Hotels in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Grand Rapids is in Michigan's western Lower Peninsula. It is the second-largest city in Michigan and is on the Grand River. Lake Michigan's beaches are 30 miles west of the city. The city has parks and hiking trails, and Millennium Park has a beach and swimming area, biking and walking trails, and places to picnic. Grand Rapids has winter activities, including ice skating at Rosa Parks Circle downtown and downhill skiing is less than a 30-minute drive. It offers a variety of hotels to choose from.

Amway Grand Plaza

The Amway Grand Plaza is in downtown Grand Rapids, right on the Grand River. All rooms have irons and hair dryers, and some rooms have views of the river. It offers many levels of rooms, including the standard room, superior guest room, concierge guest room, junior suites, plaza luxury suites, tower luxury suites and grand luxury suites. Internet access is available for a fee, as is use of the fitness center and pool. The hotel has four restaurants on-site and multiple retail stores. Pets are not allowed at the hotel except for service animals.

Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
187 Monroe Ave. NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
(800) 253-3590
www.amwaygrand.com/

Sleep Inn and Suites

The Sleep Inn and Suites is two miles from the Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids. The hotel's amenities include a free hot breakfast, evening hors d'oeuvres on select nights, free Wi-Fi, a business center with free copying and faxing, an indoor pool, hot tub and a fitness room. Rooms have irons, hair dryers, coffee makers, microwaves and refrigerators. Pets are welcome for a charge.

Sleep Inn and Suites
4284 29th St., SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49512
(616) 975-9000
Fax: (616) 954-6767
www.sleepinn.com/hotel/MI016

Courtyard Marriott Downtown

Courtyard Marriott is in downtown Grand Rapids. Rooms have free Internet access, cable television, irons, hair dryers and coffee makers. The hotel has coin-operated laundry, a fitness center and indoor pool and spa. There are safe-deposit boxes at the front desk. Pets are not welcome unless they are a service animal.

Downtown Courtyard by Marriott
11 Monroe Ave. NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
(616) 242-6000
Fax: (616) 242-6605
www.ourcourtyardgr.com/contact.html

Quality Inn Terrace Club

The Quality Inn Terrace Club is three miles from Grand Rapids' Gerald R. Ford International Airport. The hotel offers a free hot breakfast, free evening snacks on select nights, free Wi-Fi, indoor pool, hot tub and a business center near a fireplace. Rooms have hair dryers and coffee makers and suites offer a refrigerator and microwave.

Quality Inn Terrace Club
4495 28th St. S.E.
Grand Rapids, MI 49512
(616) 956-8080
Fax: (616) 956-0619
www.qualityinn.com/hotel/MI056

Resources

Grand Rapids Visitors Bureau

Article Written By Beth VanHouten

Beth VanHouten is a writer in Traverse City, Mich. She began writing in 2003. She has written articles in "MiBiz," a business newspaper in Southwestern Michigan, and has 3 years of experience in children's book publishing. VanHouten received her Bachelor of Arts in English, with an emphasis in practical writing from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Mich.

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