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KeyLime Cove Resort Waterpark

1700 Nations Dr, Gurnee, IL 60031, United States Access

KeyLime Cove Resort Waterpark

An island getaway is just a short drive from Chicago or Milwaukee. KeyLime Cove is your Florida Keys-inspired family vacation that offers something for everyone. Lost Paradise Indoor Waterpark offers 65000 sq. ft. of splash-tastic thrills - exclusively for resort guests. Out of the water enjoy island shops signature restaurants Paradise Mist Spa an arcade and a variety of entertainment and street vendors.
Your ultimate resort experience in northeastern Illinois KeyLime Cove welcomes families to its tropics-inspired indoor waterpark resort any time of the year. Whether youre looking to escape the frigid temperatures outside or stay and play with a Six Flags Great America ticket package in the summer KeyLime Cove offers the perfect getaway thats within a one hour drive from Chicago or Milwaukee. Splash the day away in the Lost Paradise Indoor Waterpark relax in a resort-style suite or guest room rejuvenate at the Paradise Mist Spa. Hungry KeyLime Cove has two signature restaurants as well as quick food outlets to satisfy whatever you crave. Try your luck at the latest games in the RipTide Reef Arcade. Take part in one of the daily fun-tivities or the Sunset Festival on Duval Street. Dont forget a souvenir from one of the unique shops or create your very own friend at Pinkis Pet Palace. Pose for a snapshot with the colorful Paradise Birds. Discover fun around every corner at KeyLime Cove located in Gurnee IL.

KeyLime Cove is conveniently located off I-94 in Gurnee IL at the Grand Avenue IL-132 East exit. The resort is a one hour drive from both Chicago and Milwaukee. It is within one mile from Six Flags Great America and Gurnee Mills Mall.

Rooms

Accessibility

Hotel

  • Internet
    FREE Internet access
  • FREE WiFi
  • High speed Internet
  • High speed wireless
  • Internet services
  • Transportation
    FREE parking
  • FREE transportation
  • On-Site parking
  • Outdoor parking
  • Parking
  • Parking lot
  • Recreational vehicle parking
  • Secured parking
  • Train access
  • Transportation - local area
  • Transportation - local office
  • Front desk
    24-hour reception
  • Bell staff/porter
  • Concierge desk
  • Door man
  • Early check-in
  • Express check-out
  • Front desk
  • Late check-out available
  • Work away
    Business center
  • Phone services
  • Photocopy center
  • General
    Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms
  • Direct dial telephone
  • Heated guest rooms
  • Interior corridors
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Private bath or shower
  • Public area air conditioned
  • Stairwells
  • Hotel service
    24-hour security
  • Additional services on property
  • ATM/Cash machine
  • Dry cleaning
  • Fire safety compliant
  • Full service housekeeping
  • Hair dryer
  • Housekeeping daily
  • Ironing board
  • Laundry/Valet service
  • Medical Facilities Service
  • Public address system
  • Security
  • Valet cleaning
  • Wakeup service
  • Outlets
    Gift/News stand
  • Shopping mall
  • Sundry/Convenience store
  • Vending machines
  • Travelling with others
    Children welcome
  • Ramp access
  • Accessible
    Accessible facilities
  • Accessible rooms
  • Brailed elevators
  • Elevators
  • Wheelchair friendly
  • Events
    Ballroom
  • Banquet facilities
  • Bus parking
  • Catering services
  • Conference facilities
  • Exhibition/convention floor
  • Meeting rooms
  • Private dining for groups

Rooms

  • Communication
    FREE credit card access calls
  • FREE toll free calls
  • Bedding
    Cribs
  • Double beds
  • Single bed
  • Special features
    Maid service
  • Bathroom
    Hairdryer
  • Food & Beverage
    Coffee/Tea maker
  • Entertainment
    Cable television
  • Business
    Copier
  • Direct dial phone number
  • General
    Alarm clock
  • Fire alarm
  • Iron
  • Non-smoking
  • Smoke detectors
  • Wake-up calls
  • Accessible
    Accessible room
  • Fire alarm with light

Recreation

  • Pool
    Indoor pool
  • Pool
  • Wellness
    Jacuzzi
  • Massage services
  • Sauna
  • Spa
  • Whirlpool
  • Sport
    Sports court onsite
  • Cultural
    Children's program
  • Games / movies
    Game room

Food and Drink

  • Meal plan
    Breakfast served in restaurant
  • Buffet breakfast
  • Continental breakfast
  • Full american breakfast
  • Hot breakfast
  • Hot continental breakfast
  • Special attention
    FREE coffee in lobby
  • FREE in-room coffee/tea
  • Lobby coffee service
  • Services
    Room service
  • Kitchen facilities
    Ice machine
  • Outlets type
    Cocktail lounge
  • Coffee shop
  • Lounges/Bars

Breakfast

  • Buffet breakfast
  • Continental breakfast
  • Full american breakfast
  • Breakfast served in restaurant
  • Hot continental breakfast
  • Hot breakfast

House policy

  • Check-in Time: 16:00
  • Check-out Time: 11:00

Cancel policy
All cancellations that are made 72 hours prior to the arrival date will be charged a USD 35 cancellation fee. Cancellations made within 72 hours of the arrival date will forfeit first night deposit. Exceptions may apply - please see rate rules.

