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If your next meeting needs to be special and within budget, upscale yet casual, postcard beautiful with comfortable meeting space and a staff that truly cares about your success, Grand Traverse Resort and Spa is the place to be. There’s no better place for emerging successful strategies and inspiring solutions while your attendees walk away energized and excited about their meeting. With more than 500 guestrooms and suites, we offer a variety of accommodations including newly renovated rooms in our original six-story Hotel, deluxe suites in our 17-story Tower, studio, one, two- and three-bedroom Condos. Grand Traverse Resort and Spa is a four-season destination with over 86,500 square feet of meeting space. There truly is something for everyone – warm baked goods at breaks, winery tours during the fall colors, a bonfire at a beach barbecue while the sun sets over the bay, and freshly groomed snowshoe trails in the winter complemented with piping hot chocolate. Grand Traverse Resort and Spa is ready to welcome your guests for an experience they'll always remember.
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- Calls (local)
- Calls (toll-free)
- Concierge services
- Internet access
- Luggage storage
- Room service
- View (ocean or water)
- Voicemail box
- Free airport shuttle
- Onsite catering
- Onsite gift shop
- Onsite restaurant
- Onsite security
- Space (outdoor)
- Space (private)
- Wheelchair accessible
- AV capabilities
- Business center
- Video conference
- VIP services
- Golf course on grounds
- Health club
- Indoor pool
- Outdoor pool
- Spa or salon
- Tennis courts
- Water sports
- Whirlpool
- Airport shuttle
- Bus
- Taxi
- Dance floor
- Loading dock
- Piano
- Portable heaters
- Portable walls
- Staging area
- Calls (local)
- Calls (toll-free)
- Concierge services
- Internet access
- Luggage storage
- Room service
- View (ocean or water)
- Voicemail box
- Free airport shuttle
- Onsite catering
- Onsite gift shop
- Onsite restaurant
- Onsite security
- Space (outdoor)
- Space (private)
- Wheelchair accessible

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Meeting space
Name | Room size | Ceiling height | Max capacity | U-Shape | Banquet rounds | Cocktail rounds | Theater | Classroom | Boardroom | Hollow square |
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9,240 sq. ft. 110 x 84 sq. ft. | 14 ft. | 1000 | - | 600 | 800 | 1000 | 500 | - | - | |
1,932 sq. ft. 46 x 42 sq. ft. | 14 ft. | 210 | 54 | 100 | 125 | 210 | 100 | 40 | 72 | |
3,864 sq. ft. 46 x 84 sq. ft. | 14 ft. | 425 | 80 | 240 | 275 | 425 | 220 | 76 | 120 | |
1,386 sq. ft. 33 x 42 sq. ft. | 14 ft. | 150 | 48 | 70 | 100 | 150 | 72 | 40 | 60 | |
2,772 sq. ft. 33 x 84 sq. ft. | 14 ft. | 300 | 84 | 150 | 175 | 300 | 160 | 76 | 96 | |
651 sq. ft. 31 x 21 sq. ft. | 14 ft. | 50 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 30 | 28 | 32 | |
2,604 sq. ft. 31 x 84 sq. ft. | 14 ft. | 250 | - | 120 | 150 | 250 | 148 | 40 | - | |
2,304 sq. ft. 24 x 96 sq. ft. | 14 ft. | 100 | - | - | 100 | - | - | - | - | |
432 sq. ft. 24 x 18 sq. ft. | 12 ft. | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | - |
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The Resort features 54 holes of championship golf including the Jack Nicklaus’ The Bear, Gary Player’s The Wolverine, and William Newcomb’s Spruce Run. And for the non-golfers, pamper your attendees at the award-winning Spa Grand Traverse. From body care and massage to facials, nailcare, and relaxing amenities, experience self-care redefined. Additional features of the resort include a variety of recreation including indoor and outdoor tennis and pickleball courts, two indoor and two outdoor swimming pools, a private beach club, an upscale shopping gallery, health club, and diverse restaurants and lounges. Situated on 900 acres in the northwest corner of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula along the shores of Lake Michigan’s East Grand Traverse Bay, the resort is located six miles northeast of Traverse City, MI and ten minutes from Traverse City’s Cherry Capital Airport. The Grand Traverse area has grown to become the largest producer of sweet and tart cherries in the world and is home to several award winning wineries. Experience No Truer North.
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Has your hotel taken steps to reduce single-use plastics, such as removing plastic straws (except upon request for guests with disabilities), stirrers and cotton buds? If yes, please provide detail as to the steps you have taken to reduce single use plastics?
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Does your hotel engage in activities to protect & restore the natural environment in which it is located (i.e. trees planted, coral reef restored, etc.)?
What measures are in place to allow for social distancing in fitness centers (e.g. equipment configuration, staggered usage times)? If no fitness center, please put N/A.
Has the fitness room cleaning routine been adjusted/increased? If yes, what new measures are included? If no fitness center, please put N/A.
Will your hotel be imposing any additional fees for cleaning services? If yes, please specify those fees.
Are specific cleaning/disinfection routines in place for pillows, duvets and their covers, headboard, bathrobe etc.? If yes, please describe.
Does the property limit number of guests in restaurant, bar, or dining areas due to COVID19 or other pandemics? If yes, please provide details of how restaurant, bar, or dining areas limits capacity? If no restaurant or bar, please put N/A.
Has the public bathroom cleaning routine been adjusted/increased? If yes, what new measures are included?
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