What was once not too bad has gone to just terrible...
OK were to begin. We stayed here one night last year right before school started as a one last summer trip that was close to home. Last year we got one of there packages that included a pizza and everything for a day in the water park and coins in the arcade and the whole bit. The kids had a great time that trip and when we arrived in our room this year just a few days ago we could not believe it. We honestly felt like we where in a different place because it was clean last year and we had no issues what so ever. This year when I arrived there was one person checking people in and they were spending about ten minutes per person to check them in. I was fifth in line. I was there for almost forty five minutes waiting my turn before I checked in. when I got up there I had my confirmation printout and my card and license out ready and handed them right to the young lady thinking it would hurry it along. Well I was wrong. After I get the keys I do what I always do now which is go up to the room and check it all out before I let my kids go in there. Flip the beds check for bedbugs the whole bit. Well the beds were clean best I could tell and I only found a few lady bugs dead on the floor and under the edges of the king bed. So I was at least happy that I didn't find any bed bugs. That says allot now anymore. Its not just cheap hotels that have bed bugs either I travel allot for work and when I read reviews even five star hotels have been found to have bed bugs at times that's just something that happens when people that don't have good hygiene stay there and they bring them with them. 
All the bad then about our stay this time - 
Almost an hour to check in, Room which was a suite mind you was nasty, they have been upgrading the sprinkler system and there was drywall dust everywhere and in the floor and there was food scrapes from I am assuming the workers left on the tables that had to be very old. There was trash in the windows and in the floor and bathrooms. There was no remote in the second room. There was no bedding for the pull out bed since it was a suite that accommodating six people should have that there by default. The carpet was disgusting I walked around in clean white socks to check out the room and was appalled to see the bottoms of my socks were now dark brown and nasty and they were bright white before then. We brought the kids all the way up here for a private event down town and didnt have time to find another place so we decided to go ahead and stay since there were no bugs at least all my kids had up to date shots and wont catch anything I hope. The furniture is nasty and old as well. They even have old TV's in the rooms. When I pay over three hundred dollars for a room per night there are a few things I expect anymore and this place is lacking bad along those lines. This is a hotel that is pretty old and has been renovated I would assume and had the wing on side and the waterpark added to it. When we got our stuff to the room we changed to get in the pool for an hour before our evening downtown started. When we went down to the pool I called the front desk like they told me too if I had any problems and asked them to come up and vacuum the floor since it was nasty and leave bedding sheets and blankets for the pull out bed and that we would be out for an hour and they had permission to enter the room to do so. Well when we came back to our room after an hour we were not really suprised that it had not been done yet so we changed and go ready for our trip into town. When leaving we stopped at the front desk and told them that we would be gone for the next five hours and asked that they please do the work that we requested once already while we where away. They asked if we gave them permission to come in the room and do the work the first time. I mean really, if I call and ask them to do the work and tell them once to come in and clean it we will be out how much clearer I could be. at least they did get it swept and the bedding except for a blanket up there. At least we where gone for five hours so they had plenty of time to pull it off. No towels in the pool area. When you ask someone they tell you that they need to wash some. I mean give me a freaking break its a indoor water park you are gonna go through some towels they need to be doing those every hour or so not waiting until the guests start complaining. The suit dryer in the mens changing room is broke? REALLY? Oh and my favorite about the trip is this right here -- READ THIS AT LEAST -- all is the floor grate that is in the main floor right in front of the big bucket right by where the chairs are to drain the water so it dont go back into the table and chair area. Well my three year old steps on it and his leg goes into the grate. Yes you read that right the little white slates were broken in an area so I walked over and dug his leg out of that thing while he is screaming about his leg being stuck. After I get his leg out I lightly step in spots of that grate and it broken all to pieces all over the place. I tell a life guard that they have a safety issue with that and my three year old has scratches all over his ankle because of it and I guess I should just be lucky he didnt break his ankle because of it. The life guard tells me yea someone told me about that the other day just step over the grate so you dont fall into it and that they told maintenance they just havnt fixed it well its hard to tell a child not to step on the floor in a certain spot and expect them to do so when they are playing. All the other stuff aside the thing that really gets to me is that they cant take safety precautions to make sure they guests dont get hurt? I hate to tell them but that little liability release they get you to sign when you check in dont do nothing when its gross negligence on there part that causes the guests or there children to get hurt and if the right guest comes along and sues them until they have to close there doors maybe that will sink in for them.
The good - 
The kids had a good time in the way over crowded pool even though they only got to ride the slides a couple of times in the span of a total of six hours due to line lengths. 
Will we ever be going back there, nope not a chance. We go to indoor water parks all the time and the kids like the theme of this one its sad that its a big dump now. Save your money and go to great wolf. Its not that much more and tons better. If we would not have been going to Columbus already for another reason we would have went to cinci and did great wolf and gladly paid more for the room even. At least it wont be ran down and twenty year old furniture. If they lower the prices to match the quality of the place maybe just maybe it would be worth going to fort rapids if they charged like one fifty for the room and passes to the waterpark but still not sure. This place has potential if they would just do some work and fix it up. Oh and hang up some clocks in the waterpark. Even the life guards cant tell you what time it is. Stay here one night and them drive over to cinci and stay at the great wolf. It will take you about ten minutes to see the difference. I hate I left a long review but better to know before you go!!