All accommodations and UWG events will take place at Kalahari Indoor Waterpark Resort in Sandusky, Ohio, America’s largest Indoor Waterpark. The resort is one of Ohio’s largest hotels and convention centers, with over 880 rooms, 4 restaurants, an arcade, a spa, a fitness center, 9-hole mini golf, mini bowling, a 5-D Theater/Ride, and a laser tag arena. The indoor waterpark includes a lazy river ride, a wave pool, giant water slides, an indoor/outdoor hot tub, a swim-up bar and more.
Guest Rooms
All rooms come with waterpark passes as indicated below. If you need more waterpark passes than those allotted with your room type, then you have the option of upgrading to a larger accommodation or of purchasing additional passes. For pictures and a virtual tour of Kalahari accommodations, please click here.
UWG Super-Discounted Room Rates
The following rates are valid Sunday, May 21st to Friday, May 26th, 2023. You must make your reservation prior to April 21st, 2023 to be eligible for these rates. Also, be aware that we only have a limited number of rooms available to our group at the discounted rate and it’s possible that they can sell out, for one or more of the conference nights, prior to the April 21st deadline. So, the earlier you make your reservations, the better chance you’ll have of getting the discounted rate for your entire stay. In the past, it’s been possible to cancel or change your reservation up to a couple days prior to your arrival for a small fee. (Check with the Kalahari when you make your reservations about this year’s policy.)
Be aware that while tax will be added to the room rates below, you should not be charged any additional resort fees (if you’re able to book a room at our discounted rate). There has been some confusion about this in the past on the part of some of the Kalahari staff so make sure that you double check this when making your reservation.
Click here to make your May 2023 UWG Kalahari Lodging Reservations online! Please remember that in order to participate in the conference, you must also Register for UWG here.
If you try to book your online and can’t find the room type you want, it might be worth calling the Kalahari and asking nicely to see if they may have availability that’s not showing up in their online system.
Desert Room – $119 + tax per night
Two queen-size beds and a sleeper sofa
4 Waterpark Passes (an extra fee for passes will be charged for the 5th & 6th person)
6 maximum occupancy
Note: the Desert Room, while attractively priced, is very distant from the Convention Center where the UWG activities are being held. The remaining rooms and suites are more convenient.
Hut Room – $119 + tax per night
Two queen-size beds
4 Waterpark Passes
4 maximum occupancy
Nomad Room – $139 + tax per night
Two queen-size beds and a sleeper sofa
4 Waterpark Passes (an extra fee for passes will be charged for the 5th & 6th person)
6 maximum occupancy
Lodge Suite – $149 + tax per night
King-size bed and a sleeper sofa
4 Waterpark Passes
4 maximum occupancy
Furnished kitchen and dining area
The Lodge Suite requires a minimum three (3) night stay to qualify for the discounted pricing.
Combination Suite – $249 + tax per night
King-size bed, two queen-sized beds and a sleeper sofa (Lodge Suite + Hut Room)
8 Waterpark Passes
8 maximum occupancy
Furnished kitchen and dining area
The Combination Suite requires a minimum three (3) night stay to qualify for the discounted pricing.
Village Suite – $369 + tax per night
King-size bed, four queen-sized beds and a sleeper sofa (Lodge Suite + two Hut Rooms)
12 Waterpark Passes
12 maximum occupancy
Furnished kitchen and dining area
The Village Suite requires a minimum three (3) night stay to qualify for the discounted pricing.
Nyumba Entertainment Villa
Five bedrooms: one with King-size bed, four with two queen-sized beds, two sleeper sofas
18 Waterpark Passes
22 maximum occupancy
Furnished kitchen and dining area
Two level villa
Four bathrooms
Laundry facilities in the villa
Note: the new Nyumba Entertain Villa requires a $2000 advance damage deposit and is a stand-alone building detached from the Convention Center, where the UWG activities are being held.
For pictures and layouts, click here to go to the Kalahari Resort’s website.
Please note:
Registration fees are non-refundable.
Participation in any event, funshop or activity at UWG is voluntary and entirely at your own risk. Participants acknowledge that the organizers of Unschoolers’ Waterpark Gathering and their agents will not be held liable for any injury, loss, or damage arising from participating in this event.
You should understand that when participating in any physically active funshop, there is the possibility of physical injury. If you choose to participate, you agree that you do so at your own risk, are voluntarily participating in these activities, assume all risk of injury to yourself, and agree to release and discharge Unschoolers’ Waterpark Gathering from any and all claims or causes of action, known or unknown.