GREAT WOLF RESORTS

Nestled in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains, Great Wolf Resorts selected Kraemer Brothers to renovate and expand this popular resort we originally built for them in 2004. This massive project included work in four areas—waterpark, lobby, hotel, and site. The indoor waterpark doubled in size, including seven new slides and an indoor/outdoor restaurant. Precast concrete panels, EIFS, clerestory windows, and stone veneer make up the addition’s exterior, while glulam beams, wood decking, and painted murals provide a joyful atmosphere inside the waterpark. A five-phase project transformed the existing lobby and registration into a new grand lobby. Two restaurants elevate guests’ dining experience with a casual yet elegant combination. An expansion to the Northern Lights Arcade and event space now provides entertainment for both kids and adults. The porte cochère was widened, now creating four drive lanes for travelers arriving at the resort. The seven-story Mountain Tower includes 202 suites with four different layouts to accommodate families of all sizes and ages.

The hotel bathrooms were constructed off-site in prefabricated pods, complete with flooring, wallcoverings, and fixtures. The pods simply needed to be placed and connected. This method contributed to a cleaner and safer work environment, helped reduce labor, materials, waste, and costs, and increased speed to occupancy. Fiber cement siding, large windows, and stone cover the exterior of the additions, creating a rustic look that complements the existing design. We first completed floors one through four in the hotel tower, allowing Great Wolf to occupy those spaces while we finished the above three floors. The massive sitework included adding over 450 parking stalls, relocating a ropes course, and managing stormwater on this mountainous site. Kraemer Brothers overcame great adversity with unforeseen rock excavation, concrete supply issues, and long material lead times. With four projects occurring simultaneously, we provided phasing plans, installed temporary partition walls, and updated schedules in real time, allowing our client to remain operational with over 90% occupancy throughout construction! In combination of the initial construction in 2004, and the recently finished 2023 project, this Kraemer Brothers has constructed over 617,000 square feet and 603 suites at this location.

Kraemer Brothers has also constructed projects for Great Wolf in Lake Delton, WI and Concord, NC.