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Giant City Lodge

4 of 5 stars
nosemuff
St Louis
22 Jul 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

My family has stayed in the cabins every year for the past 11 years and has had some of the greatest summer weekends of our lives! The setting is beautiful (in the middle of a fantastic state park)....more

“Unpleasant Stay and Rude Manager!!!”

Giant City Lodge

1 of 5 stars
WanderV
Denver
3 Jul 2008

We wanted to stay at Giant City Lodge because 2 other groups in our family had booked rooms there during our family reunion. We only could get one of 2 nights because of our late reservation. There...more

“Relaxing!”

Giant City Lodge

4 of 5 stars
illinostraveler
Bloomington, IL
9 Jun 2008

A quiet, relaxing experience. Stayed with our children-8 and 12. We had a cabin with a queen and a murphy bed in the living room. Very nice. Lots of room. The area is beautiful, lots and lots of...more

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