Travel with others

Children policy
Children under the age of 2 stay free accompanied by an adult. Extra Person Fee USD 30 USD per person per night

Pets are not allowed

Language spoken

  • English

Welcome capacity

  • Number of Meeting Rooms: 2
  • Number of Sleeping Rooms: 414
  • Largest Meeting Room Size: 5020 sq. ft.
  • Largest Meeting Room Capacity: 500

Parking

  • Bus parking
  • FREE parking
  • On-Site parking
  • Outdoor parking
  • Parking
  • Parking lot
  • Recreational vehicle parking
  • Secured parking

Amenities

  • AV Equip
  • Easels or tablets
  • High speed internet
  • Microphone
  • Podium
  • Projector and screen
  • Video camera
  • Whiteboards
  • Catering
  • Screen
  • Bulletin boards
  • Flip chart and markers
  • LCD projector
  • Overhead
  • Projector
  • Security guards
  • Video conferencing
  • Max seating capacity
  • Teleconferencing
  • Overhead projector

Most helpful reviews - Google and TiCATi reviews 8 186 reviews

Marguerite Krueger
6 years ago – Google

4

Way overpriced and dirty

Michael Anfang
6 years ago – Google

9

I loved this place and it brings the best memories. But it's know longer there

Cat Lew
6 years ago – Google

9

My family is going to miss the one in Gurnee. It was Great!

Andrew Leonard
6 years ago – Google

10

i truley loved it i think it is the best better then twitchcon/minecon/and the cheesecake factory i would recommend that everyone geos and has a great time and did i tell you that there is food there omg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i really loved there food it was the bomb

Rg Martin
6 years ago – Google

10

It's the best water park I went to and the best part of the trip and that tells you something because we went to the jelly belly jelly bean factory after that

Helen Friedli
6 years ago – Google

10

Hey reader. There is the best waterpark at Key Lime Cove. Key lime Cove is the best. One reason is the fun arcade. When you get enough tickets you can use them to buy toys. Another reason is coloring. There are different types of coloring sheets. There are princess cartoons and other cool stuff. The best part is a pineapple that dumps out water.
I recommend for you is if you like water parks you’ll go to Key Lime Cove. I give 5/5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

KhrisTIM Playz
7 years ago – Google

10

It was the best resort I ever went to when I was young...but I'm sad it permanetly closed but it was the best memories I ever have....

Khadijat Ismaila
7 years ago – Google

9

So great if I could I would live very polite and would suggest it to other people

alex boyer
7 years ago – Google

10

Fun but no their closed I loved key lime cove I will miss the tropical theme

Clock 186
7 years ago – Google

10

Great place to bring your family with in a weekend trip. Room was fabulous and the water parks and shops were amazing.

William Rose-IV
7 years ago – Google

9

I had never been to this place before but I noticed it that great wolf lodge bought it and now key lime cove is getting renovated into great wolf lodge Illinois Goodbye key lime cove welcome great wolf lodge

Dan Rozdzialowski
7 years ago – Google

10

We went there for a weekend and it was great. The food was good and not overpriced like some other resorts and they had many other activities to do besides the the water park. The water park itself was perfect for the kids, lots of things for them to do and lots of life guards around the whole area. Only negative is the water by the kids area was colder then the main area.

hillary deblois
7 years ago – Google

7

Beautiful rooms, tons of fun for the kids, and staff couldn't be nicer. The kids swimming area was cold, and the water was colder. It's a good thing kids don't care! We still had a great time. Eating there can be pricey (think $20+ for two fries and pops), but you can't beat the smiles on the kids faces.

Paris Vaughn
7 years ago – Google

7

Me and my family really enjoy this place. It's nice and colorful and not outdated like most indoor resorts. They have drinks for adults. Decent food and cute shops. Big water park area.Rooms are decent and clean. Unfortunately they had to cancel my April reservation this weekend due to renovations. The great wolf resort is taking over. Let's just say that outdated place has nothing on the more modern key lime cove. I hope the renovations are worth the trouble.

