Chico Hot Springs

We did their open air mineral hot springs pools,  very nice and refreshing.  Kids all had a good time.  However, the changing room / bathroom need to get clean regularly, frequently, and really clean up the smell.  Really smell like a one big pee room.  
We had dinner at Poolside Grille, like almost of Yellowstone restaurants around, when it got busy, it got really slow.  We had burger and BBQ source pizza.  Pizza was great, crusts were just right.  We really enjoy it.

We ate dinner and breakfast at Chico. We were totally taken by the place. We didn't stay overnight at the resort becuase it was full. we stayed in a cabin about a half mile up the valley. Beautiful place. Chico is great. We ate dinner in the restaurant. Upscale, great menu, attentive staff. We hit the hot springs after dinner. After our night in the cabin, back to the hot springs for a quick soak, then breakfast back at teh restaurant. A buffet. Again, great food, great wait staff. Chci is the real thing. Don't miss it.

yuuuuuuuuck!!! what a waste of gas/time/money. I came here on my way back from Yellowstone and thought it would be nice to soak in some hot springs for a bit.  what a mistake!

The old, musty, and crowded lobby should've been my first sign to turn and leave, but stupidly I thought the hot springs itself would be better.  So my friend and I forked over $15 and bought two day passes.

To get to the hot springs you have to walk through a bar and the bartender presses a buzzer to let you into the hot springs/pool area.  The bar was dark and again old and musty - the second sign we should've just left!

The hot springs itself was a big disappointment.  It was just a pool (not even a really big one at that) with murky blue water in it and a ton of kids running around and jumping in and splashing other patrons.  The tiles around the pool are old and the grout in between them is dirty and looks like it could use a good scrubbing with some bleach.

Since I wasn't a guest of the hotel, I had to go into their restroom/locker room to change into my swim suit.  That restroom was really gross.  I'll just leave it at that.  I had a icky/displeased expression on my face which I tried (unsuccessfully) to hide because I didn't want my friend to think I was annoyed, but I really wanted to just leave right then and there without even getting in the pool.

Getting into the water it felt just like bath water, not as hot as I would've wanted it to be.  From living in Phoenix I've been in some regular pools that were hotter than this!  Needless to say, we didn't stay long.  We swam around for a while to try and get our money's worth, but eventually just gave it up as a lost cause and went home.

never again!