The Grille Room - HAWLEY

My husband I organized a little 3 nite get away to Woodloch Resort (Pines area for ourselves, 3 other couples one single friend. We are all in our 60s so everyone has had years to solidly determine they like their creature comforts. We are a pretty well traveled group so some not easily impressed. Hubby, myself our single friend have all been to Woodloch a few times love it! We have never visited in November hoped there would be enough for us to do. Planning to please 6 other adults left us with fingers crossed, as inevitably there is always someone who feels a restaurant, hotel, etc. didn 't quite meet their expectations. However for this trip, every person LOVED it!! The check in is not until 5:00 pm but we were allowed to get our wristbands enjoy the amenities of the resort while we waited for a text that our room was ready. The 3 couples each had Deluxe Lakeview accommodations in the Greenbriar bldg., attached to main building. They were thrilled with the beautiful view each morning from their room or while on their private balcony/patio. They were able to walk to the dining room, night club/show area, sports bar, or lobby which was our usual meeting point, all without going outside. They were right there for mini golf, bocci, etc. For those traveling with kids it is close to the big playground, water slide in summer or snowtubing in winter, pedal boats or rowboats. My husband, friend I shared an Edgewater Suite which had a full kitchen, a large bedroom with 2 queen beds, living room with pull out sleeper couch which my friend said was comfortable (but that 's based on someone who regularly falls asleep lying on her couch LOL a washer dryer. Very spacious. It was a little bit of a walk to the main bldg which was no issue for hubs me but my friend has walking issues. No problem there there were 3 shuttles that ran right up until midnight. Never a long wait at times we called the front desk if we knew she just missed it another shuttle was immediately dispatched. When she asked an employee for a safe way to walk down to the pontoon boat ride as to not go down a somewhat steep walkway they offered to call for a golf cart ride were right there with it. The one word to describe every employee would be Accommodating! Now, of course, food is also important. We had a meal plan that included breakfast dinner. Both meals each day were plentiful, very good, good variety (breakfast standard crowd pleasers of eggs any style, home fries, bacon/sausage/turkey bacon, their homemade bread morning cake (amazing crumb cake one day, an apple crumb another, etc. , or egg white frittata for those seeking a healthier alternative, just to name a few. Dinner always had homemade soup, family style serving of salad veggie plus 4 entree choices that included an option for non meat eaters. Of course, those delicious homemade breads were right there for the taking. Even when stuffed you must try their made on premises creamy ice cream. So delicious! The wait staff was attentive pleasant. Jorge was our waiter for the first couple of days just the nicest guy always greeting us even when not assigned to our table. Although lunch was not in our plan there was a Deli at the Inn at Woodloch that we visited each day. Homemade soup was great a large choice of made to order sandwiches The sandwich price was generally a reasonable $10 for the amt on that sandwich given the fact Boars Head cold cuts are used I felt that was more than fair. Those with a family could always buy cold cuts fresh Italian bread from another deli/store by the gas station within the resort premises make their own. Each room has a fridge. There were plenty of activities: Name that Tune, Minute to Win it, bocci, mini golf, pedal boats still operating in this cool weather, Go Carts, these senior citizens even went into child mode did the bumper cars! We tried archery which Kayne was manning. He showed the

This resort is amazing. I’m not sure where to begin. From the staff, to the accommodations, food, and the activities were all top-notch. The check-in was a breeze. You win the staff always greeted you with a hello and a smile. The service in the dining room went above, and beyond to make your dining experience memorable one, not to mention the food was delicious. Our accommodations were beautiful overlooking the lake. The entire unit was spotless and very well kept up to date. Anyone considering a vacation at Woodlock should book a vacation there-you will not regret it

We recently spent a long weekend at Woodloch, marking the third visit with our expanding intergenerational group that now spans from ages 1 to 77. First and foremost, we love the service at Woodloch, as the workers have excellent attitudes and ownership very much makes you feel welcomed and like family. We've been to Woodloch three times total, but even the first time we visited it almost felt like returning to visit old friends based upon the warm welcome that we received. This is an excellent resort for children, as there are oodles of activities ranging from go karts to bumper cars to a climbing wall, and they have kid-friendly nightly shows including jugglers and magicians, etc. But there's also enough to keep the grandparents and parents entertained, with comedians and scenic boat rides and hiking trials. My only major criticism is that Woodloch seems to be understaffed compared to when we first visited twice before the pandemic. Activities that were previously open all day, such as bumper cars, go karts, bumper boats, etc. now are only open for limited hours, with the same single employee manning the go karts in the morning and the bumper cars for a 2 hour shift later on. These limited hours made it difficult for our kids to see and do everything that they wanted, particularly with parents dancing around a baby's nap schedule. I understand that the pandemic hit the hotel industry hard, and in fairness we visited in October which is not peak season. But at $970/night for a suite for three with only a breakfast/dinner meal plan, the activities should be open for much longer hours. Overall we love Woodloch and absolutely plan to return, but I do wish that the staffing issue would be improved. It's noticeable throughout, with dinner services seeming to be more rushed, and with the resort cutting back on some of the extras that our kids used to love, such as costumed characters greeting us at dinner.

Meticulous accommodations Outstanding customer service We had a fantastic time with friends We have always come in the fall for the Halloween events- will be coming back again! Already recommended it to my colleagues at work and would love to schedule a team building event with staff!

This was our first trip to Woodloch as we’d been to Rocking Horse Ranch a few times and I wanted to try something different. And I’m so glad we did! We went over a long weekend in October and enjoyed all the fun fall activities. Our kids are 10, 8 and 5 and I thought it was perfect for them. Food: as a foodie I usually find all inclusive fare hit or miss. While the food at Woodloch isn’t a gourmet experience, it’s very good things were well prepared and seasoned and had that home cooked with love feel. I have to give a huge shout out for their baked goods I’m a sucker for any pastry and their baked items were amazing the crumb cake, apple streusel, corn bread, pumpkin muffins were delicious. I also loved that they used items in the ice cream we gained five pounds from the crumb cake ice cream alone I think. I loved that you had a fixed table and just walked in and sat down as it did away with a lot of the waiting around that sometimes happens at other resorts (and kids get hangry . It’s a well oiled machine! Rooms: we had a 1BR suite in Mount Laurel. It’s definitely spacious and very clean. You can tell the units are aging but it was well kept, clean and comfortable. Kids loved it. Mount Laurel was a short walk to the main lodge and I liked that we could swim and scamper back to our room indoors given it was cold out. Activities: The kids loved go carting and bumper cars. They also loved going to the various arcades, the gym, and running around the indoor playground which is very large. The adventure park is fun. Programming: I have to say, I was impressed with the social staff. The programming is great we had a hard time choosing between activities but the Halloween stuff was so fun from the Halloween Olympics to the scavenger hunt to even the normal activities like Jeopardy and Minute to Win It. The horse racing event is apparently an amazing tradition and we had a lot of fun doing it (getting the kids started with horse betting at an early age! . But I was blown away by the Haunted Walk apparently they start working on it in August and it really shows! I honestly usually find haunted activities very “cringe” as my son would put it but they seriously went above and beyond. Everything was well planned, executed, and you could tell the team was enjoying it. I (maybe insanely took my 5, 8 and 10 year old and while it’s scary, my five year old lived it and wanted to do it again but she is weird so I can’t say that’d be the case for most young kids. My daughter won jackpot bingo and I’m pretty sure she’s going to remember that for the rest of her life lol. Overall, I love that families come back year after year and that it’s a family run resort. You can tell they care sincerely about the experience. Plus: Tesla chargers thank you for having them!