We stayed here for 2 nights while visiting Holiday World. The staff was very friendly. Our room had a king sized bed, but the room was not much bigger than the bed. However it was very quiet, clean and nicely decorated. One thing I did not like was that my bed was not made after the room was cleaned. I asked the front desk staff and she said sometimes the maids do not make the bed if there are items on the bed, but there were no items on the bed, just luggage beside it. Although she was very apologetic, I was still disappointed that I was paying $85/night and my bed didn't get made. The pool was wonderful - very warm, and the hot tub was very relaxing after a long day of roller-coaster riding. The breakfast was decent, with many different foods to choose from. All-in-all, definitely a great place to stay if you're going to visit Holiday World!

We stayed here (it is a Best Western at this writing) in July 2010. The room was nicely decorated, with chocolate brown/sage decor, large square framed close-up collages of leaves/prints for artwork, with modern design lamps, and nicely upholstered accent chairs, nice fabric drapes with cute sheers, and a good sized flat screen TV. The beds each came with 4 pillows, which is a plus for me, as I like to sleep with more than 1. The beds were extremely comfy - not too hard, not too soft. Our room was spotless and the bathroom, too. The room had a dresser cabinet with a compartment for the fridge/microwave. Our air conditioner was quiet, and seem to respond the the temperature changes just fine - I liked that you could set it to a specific temperature instead of just having a dial.

We had requested a crib, and they staff confirmed it upon arrival, but an hour later it still was not in our room, so I had to call and ask that it be delivered - so it seems that their internal workings could use a bit of improvement in the communication department.

The breakfast had a waffle station where you could make your own, but other than that it wasn't very good. Bread for making toast, Fruit Loops/Cheerios/Raisen Bran for cereal, apples, orange juice/milk/apple juice for drinks. Nothing special and we opted to skip it the second day.

I did think the hotel was on the pricey side - we paid $377 for two nights, including taxes. But, hotels in that area all seem to be pretty expensive, as they know you are there to be close to Holiday World. Overall, it was a good experience.

I stayed here along with my wife, three kids (ages 6, 4, and 1), and mother-in-law on a recent vacation to Holiday World. (We obviously had two rooms, connected by a common door.)

The good:
+ The rooms were very clean and looked as though they were recently redecorated.
+ The beds were extremely comfortable. Our two older kids had no problems sleeping.
+ It's a little out of the way, so it's very quiet in terms of traffic noise.
+ The breakfast was good (though Holiday Inn Express is still the gold standard of hotel breakfasts).
+ It's only about 10 minutes from Holiday World, close enough to make the drive go by fast but far enough away that it's a better price value than some of the closer hotels.

The not-quite-as-good:
+ The air conditioners are VERY LOUD. When they kick on, it sounds like a jet airplane is taking off in the parking lot. Fortunately our 1-year old sleeps like a rock and I always travel with ear plugs, but some people might find themselves woken up several times a night by these if you travel in the summer.
+ The pool has a lot of chlorine in it, almost to the point where it hurts your eyes walking in the room.
+ It is sort of in the middle of a cornfield, which has some good points (see above) but it's also not close to any restaurants except a Denny's. That Denny's is very nice but it would also be good to have more choices close by. Jasper has a lot to choose from but is ~ 20 min away, perhaps too far for a drive with small, hungry kids.

Overall it's a nice hotel and a good choice for those looking to go to Holiday World or just en route through southern Indiana.

Our stay was great: check-in went very smoothly, the room was super-clean and comfortable, and the continental breakfast was good. Very reasonable rate, too.