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Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock

3.0 star property
Family-friendly 3-star hotel near Starved Rock State Park

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Front of property
Luxury Cabin, 3 Bedrooms | Living area
Mini-golf
Reception
Indoor pool, open 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM, lifeguards on site

Reviews

7.4 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Gym
  • Bar
  • Hot tub
  • Breakfast available
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Pool

Explore the area

Map
2643 IL-178, Utica, IL, 61373
  • Grand Bear Falls Indoor Water Park
    1 min walk
  • Starved Rock State Park
    4 min walk
  • Matthiessen State Park
    12 min walk
  • Peru, IL (VYS-Illinois Valley Regional)
    17 min drive

Room options

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Hot Tub

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Hot Tub

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Suite with Balcony, 2 Queen Beds with Sofa Bed

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Suite with Balcony, 2 Queen Beds with Sofa Bed

  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Villa, 2 Bedrooms

  • 167 sq m
  • Sleeps 9
  • 1 King Bed, 1 Twin Sofa Bed, 2 Queen Beds and 1 Queen Sofa Bed

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Luxury Cabin, 3 Bedrooms

Luxury Cabin, 3 Bedrooms

  • 260 sq m
  • Sleeps 18
  • 1 King Bed, 1 Large Twin Sofa Bed, 2 Queen Beds, 2 Queen Bunk Beds, 2 Twin Bunk Beds and 1 Queen Sofa Bed

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About the area

Utica

In state park.You'll find Starved Rock State Park and Matthiessen State Park within a 15-minute walk of this Utica hotel. Illinois River Winery and Deer Park Country Club are also within 2 miles (3 km).

What's nearby

  • Grand Bear Falls Indoor Water Park - 1 min walk
  • Starved Rock State Park - 4 min walk
  • Matthiessen State Park - 12 min walk
  • Illinois River Winery - 3 min drive
  • LaSalle County Historical Society & Museum - 3 min drive

Getting around

  • Mendota Station - 27 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Casey's General Store - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Casey's General Store - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪The Rootbeer Stand - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Back Door Lounge - ‬6 min drive

About this property

Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock

Family-friendly 3-star hotel near Starved Rock State Park
Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock offers its guests a complimentary water park, a lazy river, and a waterslide. There's a restaurant on site, as well as a coffee shop/cafe. You can unwind with a drink at one of the 2 bars/lounges. WiFi is free in public spaces.

An indoor pool, a children's pool, and a spa tub are also featured at the family-friendly Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock. Self parking is free.

This 3-star Utica hotel is smoke free.

  • 92 guestrooms or units
  • 2 bars or lounges
  • Meeting rooms
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Game room or arcade
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • Gift shop
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • ATM
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
  • Coffee shop
  • Dining venue
Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock offers 92 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Children's games
  • Children's pool
  • Free water park access
  • Indoor pool
  • Lazy river
  • Mini golf
  • Playground
  • Waterslide

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee weekends 8:00 AM–11:00 AM: USD 15 for adults and USD 12.00 for children
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 2 bars/lounges

Things to do

  • 24-hour fitness center
  • Arcade/game room
  • Children's pool
  • Concerts/live shows
  • Free water park access
  • Indoor pool
  • Lifeguards on site
  • Mini golf
  • Playground
  • Public winery tours
  • Spa tub
  • Volleyball
  • Wine tasting room

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 42-inch TV
  • Cable channels

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/tub combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Ice maker

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 25

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Renovations and closures

The following facilities are closed on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday:
  • Bar/lounge
  • Dining venue(s)
  • Indoor pool
  • Spa tub

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Deposit: USD 500 per accommodation, per stay
  • Service fee: 3 percent

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately USD 15 for adults and USD 12.00 for children
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A credit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. Cash is not accepted. 

We should mention

  • Pool access available from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.
  • Certain facilities might have restricted access. For details, you can contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

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Bear At Starved Rock Utica
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Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 229 out of 703 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 209 out of 703 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 125 out of 703 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 70 out of 703 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 70 out of 703 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Kathleen, Shorewood

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lied about pool hours
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I love the check in staff. They are amazing.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Shane

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Could use a lot of improvements…
The website is misleading stating the water park is open all day. Half of it is shutdown (the best part of it, slides, bucket, and lazy river flow) until 4pm…also! The life guards decided to shutdown a yellow slide just cause the kids were “breaking the rules,” instead of them actually doing their job. The sheets seemed clean but the bed itself had lots of stains. Water pressure for showers were so low and our tub didn’t drain until an hour later. The food was pretty decent, and I liked that you could order a pizza to the pool. Community areas were all well kept. Just wish they had the water park area open entirely all day cause that’s the entire reason we booked here.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Raven

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jacob R

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lillie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved it
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location for Starved rock and Matthiessen State park. Nice place to stay, it’s a little older but upkeep and Cleanliness keeps it nice!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Sabrina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

julie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Jenny

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Veronika, Chicago

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice quiet place, fun for kids . Waterpark , mini golf, villas are specious, nice game room for kids . King size bed mattress was a little noisy to sleep on, it made a noise each time I tried to turn around .Under the kitchen sick were mouse drops, blankets and pillows in the living room had stains on them but otherwise clean bathrooms and bedrooms. 2minutes drive to Starved Rock State Park which is why we came here. Happy with the place . Would come again .
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brendalisse

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Adilene

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Shannon

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Lou

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Lots of amenities aren't available during the early part of the week since it caters to families and kids. No breakfast on Tuesday. The toilet in my room was the same height as those in daycare. The TV remote didn't work but staff responded quickly and replaced it.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Janet

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

MIROSLAV

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No coffee in room and Wery poor Wi-fi internet signal in the room No coffee around the office But you can buy coffee in small hotel bar $5 small coffee
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Tamika

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
The property is a great property for families to enjoy themselves.The cabins are very spacious, but they are outdated. The carpet has stains,There was a lot of dust, we seen spiders. There was even a bug under the covers on both of my daughter’s beds.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Nadia

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michel

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the villa, big enough for seven adults and two children. Private Washer and dryer in the villa. Well equipped kitchen. Near Starved Rock. Lots to do for kiddos. Water park fun, note some days not all water features running. Great onsite restaurant. Will go again
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nirveta

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It’s a good place to take the kids for a small getaway. 2nd time coming, definitely will be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Virginia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Margaret, Chicago

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I liked the location and the room
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Melissa

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Overall it was nice but the lights in the room were very dim and some areas needed maintenance in the waterpark.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024