Cedar Point's Castaway Bay

3.0 star property

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Water park
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Water park
Traditional Double Room, 2 Double Beds
Snack bar

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Gym
  • Breakfast available
  • Hot tub
  • Laundry

Explore the area

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2001 Cleveland Road, Sandusky, OH, 44870
  • Place, Castaway Bay Waterpark
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Sports Force Parks at Cedar Point Sports Center
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Cedar Point
    ‪7 min drive‬

Room options

Family Room, 1 Bedroom

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(13 reviews)
  • 42 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Bunk Beds

Standard Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(115 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Double Beds

Standard Room

7.2 out of 10
Good
(25 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About the area

Sandusky

Located in Sandusky, Cedar Point's Castaway Bay is on the waterfront, within a 5-minute drive of Pipe Creek Wildlife Area and Sports Force Parks at Cedar Point Sports Center. .This family-friendly resort is 1.5 mi (2.3 km) from Goofy Golf and 1.7 mi (2.8 km) from Ghostly Manor Thrill Center.

What's nearby

  • Castaway Bay Waterpark - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Sports Force Parks at Cedar Point Sports Center - 3 min drive - 2.5 km
  • Ghostly Manor Thrill Center - 3 min drive - 2.1 km
  • Great Wolf Lodge Sandusky - 5 min drive - 3.9 km
  • Cedar Point - 7 min drive - 5.3 km

Getting around

  • Sandusky Station - 5 min drive
  • Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) - 56 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Thirsty Pony Restaurant - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Dianna's Deli & Restaurant - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Brick Oven Bistro - ‬2 min drive

About this property

Cedar Point's Castaway Bay

Family-friendly resort with 5 restaurants and free water park access
Cedar Point's Castaway Bay offers 237 accommodations with safes and hair dryers. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries.

This Sandusky resort provides complimentary wireless Internet access. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Housekeeping is provided daily.

An indoor pool, an outdoor pool, a children's pool, and a hot tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a complimentary water park and a 24-hour fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 237 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and microwaves.
Enjoy a range of recreational amenities, including a complimentary water park, an outdoor pool, and an indoor pool. Additional amenities at this resort include complimentary wireless internet access, an arcade/game room, and gift shops/newsstands.
Grab a bite to eat at High Tide Cafe, one of the resort's many dining establishments, which include 5 restaurants and a coffee shop/cafe. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-out, a 24-hour front desk, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 11:00 AM.
High Tide Cafe - Onsite buffet restaurant.
Rocket's Market - Onsite café. Open daily.
Sprinkle Shack - Onsite café. Open daily.
Surfside Beach Bar - Onsite café. Open daily.
Famous Dave's (May 2025!) - Onsite restaurant. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Open daily.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee: USD 16.99 for adults and USD 12.99 for children
  • 5 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Famous Dave's (May 2025!)
  • High Tide Cafe
  • Rocket's Market
  • Sprinkle Shack
  • Surfside Beach Bar

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym
  • Air hockey
  • Arcade/game room
  • Bowling alley
  • Children's pool
  • Free children's club
  • Free water park
  • Hot tub
  • Indoor pool
  • Mini golf
  • Outdoor pool
  • Shopping
  • Waterslide

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Bowling alley
  • Children's pool
  • Free children's club
  • Free water park access
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Mini golf
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Waterslide

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Newspapers in lobby
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • On the waterfront
  • Pool loungers
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2004
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately USD 16.99 for adults and USD 12.99 for children

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
This property requires a deposit for first night and taxes.

Property is also known as

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Reviews

Cedar Point's Castaway Bay Reviews

8.4

Very good

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 546 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 228 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 107 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 62 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 58 out of 1001 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mandy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Ralph

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tyler

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Those were such nice days, a lot of food options, the waterpark makes it even better! Really worth it if you’re going with kids.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jackie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Allyse

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brittani

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ashley

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Check in was a little slow but we didn't mind. The room was nice and comfortable. It also had a pull out bed chair which was a nice surprise. The kids loved the water park . We didn't order any food instead ordered dominos. It was a lot cheaper. It looked like they had good food choices for decent prices though. Loved having a Starbucks in the hotel. There is a bbq restaurant you can walk outside too its basically attached. One thing i learned while we were checking out you can come before check in and enjoy everything while you are waiting on your room and also enjoy the water park the whole next day after check out.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Nathan, Burnsville

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything about our stay was amazing. The staff was great, the room was in great shape, etc. We barely had to leave the property for anything and we brought 3 kids!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shanon

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great lively color and atmosphere
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ashly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a great place to stay! Everything in one building! You don't even have to leave if you don't want to! Which is great! We loved and will be going back!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Brianne, Adrian

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pur AC in our room when running smelled like mildew. Waterpark your kid MUST be 54 inches or taller to not have to wear a lifevest. My oldest is on the middle school swim team but becuase shes small, had to wear a vest. That reason alone we will not stay again Bowling only was 5 frames for 10 bucks
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fun place to stay!

Initial checkin was great. Super friendly and helpful staff also. The room was clean and well maintained. It was comfortable enough for us. We used it as a landing spot for our visits to Cedar Point. It was a bonus to have the water park and other fun activities there as well. What a great trip!! My kids loved this place!! The ONLY negative thing I have to say is about the elevators. They are the slowest elevators I’ve used. Otherwise, we will be back again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bryan

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is the ideal spot for stay and play near Cedar Point, especially if it rains or storms.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Tim

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
We were not happy with the service. We were there from wendsday to Sunday and our room was not cleaned once. We had pizza and we were not happy with how the service was and on Saturday the wooden slide was not working
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Lashonda

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Makoto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Amrutha

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Reasonable rate, friendly staff, clean rooms
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Milton

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Tracey

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
We loved the water Park. There was no hair dryer in our room and the room attendant said she did not know where to find one. Thin walls and could hear the other room talking. Easy check in and check out.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

MICHAEL

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent place to stay, staff are very friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the castaway cove waterpark.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Rick, Lansdowne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Castaway Bay is a nice property! I would recommend staying here. The indoor waterpark is outstanding! I appreciate the attentiveness of the lifeguards on duty! Areas of improvement include: wifi connectivity is poor, along with cellphone battery drainage due to poor data availability. We had 2 rooms rented, both bathrooms needed the caulk to be replaced around the tub due to discoloration and/or the presence of mold. Ironically, both bathrooms were empty of shampoo & conditioner. Though body wash dispenser was full. Noise, vibration and harshness of hvac unit will disturb light to moderate sleepers. Finally, late night food options are limited to the "Thirsty Pony" across the street. I would highly recommend, especially in the key month of July, that Famous Dave's, (that is connected to the hotel), stays open later to at least midnight. Overall, after 25 years of coming to Cedar Point and staying at Castaway Bay, I still recommend this property! Great location, & a great value!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Krystal

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025