Great Wolf Lodge

The Great Wolf Lodge Southern California/Anaheim is a substantial, all-suite resort property that offers one of the most unique large-scale event venues in the Garden Grove area. With 603 spacious suites, this lodge provides the high-volume room capacity required for large corporate conferences, regional trade shows, and major company retreats, all while offering a vast collection of on-site amenities. While famous for its family entertainment, the hotel features a dedicated conference center wing that is thoughtfully positioned away from the main water park, ensuring a professional and focused atmosphere for corporate and association events.

For event planners, the hotel’s primary draw is its modern and highly flexible conference center, which features over 21,000 square feet of total event space. This space is divided into 12 configurable meeting rooms, allowing for complex event agendas with multiple concurrent sessions. The anchor of the convention space is the 9,877-square-foot Redwood Ballroom. This grand ballroom is ideal for a general session, expo floor, or large gala, and can host up to 1,083 attendees in a theater-style arrangement, 988 for a standing reception, or 660 for a banquet. The ballroom’s great strength is its versatility, as it can be divided into five smaller, sound-proofed sections for breakouts or more intimate functions.

In addition to the main ballroom, the conference center includes several other large breakout rooms, such as the 1,488-square-foot Blue Oak room and the 1,433-square-foot White Pine room, both of which can also be divided in two. This modular design provides planners with numerous options for training seminars, workshops, and VIP meetings. The conference center is supported by a large 6,521-square-foot pre-function area, perfect for event registration, sponsor tables, and networking cocktail hours.

Organizing a large-scale event, from sourcing a multi-room venue to managing a block of 600+ suites, creates a significant administrative burden. This is precisely the operational chaos that Engine was built to solve. Our platform is designed for project-based companies and large group travel, handling complexities that consumer booking sites cannot. Engine provides an end-to-end group booking service, complete with dedicated trip managers who can source the perfect venue, manage the contract, and coordinate rooming lists for over 9,000 travelers, all with white-glove service.

The attendee experience at Great Wolf Lodge is supported by a robust set of amenities. The 603 suites provide ample space for guests to work and relax. The property features five distinct on-site restaurants, offering everything from casual bites to full-service dining, ensuring attendees have plenty of options without needing to leave the resort. A business center and fitness center are also available to support attendee needs.

For finance teams and operations managers, booking with Engine provides unparalleled control and simplicity. Instead of drowning in spreadsheets and chasing down receipts from dozens of travelers, our platform provides perfect cost allocation by allowing you to track all expenses by job number or project code. We eliminate the administrative nightmare with our Direct Bill feature, which extends a line of credit to pay for the entire group booking upfront. At the end of the month, your company receives a single, unified invoice, simplifying reconciliation and freeing up your team to focus on the event’s success.