have people above us that won't control their kids. You hear running and jumping til 3 am. We had to call security a few times to go say something so we could sleep. Other than that we enjoy this resort great fun for nieces and nephew.
Loved the video. Have passed there many times, prefer something a little more relaxing. We stay down the road at the OakHaven Resort.
Love you're reviews an you always having you sing in the shower
I knew Dawn would get free food,, she definitely has the,,, CAN I SPEAK TO THE MANAGER VIBE!!
OMG I'm there right now
I was there yesterday lol it was the best 😆
I really liked watching this video. It seemed real and like I was there with you guys. That dust on the air conditioning was yucky. I hope you told the desk about that.
I like your honest reviews the good and bad. I was so happy to see you at Feasters on Teaster today!!!
It was nice meeting you
We were there in June and the outdoor pool was closed also. We stayed in the same building you guys did Dawn and Will, we smelled a dirty baby diaper in trash outside someones door. We coming back this month again but were staying at the Westgate Resort this time around.
Thanks for sharing
Westgate is in pigeon forge
Always wondered what that place was like. Not for us as we like quiet but the Smokies has places for all interests. I always referred to that slide with the same name. Lol!
We stay at wilderness 2-4 times a year. Although this year we havnt been, our last stay has a very bad experience. The place is in major need of some updating. The rooms at river lodge are actually in worse condition than the stone hill lodge. But they need some kind of pre check in or something it has got to where if you come in on a Thursday/Friday evening it will take an hour to wait through the check in line.
When we went I was band was in Christmas cuddles because we went out for Christmas and stayed over New Year’s and they had ice-skating
I go there all the time!!!
🤣when dawn says, “yeah, we’re wavin’ alright...” 🤣🤣