Willow Valley or Fulton Steamboat Inn in Lancaster?

I am trying to book our hotels for our upcoming Dutch Wonderland trip.

Could you help me choose between Willow Valley and Fulton Steamboat Inn?

DS will be 14m old. I am leaning towards Fulton because DS looooooooves chasing birds. I think he would like the duck pool. I would also enjoy winding down in the whirlpool.

has anyone been to either or both? Which do you think is better?

Re: Willow Valley or Fulton Steamboat Inn in Lancaster?

I honestly really enjoyed Willow Valley. They were undergoing renovations when we were there a couple of weeks ago.. and what I saw of the terrace room was just gorgeous.

The water playground was really fun for the kids and there is a hot tub and heated pool for the adults. The grounds are HUGE and I am pretty sure there is a pond right next to the church that they have. We saw it on our walk over to their restaurant for their AMAZING breakfast buffet. And I really do mean AMAZING.. omelettes made to order, pancakes, waffles, french toast, whipped butter, fantastic yogurt, cereals, eggs, bacon, sausage, toast biscuits, fruit.. I don't think there was a single thing that WAS NOT there!

The staff was friendly and accomodating, the rooms were lovely and spacious and relatively inexpensive (we stayed in a 2 room Family suite for.. $199/night).

I dont' know anything about the other place though.. sorry!

Re: Willow Valley or Fulton Steamboat Inn in Lancaster?

we LOVED Willow Valley...very cute and the breakfast we had there was SO cheap.