Fern Resort All Inclusive and Fabulous
I think I’ve found the perfect lake side vacation for families looking for one of the all inclusive resorts. There are of course all the water activities by the beach, fun filled programs that have so much thought put into them to captivate every age group of children and even adults, depending on what you feel like doing that day. Americans get the best of both worlds, getting a very good exchange on the dollar from U.S. to Canadian. Ontario is as hot as any location in the summer, unless you are heading to northern Ontario, which we are not.
Fern Resort is located in Orillia, Ontario just above Lake Simcoe. From Toronto, youd be taking Hwy 400 to Hwy 11 at Barrie, to Hwy 12 at Orillia, and then to Rama Road and Fern Resort Road. There is a mile and a half of lakefront shoreline. The cottages and lodges are almost all in total view of and steps away from the water outside their door or across the lawn from their door.
There are at least ten different age and activity programs, plus fitness, art and dance lessons. This is of paramount importance for families needing to know that all age groups of their family will have a good time without parents being exhausted at the end of their holiday by participating in everything with children.
One of the really nice things about this resort is there are extensive recreational activities that are varied and always available if you decide to leave the beach. To give you an example, there is golfing, miniature golf, batting cage, extreme sports challenge course, low ropes challenge course, tennis clinic, archery, fitness room, rec centre, yoga classes, running track, spa day by the pool. Adults can escape from the sun and children by heading to Bertyl’s Lobby Bar to lounge in front of two fireplaces and televisions.
During your stay, there might be a professional water ski show, comedians in the evening, mad science programs with highly skilled instructors, wildlife presentations including up-close encounters with species, Indian River Reptile Zoo which is one of the most specialized animal centers in the world and will give you your fill of snakes, lizards, reptiles, turtles, alligators, etc. They come to the resort to enable you to experience their extensive exhibit. Musical entertainment at night, comedians, this place continues with a lot of choose from into the evening as well. All the meals, accommodation, activities, programs, entertainment, and most sports and recreational activities are included with the price.
What is a vacation without knowing the food options? Everything is done for you. At dinner, there are eight selections to choose from plus a childrens buffet. For lunch there are eight choices to choose from or the poolside barbeque available for five days per week. Breakfast can be either in your room as a Continental, or you can go to the dining room for an extensive array of selections to choose from. The childrens buffet is from 5:30 to 7:30 and this allows you to have the kids fed first, and then they can go to the playroom or nursery where they are supervised, allowing you to relax for a meal. For babies, there is Heinz baby food available in case you were wondering about that age group. The meals and options and menu samples are set out extremely well on their site and worth looking into if youre curious at all. Modest coverup is mandatory in dining rooms, with no bare feet, no bathing suits, no muscle shirts or hats, in other words, youre not at the beach, so dont dress like you are out of respect for others.
Accommodations ” there are 105 rooms and all have fireplaces, most have decks, some are suited to a couple, others are suited to families of various sizes. Checking out the Bayshore cottage style, which is one up from the lowest priced one, there is a five-piece bathroom, a bedroom, and a bedroom-sitting area with another queen size bed/pullout couch, tv/dvd/vcr, small fridge and coffee maker, fireplace, air conditioning, parking at the cottage.
I priced out a Bayshore cottage from July 12 ” 17, so for five nights all inclusive for one adult and two teen/preteens, I would pay $2728.00 Canadian. That includes all meals, recreation, accommodation, entertainment and lakefront activities, supervised programs for my children if they want to join in, skilled instruction and use of all facilities. Definitely worth checking out and the ratings for this place are very very good.
Fernresort.com can also be called at 1-800-567-3376. Their website by the way is one of the best Ive seen for layout and user-friendly access.