Great Wolf Lodge Arizona Review: What You Really Want to Know

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Everything you’ve wanted to know about the Great Wolf Lodge Arizona: review from a family of 5 including is it worth it, all about the resort, and all of our tips and tricks for having the best stay ever!

We have been to the Great Wolf Lodge Arizona twice now and already have our third trip booked. Once you go, you may become addicted, and book your trip back before you even leave the resort.

Is the Great Wolf Lodge Arizona Worth It?

To cut to the chase, yes, in our opinion the Great Wolf Lodge Arizona is worth it (with a little caveat)! Rooms frequently go on sale and we always wait for a sale to book our room! If you have a little wiggle room in your travel plans, we definitely recommend using a discount code.

Here are some reasons we love the Great Wolf Lodge Arizona:

great for all ages
one stop shop (room, dining, shopping, and attractions all in one place)
themed rooms
free activities and attractions
wrist ban room key
early water park access on the day you check in

Attractions at the Great Wolf Lodge Arizona

Here are some of the activities available at the Great Wolf Lodge Arizona. The ones listed in bold are included in your room reservation (non-bolded activities do cost extra).

Water Park
Character Appearances
Kids Activities
Northwoods Friends Show
Story Time
Dance Party
Kids Yoga
Arts & Crafts
Build-A-Bear
Mini Golf
MagiQuest
Climbing Wall
Oliver’s Mining Co
Bowling
Ropes Course
Arcade
Mining Experience

Best age for Great Wolf Lodge?

The Great Wolf Lodge Arizona is a great resort for all ages. We have experience going with our kids when they were 0-4, but also saw tons of older kids there as well.

My toddlers have had a great time when we visited! There are some things that are age and height restricted, but overall there is still a ton they can do. My toddler have enjoyed the water park, story time, Build-A-Bear, and Kids Activities.

The free activities are best suited for kids 1-5, however with the age and height restrictions the water slides and paid activities are best suited for kids 5-12.

What’s included With Your Stay at the Great Wolf Lodge?

Your room, of course
Water park admission (starting at 1pm of the day of your arrival)
Free wolf ears from the gift shop
Attractions including: character appearances, story time, kids yoga, daily dance party, and Northwest Friends Show.

There are tons of additional paid attractions that in my opinion are pretty reasonably priced. You can also bundle and save when you buy a Great Wolf Lodge packaged deal for additional attractions.

Boys playing Mini Golf at Great Wolf Lodge

Types of Rooms are Available at the Great Wolf Lodge Arizona

One of my favorite things about the Great Wolf Lodge Arizona is their variety of room choices that can accomodate every sized family. They offer standard room suites along with awesome themed room suites!

The themed rooms add so much to the experience of your stay and I highly recommend booking a themed room if you can and checking for a discount code.

Here are the types of rooms available at the Great Wolf Lodge Arizona:

Standard Family Suite sleeps 4-6(two queen beds, plus sleeper sofa)
Wolf Den Suite sleeps 4-6 (one queen bed, full sleeper sofa, plus an in-suite cave-themed sleeping area with a bunk beds)
Family Wolf Den Suite sleeps 6-8 (two queen beds, full sleeper sofa, plus an in-suite cave-themed sleeping area with bunk beds)
Kids Cabin Suite sleeps 6-7 (one queen bed, full sleeper sofa, plus an in-suite cave-themed sleeping area with bunk beds and one twin bed)
Junior Cabin Suite sleeps 7-8 (two queen beds, twin sleeper sofa, plus an in-suite cave-themed sleeping area with bunk beds and one twin bed)
Grizzly Bear Suite sleeps 6-8 (two bedroom suite with one king bed, two queen beds, and a full sleeper sofa).
Deluxe Wolf Den Suite sleeps 8-12 (two adjoining hotel rooms with three queen beds, two full sleeper sofas, plus an in-suite cave-themed sleeping area with a bunk beds)
Deluxe Kid Cabin Suite sleeps 10-13 (two adjoining hotel rooms with three queens, two full sleeper sofas, plus an in-suite cave-themed sleeping area with bunk beds and one twin bed)

For our family of 5 we normally book the wolf den suite, however when our youngest gets a little older I think we would want to upgrade to the kids cabin suite with the additional bed.

What is there to do close to Great Wolf Lodge Arizona?

The Great Wolf Lodge Arizona is located in a popular resort area of Scottsdale, AZ. Within walking distance you can go to a Spring Training Baseball game or it’s just a short drive away from many other activities. Here are some of our favorite family-friendly activities close to the Great Wolf Lodge Arizona:

How much time should you spend at Great Wolf Lodge?

I would recommend staying at least 3 nights at the Great Wolf Lodge so you can have time to visit the water park and all the attractions. It is possible to squeeze everything into a 2 night stay (especially if you took advantage of the early pool access starting at 1 pm on the day you check in). However, 3-5 nights is the best in my opinion!

If you want to do other activities outside of the Great Wolf Lodge resort, more than 3 nights are recommended! Check for discounts to save on stays of 2+ nights.

Will I be able to park at Great Wolf Lodge Arizona?

Yes! Parking is free for resort guests. There is paid valet parking available for an additional cost. We have never had any issue with finding parking at the Great Wolf Lodge.