Description: The Clock Tower Resort and Conference Center served as the headquarters hotel when over 250 teams from the Midwest convened for the US Youth Soccer Midwest Region Championships. While there were a number of other hotels in the housing block for teams, the state association and tournament officials were all booked into this hotel.
As a frequent business traveler and someone who has had to book a number of hotels for conference attendees, I have to say I was not very impressed with the "deal" that was negotiated at this "resort" hotel. At $115+tax per night, this hotel fell short of what I would consider calling a resort.
My room was somewhat small with few amenities. There was an in-room coffee station, TV with a nice cable network and free in-room wifi. Beyond these things, however, it was just a clean room. The bed was small (full sized, not even queen) and the bathroom had a leaky tub faucet. The work desk area was adequate and comfortable for working in the evenings on my laptop.
A number of folks in our Wisconsin delegation ate breakfast in the hotel's restaurant on the first morning in town. Unfortunately it was subpar and resulted in most people staying in the hotel to go to other nearby choices including Dennys and the Cracker Barrel. We never did try the hotel's restaurant for lunch or dinner.
The one feature that was lost on us is their new indoor waterpark - Coco Key. Given that most waterpark hotels in Wisconsin include park privileges for hotel guests, that was not the case here. Not that I was looking to use the waterpark, but from what I'm told by others, there was a discount offered to hotel guests on the $25/day admission fee.
This resort is clearly trying to compete with Wisconsin's waterpark capitol of the Midwest - the Wisconsin Dells. In addition to the indoor waterpark, they also have kids play room and arcade.
For more information on Clock Tower Resort and the CoCo Key indoor waterpark, you can go to: http://www.clocktowerresort.com/playland.cfm?&Size=1280 .
I gave this hotel a "somewhat recommended" because it would probably be a nice place for a family who has kids wanting to enjoy the full hotel & waterpark experience, especially during the cold winter months in the Midwest.
NOTE: This hotel used to be affiliated with Best Western but as of this writing is not. Apparently they left the B/W family of hotels and will soon be rejoining them. For my stay, however, they were not a Best Western property so no frequent traveler points were available to guests.
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