Rodel Trainz
7 years ago – Google

8

Hotel itself is fine, and room service is great. Waterpark is honestly kind of small, the lazy river is not fast and filled with noisy people. Have fun trying to play basketball with your kid in the pool, because a lot of children like to hog balls. Finally, the wave pool isn't powerful enough to be fun. The arcade doesn't have any entertaining games for older audiences. (Understandable though, since this place *is* for children).

Cynthia Gines
7 years ago – Google

7

Great place for kids!! I took a 2.5 year old and an 8 year old and they both enjoyed the water park, arcade and activities the resort had to offer. I wish the water park's water was a little warmer. My 2.5 year old got pretty cold at one point. The food here is just ok nothing too amazing but if you don't mind leaving the resort there are plenty of options. I would come here again.

Sara Harter
7 years ago – Google

7

Excellent customer service from everyone we encountered (we had dinner at The Crazy Toucan and breakfast at the little bakery/ice cream shop). Lazy river and wave pool were amazing on my achy, pregnant body. The pillows and matress in our room were wonderful, as well. The arcade and mini golf were both fun. The whole resort was clean and well kept. One suggestion I have would be upgrading the complimentary toiletries. A 2-in-1 conditioner isn't super helpful after a day in the pool. There wasn't any bar soap either, so we used body wash for hand soap, which was awkward, but not necessarily bad. I was impressed that the toiletries were labeled as not being tested on animals, which is something I keep in mind when deciding which products to use. Thank you for a very comfortable stay.

Myron T. Miller
7 years ago – Google

8

Located near freeways, many restaurants and an outlet mall. It has a ton of things to do for the entire family. The one drawback is their main restaurant within the resort doesn't open early, however there's enough places outside within a mile or two to please anyone. Customer service was pretty good throughout the resort. Everyone is helpful and seen to really enjoy working for the resort.

Nick Curtis
7 years ago – Google

8

Location is conveniently located off the highway. Room layout was poorly laid out. Our room was sectioned off by a sliding door between living room and bedroom. The bedroom should have been on the back half of the room because to use the bathroom you would have to walk through the bedroom. The mini fridge wasn't in the living room. I guess it made more sense to install it into he bedroom dresser? For a place designed for kids the room was not designed with functionality in mind. Services are expensive to say the least. Everything for a family of 4 was roughly another $40 on top of the original fee. Through the eyes of a child though it was blast.

Michelle Sloan
7 years ago – Google

8

The bad: The water park area was smaller than I had anticipated and tube for the lazy river were not readily available. Drink prices were insanity. When wet, the elevator floor was VERY slippery. The good: the accommodations were quite nice. The suite was large and comfy with good ammenities. The staff was friendly and helpful. We ate at 3 of the restaurants and every one was great and the food was good.

Dan Renz
7 years ago – Google

6

A children's paradise.

First, let me begin that this place is for the kids, and it is awesome for the kids. They have the water park, with stuff for kids of all ages, crafts, shows, an arcade that is huge, and numerous other fun things. The water park is top notch. My kids loved it, loved it.

The rooms are ok. The walls are thin and everything is very noisy. We were only in the to sleep, so whatever. Everyone here was very nice and helpful, so that was great.

Overall, kids will have a blast, just be prepared to essentially fight someone for an inner tube.

Darrell Parrish
7 years ago – Google

7

From the time we walked in to the time we walked out we felt very welcome. The staff was great and very helpful. Room was in fine shape and was about par to any other water park. The water park itself was also great. Lifeguards all over which was good to see and all looked to be very well trained. In the water park the only place to get food or drinks was closed. I found this to be a pain to have to go out of the park to get anything for the family. Also the floor was being re-done as you walked in and it was nice to see that they try to keep up with repairs. The food was fine from the place we ate at. It's not a big name restaurant so as long as you don't go expecting something like that you will be very happy. The locker room was clean. Again my biggest gripe is the staffing at the shops and food area.

Kenneth Holland
7 years ago – Google

7

It was my first time visiting. The wait to get checked in was abnormally long, but I factored that to the Holiday. The water park is a paradise for children, the parents will have fun because of this.

They make sure there are activities for the kids outside of the park too. Magic shows, arts and crafts coloring, cookie crafts was my favorite.

This is a great place for a family getaway.

Cevera Samad
8 years ago – Google

8

The hotel was good. The staff was very nice, pleasant and helpful. The room was clean. Beds were okay, not the greatest but we were just there to sleep. We spent most of the time at the water park. The park itself was fun. I wish the wave pool was larger and they had a better organization to the tubes for the lazy river, waiting for a tube took forever. Overall we had fun, glad we only stayed for a day and a half. Anything longer would have been too much.

Jinx Scott
8 years ago – Google

9

We went for my daughter's 9th birthday and she and her friends had a blast! There were lots of fun activities for the girls to do throughout the day and they especially loved the balloon animals.
The staff was very friendly and helpful! We needed an extra cups and coffee and they have us more than enough! We were pleasantly surprised at the quick response to any requests we had, too!

