Santa's Lodge,

91 W Christmas Blvd, Santa Claus, IN 47579, United States

"Santa's Lodge is magical at Christmas. The Christmas package includes crafts for the kids, a pass to the Land of Lights, dinner with Santa, Santa story time, breakfast, the room of your choice. (Some rooms have huge whirlpool baths.) The staff are extremely friendly & helpful. The heated indoor pool & hotub are great. (They also have an outdoor pool for summer. It also looks like they have a zipline.) The lodge is right across from the main chrostmas shops and post office. It is just a couple miles from the Candy Castle, free Santa Claus museum & original buildings where kids can write then send letters to Santa. You can also see Holiday World theme park from the lodge. I think they could work on the dinner with Santa, but all in all my autistic child loved it and didn't want to leave. They maybe should serve dinner instead of a buffet because several kids were un monitored by their parents getting their own food. We saw one stick their fingers directly the butter dish on the buffet. Of course that is a parenting issue not the lodge. Also seating was a small issue. They reserve seats but only locals seem to know the process. Maybe they should set seating for everyone instead of giving preference, but it worked out OK. All in all it was a wonderful weekend and my son already wants to go back."

"It's a very fitting place, since we wanted to celebrate the Christmas season. The lodge is very rustic.It makes for a perfect place to celebrate the Christmas season. So many activities to do locally. The rooms are very clean, and the beds were very comfortable. It is under new ownership, and they are doing a great job updating the lodge. It was absolutely magical for all of the grandkids. The front desk staff is great, and the new owners are very accommodating."

"Staff friendly. Altough hotel dated i would not say unclean or unsanitary. Indoor and outdoor pools were clean and accommodating. Hot tub was a cold tub with bubbles. Complimentary hot breakfast could have been better if followed a cook less more often format."

"The only thing this place has going for it is the location and the nice staff. Our room was not clean, unbelievably dated with the most uncomfortable beds I’ve ever experienced at a hotel. The only way they’re getting away with what they charge is the proximity to Holiday World. I won’t stay there again and I don’t recommend it for anyone else either."