Blue Harbor Resort and Conference Center

My family had a wonderful experience here. My two kids ages 6 and 7 had a blast. The water park was clean and tons of fun. The pool outside was great and walking distance to the beach was lovely. We did smores, arcade and went into town. We had a ground level family suite lake view. Stayed Monday-Thursday. No lines at the water park! We did not eat at the hotel so I can’t rate the food. I would suggest going downtown and exploring for food options there! The hotel can be a tad loud but it’s a water park hotel so what can you do?! Other than that I have 0 complaints. We will 100% return and most likely will stay during the week.

Our family really enjoyed the Blue Harbor Resort. The rooms were a little outdated but they were clean. We loved having our back door open up to the lawn. My son really enjoyed the waterpark, pool, arcade, and beach. We enjoyed the beautiful views of Lake Michigan. We did not eat at the resort restaurants, so I can't say how the food was. We did have some snacks in the waterpark restaurant and those were fine.

Two nights stay at blue Harbor was more than enough. Given the $700 price per night you would think they were in the high season however, numerous parts of the waterpark were closed, the mini golf is under renovation, the buildings around ours were under renovation, which started at 8 AM. I would think all these issues would’ve transpired prior to Memorial Day or after Labor Day in order to give the best guest experience for the money…but did not prove to be the case.

Went for an overnight getaway in mid June, weekdays, and had a wonderful time. The resort is impressive to see from any direction. We stayed in a King suite, requested a lake view room when we made our reservation and had a beautiful view of the lake. The balcony has two chairs and the side rails are shared with the balconies on either side. The days we were here the resort was quiet, we never had neighbors on either side. There were just the two of us on this trip, but we saw plenty of families with kids of all ages from little kids to teens, and other couples as well. Basically this resort has something for everyone. Everyone we saw looked like they were having a good time. All the staff we spoke to were super friendly and helpful. ROOM: Very clean. The carpet and sofa are showing some age, but everything was clean. Bathroom was sparkling. WATERPARK: We didn't use the water park on this stay, so I can't comment on that. We did take a peek at it - it's a good size (enough for teens to do while also being manageable for families wtih smaller kids). There are lifeguards. OUTDOOR POOL: Small outdoor pool. Plenty of chairs and there was a lifeguard on duty when we were here. The pool area faces the lake and is fenced in. LAWN AREA: This resort has a very large well maintained grassy lawn area between the back of the resort and the lake. The side near the pool has outdoor games set up (Bags, giant chess) and there's outdoor fire pit areas with adirondack chairs. The staff lights the fire pits in the evening, we sat by one for awhile and it was really nice. BEACH/LAKEFRONT: This isn't specifically a swimming beach, but it runs the length of the resort and it's nice to walk along or sit by. It connects to a large sandy public beach. No lifeguards. The resort has a few chairs placed at different intervals along the grassy areas at the top of the beach. The grass along the beach area is native grasses and it's all very natural looking. There's a cement walking trail and a short wooden walkway as well. Plenty of people were out walking along the beach, playing in the sand, some in the water. FITNESS CENTER: We did use the fitness center. It has treadmills, stationary bikes, free weights, and some ab-work benches and a pully weight machine. It was clean and had small towels. Had mirrors and a full set of windows looking out toward the pool area. RESTAURANTS: We didn't eat at those, so I can't comment. The gift shop serves coffee and ice cream, we got coffee. TIP: If you check the time of the sunrise, and your lake view room is toward the middle or south end of the resort, you'll probably be able to see the sunrise from your room balcony. If you don't have a lake view/obstructed view it's a short walk to the yard/beach to watch the sunrise from there. Resort lakeside faces SE so facing the lake the sunrise will be slightly to the left at true East. TIP: Keep Heads Up crossing the paved path to get to the beach as it's used by not only pedestrians but the occasional electric scooter.

Our family enjoyed our little staycation. Room was well maintained and cleaned. Very kids friendly.

Pool closed at 8 and bonfire by 9 so not much else to do

Lovely lake property with charming amenities. Enjoyed the water park, fire 🔥 pits and snores, and on site restaurant. Highly recommend for a family weekend away!

Stayed here for the first time over Memorial Day weekend and my family of 4 will be back. I did t love the food at the hotel, but I liked the staff, the waterpark and the rooms. There is a beach right outside the hotel. It’s a good spot for a long weekend vacation.

Do not stay at the resort! Way overpriced for outdated rooms - ours had ants in the bathroom, peeling wallpaper in reach of kids, paint splattered on curtains, non working remotes, on-demand not available and outdated tv options/channels, candy found in bunkbeds and we were very relieved we brought white noise machine so the kids could sleep (loud almost all night long), car alarms at 4am. The restaurants had limited menus and no kids options, advertising all over for Mom specials and nothing available.... manager was no help at all. The waterpark was good, very attentive lifeguards.

We enjoyed our stay!