Cedar Cove
The lowest rate, still with a pool and breakfast
About this hotel
Cedar Cove keeps the budget tightest on this list while still including an outdoor pool, free breakfast, free Wi-Fi and free parking, plus a lounge for the evening. It sits a short taxi from the Merry-Go-Round Museum downtown and a walk from Castaway Bay's indoor water park, giving families the option of a second, indoor swim nearby without paying that resort's own room rate. Toddlers get the outdoor pool on a warm afternoon, parents get the lounge once the kids are down, and the free breakfast covers the morning rush before a park day. It's a straightforward, no-frills stay built for a family spending the budget elsewhere, mainly on park tickets and food.
- Budget rate
- Outdoor pool
- Free breakfast
- Walk to Castaway Bay
Our take
Cedar Cove suits a family for whom the room is simply a place to sleep between park days, with the free breakfast, outdoor pool and walkable Castaway Bay option covering the essentials. It's the most budget-conscious pick on this list and won't offer resort polish, but it does the job for a family that would rather spend on tickets and food.
- ✓Walk over to Castaway Bay's indoor water park on an evening the outdoor pool here feels too crowded or too cool.
- ✓Use the free breakfast to start every park day without an added restaurant cost across a multi-day trip.
- ✓Book early during summer weeks even at this rate, since budget rooms near Cedar Point sell out alongside the pricier ones.
Why we love it
- Lowest rate on this list
- Outdoor pool and a lounge
- Walk to Castaway Bay's water park
- Free breakfast and free parking
Why guests love itWe booked Cedar Cove mainly to save money after Hotel Breakers sold out for our dates, and it turned out to be one of the better trip decisions: free breakfast covered the morning rush, the outdoor pool kept the kids entertained through the hottest part of the afternoon, and one evening we simply walked over to Castaway Bay for a second, indoor swim before heading back to sleep.