KOA Sandusky / Bayshore

The young girl with black hair in the office has a great personality and was very helpful throughout our stay. Every worker we interacted with was helpful and polite. The location is perfect if you plan on going to cedar point or any other local attraction. We were in the section closest to the train which they do warn you about. I wouldn't recommend it if you're a light sleeper. We'll just book f... The young girl with black hair in the office has a great personality and was very helpful throughout our stay. Every worker we interacted with was helpful and polite. The location is perfect if you plan on going to cedar point or any other local attraction. We were in the section closest to the train which they do warn you about. I wouldn't recommend it if you're a light sleeper. We'll just book farther away from the train in the future but we will be back. They seem to always have an activity going on which is nice. Their heated pools were still open in late September which was nice. Usually they are closed after Labor no matter the weather at other places we stay.

We stayed here for two days. I can't recall a single positive moment from our vacation because it was all ruined by the scene I had with a woman with a man's haircut and glasses. It turns out my card didn't work when I checked in. BUT I found out about it in a very rude manner and AFTER I CHECKED OUT. Teach this woman to speak to customers POLITELY! We go on vacation to have positive emotions and... We stayed here for two days. I can't recall a single positive moment from our vacation because it was all ruined by the scene I had with a woman with a man's haircut and glasses. It turns out my card didn't work when I checked in. BUT I found out about it in a very rude manner and AFTER I CHECKED OUT. Teach this woman to speak to customers POLITELY! We go on vacation to have positive emotions and we don't want to waste our nerves on people who were poorly raised. Dear owners of this wonderful KOA, please fire the rude employees! This is simply nonsense! If my card didn't work when I checked in, how did I get the key and how was I able to live in a cabin? She also forgot to scan two bottles of Pepsi, and before that, she forgot to scan marshmallows and a bundle of firewood. The employee is inattentive and rude, raises her voice, and behaves insolently and aggressively. It's their fault they don't know how to process payments properly. Also, during my two days at the KOA, they sent me two strange messages, not the most pleasant ones. This employee ruined our vacation! We're leaving stressed and in a bad mood, with bad memories of this place.

We spent four days at the KOA campground in Sandusky while visiting Cedar Point, and our stay was a mix of enjoyable moments and significant drawbacks. Our assigned campsite was cozy, albeit rather compact, with neighboring campers situated just 12 to 15 feet apart. In the morning, we experienced a pleasant semi-shaded ambiance, but come afternoon and evening, we found ourselves bathing in full su... We spent four days at the KOA campground in Sandusky while visiting Cedar Point, and our stay was a mix of enjoyable moments and significant drawbacks. Our assigned campsite was cozy, albeit rather compact, with neighboring campers situated just 12 to 15 feet apart. In the morning, we experienced a pleasant semi-shaded ambiance, but come afternoon and evening, we found ourselves bathing in full sunlight. Instead of the typical picnic table, our site featured a small metal patio table accompanied by four chairs, which, while functional, left us wishing we had more outdoor dining space. If you're contemplating renting a permanent site here, be aware that the setups are similar in size, so proximity to neighbors is inevitable. One major downside was the water supply its sulfuric smell that invaded our camper, making it unbearable. I strongly recommend bringing bottled water for cooking, drinking, and washing dishes, as using their water is not advisable—it’s simply rancid. On a more positive note, the two swimming pools were clean and well-maintained, much to the delight of the kids, who spent hours splashing around. However, the state of the bathrooms left a lot to be desired. Honestly, I have never encountered facilities so poorly maintained at a campground. The showers, tiny at just 2x2 feet, were impractical for any decent personal hygiene routine; shaving legs was out of the question. Additionally, there was no handicap-accessible shower available. As we entered the bathrooms, a powerful, unpleasant odor hit us, a toxic mix that seemed to be an attempt to mask the pervasive mold growing on the shower tile walls. Despite complaints we made to staff about the overwhelming smell and the mold, no visible measures were taken to rectify the situation. To make matters worse, the bathroom stalls frequently ran out of toilet paper and hand soap. We reported this issue to an employee, but unfortunately, nothing was replenished during our four-day stay, so be sure to bring your own supplies. The condition of the stalls and handrails was simply unacceptable, often dirty and unkempt, indicating a lack of regular cleaning during our visit. With no maintenance over four days, hygiene standards clearly fell short. The camp store, while stocked with a decent range of items you might have forgotten, was significantly overpriced. For instance, a stick of butter cost $2, and their homemade breakfast offerings, like pancakes for $10 and biscuits and gravy for $12, were pricey compared to a quick meal at McDonald's. Lastly, although the campground had a laid-back atmosphere, it was marred by some inconsiderate guests. One neighbor's dog roamed freely without a leash, repeatedly coming up to our camper, and unfortunately, it also left droppings in our campsite. If you’re planning a brief stay while visiting Cedar Point, I would advise weighing your options carefully before choosing this campground.

