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    Business ProfileforGrand Bear Resort, LLC

    Hotels

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 4 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    6 complaints closed in last 3 years

    2 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    2643 N IL Route 178, Utica, IL 61373
    BBB File Opened:
    3/14/2007
    Years in Business:
    18
    Business Started:
    7/1/2005
    Business Started Locally:
    7/1/2005
    Type of Entity:
    Limited Liability Company (LLC)
    Alternate Business Name
    • Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Resort
    Business Management
    • Mr. Bill Peterson, General Manager
    Contact Information

    Customer Contact

    • Mr. Bill Peterson, General Manager
    Additional Contact Information

    Fax Numbers

    • (815) 667-4420
      Primary Fax

    Phone Numbers

    Industry Tip

    BBB Tip: Traveling soon? Be careful when booking a hotel room

    Customer Complaints

    6 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    12/27/2023

    Complaint Type:
    Service or Repair Issues
    Status:
    Unanswered
    On December7-10 my family and I stayed at a vacation villa at the Grand Bear Resort and right from walking in the front door it was disastorous. We paid around $950 for a dirty, nasty villa. Spider webs on ceiling all over, black filter (maintenance tried telling me its suppose to look like that, I told them to get a new one and they brought a white one?! but you said they were suppose to be black), broken/missing buttons on remote, fridge had more rust and made whistling sounds, all exhaust fans very dirty, jacuzzi missing the jet buttons, upstairs shower clogged, top of kitchen faucet missing, my wife broke out in some kind of rash, said the villa accommodated 8 and we had only enough dishware for 3. I have pictures that will back everything I listed and more that I will have attached to this. ****** the manager at Grand Bear promised us a free stay for having maintenance and housekeeping at our villa multiple times each day. This was suppose to be a fun family vacation and it was everything but that. We have made multiple attempts to contact ****** and even higher by phone and email and none of them have reached out. What they are trying to do is sweep this major issue under the carpet. I left a review on ****** as well with pictures

    Customer Reviews

    4 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Steve B

    1 star

    03/29/2024

    Bed bugs and Legionnaires!Allmost every part of the resort was closed except for the disgusting, stinky yellow water park.There were bandaids and diapers on random ledges, bits of mushy food on the ground, and the water was freezing. The waterslides, whirlpool, and wave pool were all out of order. The hostess told us it would be too long of a wait for the in-house restaurant because they were short staffed, so we ate gas station pizza. One very young looking employee would squeegee the puddles towards the front very briefly, and this was the only staff I saw near the water during our whole stay. No employees knew the status of the defunct water features, and frankly none cared. I did not see a single lifeguard on a chair, or maintenance person with a broom once!!Mini-golf was also closed.We were pressured into all of these bogus amenities when we booked, and walked right into their 2-night stay trap. We experienced 'everything' this resort had to offer in a couple hours and then felt bored, trapped, and hustled.The worst part was the "Family Lodge" we stayed in. There were signs of bed bugs in both beds and the pull-out sofa, as well as hair and boogers. The sink would also randomly fill with foul waste water, sit there clogged and slowly drain. Revolting. We called maintenance to come and waited outside our door for a half hour. They never came!The Internet finally came on at about 11:30PM when guests were going to bed. Before then, it was completely unusable and I relied.on my mobile data.This place feels like a scam that lures you in with a dazzling website, then hits you with the cold-hard reality of a filthy cesspool with many cleanliness and service issues that seem to be permanent.The owners have given up.

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