Matthew Mueller
8 years ago – Google

10

We have spent the night here on several occasions without much to rave about. Comfortable, and average would be how I'd normally describe it. This last stay however it seemed the staff went above and beyond to make it a wonderful time. The water park wasn't too crowded, the dinner at the bar/restaurant was spectacular too which was a pleasant surprise. All in all a great weekend. The bell man Jason was particularly helpful on our check out day as well, storing our luggage while we spent the remainder of the day in the park. Again, a wonderful visit!

Tatiana Phillips
8 years ago – Google

7

My family often frequents Key Lime Cove for a quick get away... During our last visit, back at the end of October, we were pleased to see the new attractions offered since the last time we had visited. The highlight of our trip had to be Dennis Christie the magician. He was AMAZING! At the end of his show, he performed a magic trick just for me and my daughter! What a way to make us feel special! We hope he will be there next time we visit!

Karen Choe
8 years ago – Google

10

My family had a wonderful time here last weekend. We checked in Thursday afternoon to celebrate my son's 7th birthday. The facility was very clean and everyone was really nice. This place looks like it is managed strictly because lifeguards really looked like they were watching very carefully to make sure everyone was safe and everywhere was clean. It was a school day so the place was very empty but we had a wonderful time. There were more staffs than guests. Will definitely go back. Thank

Asten Rathbun
8 years ago – Google

8

This was our first visit to one of these indoor waterparks. It was better than I had expected, but pricey. Food and drink were probably about 1.5-2x as much as you'd find on the street. Pools and water features seemed well done, safe, and had a bunch of lifeguards everywhere.

Wasn't super exciting for our toddler, but there is even a toddler play area.

Rooms were nice but nothing special.

Overall, a nice occasional splurge.

Matthew Misiura
8 years ago – Google

5

Two room sweet was nice, but needed some repair. The lack of kids channels on TV was surprising. The water park was much smaller than I thought it would be, but we still had fun. First day in the park, the air temperature and water were cool. My two year old was shivering after a couple hours. The second day the air temperature was better, but the water temperature was still cooler than I would have liked. Outside of the park, be prepared to pay. Dinner for two adults and two children was almost $90 with tip. That did include two drinks. A bottle of soda is $2.50. Luckily there are plenty of dining options within a five minute drive. We met the resort for breakfast and lunch the next day. We will probably go back, but we will definitely check out other options.

Sweta Lee
8 years ago – Google

7

This was our second trip. Where should I began

1st trip we were bugged by the house keeping team to empty the room so they can clean. Very annoying when you are vacation and trying to sleep.

2nd trip was better I notified front desk that if I get bugged again I'll not come here again.

Overall, it's a good place for kids. They have fun sometimes a bit more crowded than I'd prefer, but ok overall.

Norman Trapp
8 years ago – Google

7

Nice for families, but be aware of the spendings inside. Food, games and souvenirs are priced as if you were at the fair. Surely a second revenue leg in key lime. Place appears safe with lots of lifeguards. Wouldn't go for more than a night as the thrills wear out fast.

Sanjay Sheth
8 years ago – Google

7

Check in took a bit longer than expected. Rooms were decent. Water park was nice but fairly compact. We didn't go on a "peak" day but I could see it getting crowded easily.

Enrique Guzman
8 years ago – Google

6

Overall a great place for children, not much to do of you're an adult. Waterpark area is a lot smaller than I expected it to be, can get very crowded. Staff are all really nice and helpful.

Eric Gross
8 years ago – Google

8

Nice rooms, Waterpark is best suited for ages 4 to 16. There is some attraction for adults but is limited. Arcade has a large variety of games for all skill levels. Additional free activities for kids done every hour for most of the day. Restaurants are ok but nothing really special.

Daniel Guerrero
9 years ago – Google

7

From making reservations on the phone to actually being at the resort, the experience has been great. I would highly recommended KLC to anyone for an awesome little get away. Food, drinks, snacks, services and arcades are a bit pricey but it's really set up so you don't have to leave. They have plenty of activities that cater to younger kids, like arts and crafts. My wife got a message and felt very comfortable with the staff. Anytime we called the front desk for anything they were on top of it. We will definitely be returning soon.

Joyce So
9 years ago – Google

6

The indoor Waterpark was fun. My toddler had so much fun playing. The only complain I have is the cleanliness of the Waterpark. There was so many dirty tables (at least empty 30 tables) that were not cleaned by the housekeeping staff. The tables had dirty empty plates, empty cups, food, etc. It was hard for my family to find an available seating area that was clean. Same goes with the arcade area.