I'll start by saying, we've always had a pleasant stay prior to this stay. I take my grandbabies there when we go to cedar point. I always tell everyone, the grandbabies seem to like the camping (we get cabins, they call "mamaws tiny house".) They love the bounce pillows, pools, tractor train, and over priced craft station. BUT THIS STAY WAS DIFFERENT!! I don't know if it is under new management o... I'll start by saying, we've always had a pleasant stay prior to this stay. I take my grandbabies there when we go to cedar point. I always tell everyone, the grandbabies seem to like the camping (we get cabins, they call "mamaws tiny house".) They love the bounce pillows, pools, tractor train, and over priced craft station. BUT THIS STAY WAS DIFFERENT!! I don't know if it is under new management or ownership, not only because of the decline in the upkeep, but the unwillingness to remedy our situation. My finances wasn't in line with renting our normal cabin, so I got the same kind of cabin with its own restroom, but the bunkbed was in the same room as mine, making it a few bucks cheaper UNTIL they charged my bank account! Here's the deal, was the charge for them trying to mask the smell, with spray or scent pucks, I complained about, not once but twice?! MOMENTS AFTER CHECK IN, I went to the office to discuss the pungent raid smell, mixed with stale cigarette smells. I got "it shouldn't" and that was it! Not a switch of cabins when there were 2 identical cabins that remained vacant the whole time we were there or any other remedy. So rather than unpack the expensive items (electronics) from my vehicle, we left the patio door open and headed to cedar point. Needless to say, when we got back it was no better. So to add insult to injury, we sleep with the door open as it was a bit cooler but not cool enough to be of comparison of using the ac, I'm sure is part of the upcharge of said cabin. Unprepared to feed the grandbaby, we get a text the following morning, that they couldn't make breakfast for our planned purchase. So on our way to McDonald's and to walmart for food for the remaining time, I stop in the office to , now complain. I only get, "we'll go check it out". We go to McDonald's and decide to just go to cedar point and shop on the way back. I stop back in the office to get, "I think housekeeping was there". We get back to the cabin to find, they either sprayed something or placed some smelly devices under the beds or something. So now it's a raid like scent, over nicotine, masked with something they've included. Let me tell you, I'm a smoker. I don't smoke in my home because it's fowl and my grandbabies shouldn't have to suffer because of my bad decision. So if I can smell it, you know it's bad! With my 2 yr old granddaughter waking with allergy symptoms, we decide to just stay away from the cabin as much as we can, only returning to lay our heads. Even with pictures of nicotine stained items and poor paint job to cover it, and them being there, they deny it ever being smoked in. I wish I could attach the pictures here. The microwave, range hood, ac, smoke detector, etc, is nicotine stained. So besides the horrific stay where we couldn't really stay but just lay our heads, they overcharge from what was stated on my reservation!! Am I charged for their inconvenience of having to mask the smell or the device used to mask the smell?! I left the cabin as it was, using none of their supplies, towels, or anything, as we brought our own and showered at the water park, also. We did go to the pool which was pretty clean. The public restrooms were still gross as usual and that's why I never rented a glorified shed after renting it the first of many stays. Because, despite complaints we made to staff about the overwhelming smell and the mold, no visible measures were taken to rectify that situation in all the years we've been staying. I may give it another try as camping is a big deal to the grandbabies as stated, but in all reality, they're about as expensive as a hotel anymore. Being a diamond member with Hilton, I may just try the tru or Hampton hotel for halloweekends! NOTE: I was going to leave this alone until I seen the upcharge for what? Another pungent smell added?! BTW, it was cabin MP213 so if you get assigned this cabin, refuse it at check in!

We stayed in one of the group cabins. Its not too bad except the beds are extremely hard and you get 1 very flat pillow per person and the blankets are like the stiff hospital blankets. Our cabin smelt a little musty but its probably from the a/c being off and the humidity. The cabin could use some updating for sure but we didn't mind much. The train runs throughout the night which didn't really b... We stayed in one of the group cabins. Its not too bad except the beds are extremely hard and you get 1 very flat pillow per person and the blankets are like the stiff hospital blankets. Our cabin smelt a little musty but its probably from the a/c being off and the humidity. The cabin could use some updating for sure but we didn't mind much. The train runs throughout the night which didn't really bother us much as it didn't blow the horn often it just rumbled by, however sometimes it does shake the cabin quite a bit. Not the campgrounds fault. They need to be more strict about golf carts, too many young children driving them and not paying attention. Its a decent campground and nice location if you enjoy cedar point. We stayed years ago with our tents but they have since changed tent spaces to gravel pads and I do not like that so we will opt for the cabin from now on. They forgot to give us washcloths which is OK because we bring our own things but I made sure to tell them because I did not want to be charged for stealing them. Lol. Also cabins come with a key to lock the doors, make sure they give you one, they forgot to give us one but we didn't have anything valuable inside so we didn't worry about it and come check out they tried to insist it was "almost impossible" they didn't give us a key, then they found it and apologized. They have a ton of things for kids to do and the two pools were nice if you plan on spending time at the campground.