Grand Bear Resort At Starved Rock, Utica
About the Hotel
Rooms and Suites
Grand Bear Resort At Starved Rock provides rooms, villas, and cabins. Lodge rooms feature cable TV with premium satellite channels, a microwave, and a refrigerator. Select rooms also include a separate living room, patio, and fireplace. Villas have a kitchen with a dining area, a living room with a fireplace, and an en-room spa bath. Cabins feature Northwoods furnishings. Signature amenities include pillowtop beds. Family Suites feature two queen beds and a queen sofa sleeper. Whirlpool Suites include a two-person whirlpool tub, a king bed, and a fireplace. Kid Bunk Suites feature a queen bed, a twin sofa sleeper, and twin bunk beds. Accessible Suites feature a king bed, a queen sofa sleeper, a modified bathroom, and a kitchenette.
Dining Options
Jack's Place Restaurant & Bar serves classic American cuisine. The restaurant features a casual lunch and dinner menu. Treetops Cafe, located off the main lobby, offers coffee, breakfast, lunch, and ice cream. The Canyonside Bar is located next to Canyon Creek Mini Golf and Forest Castle Playground. The Wave Cave provides concession-style food, including pizza and hot dogs, inside the waterpark.
Leisure and Entertainment
Grand Bear Resort offers an indoor waterpark, an indoor amusement park, and a conference center. The water park features a pool, a lazy river, a kiddie pool area, and a hot tub. Recreational amenities include an indoor pool, a lazy river, and a spa tub. Guests can visit the arcade with ticket redemption, outdoor miniature golf, laser tag, a ropes course, and a zip line. Starved Rock State Park and Deer Park Country Club are nearby. There is a fitness center and seasonal yoga sessions. There are outdoor adventures like hiking/biking trails, horse riding, and ziplining, including skydiving. The park is open 7 days a week from 8:00 AM on weekends.
Location and Transport
Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock is located in Oglesby, 1.5 mi from Deer Park Country Club and 1.7 mi from LaSalle County Historical Society & Museum. The Illinois and Michigan Canal are nearby. Matthiessen State Park and Buffalo Rock State Park can be explored. The resort is 100 km from Central Illinois Regional Airport. Starved Rock State Park is a 2-minute drive away.
Resort Services
Grand Bear Resort offers phones, desks, and coffee/tea makers in all rooms. Guests can use the fireplace in the lobby. There are conference facilities available. Other amenities include craft time, movie showings, a snack shop, and a gift shop. The resort features 11,000 square feet of meeting space. Complimentary Wi-Fi and audio-visual equipment are available.
Select your room type
Price and Room Availability Calendar
Getting around
A list of all available modes of transport
Facilities
General
- Non-smoking property
- Free Wi-Fi
- Parking
- 24-hour reception
- Lift
- ATM/Cash machine
- Gift/Newsstand
- Fireplace
Guest Parking
- Dryer
- Cookware/ Kitchen utensils
Services
- Newspaper service
Dining
- Paid breakfast
- Restaurant
- Bar/ Lounge area
- Picnic area/ Tables
Business
- Meeting room
Children
- Game room
Room features
- Free Wi-Fi in rooms
- Sitting area
- Tea and coffee facilities
- Dining table
Bathroom
- Washing machine
- Free toiletries
Self-catering
- Dryer
- Cookware/ Kitchen utensils
Media
- Flat-screen TV
- AM/FM alarm clock
Room decor
- Carpeted floor
