Sleek rooms feature free Wi Fi, and flat screen TVs with Netflix, plus minifridges, coffeemakers and safes. Amenities include a library and a chic cocktail/tapas bar, plus a gym, meeting and event space, and coin operated laundry facilities. A breakfast buffet and valet parking are available for a fee. In a 19th century building with a redbrick facade, this polished hotel in Downtown Grand Rapids is a 7 minute walk from the Grand Rapids Public Museum, 12 minutes by foot from The Gerald Ford Presidential Museum and a mile from Interstate 196. Upgraded rooms add sitting areas and/or sofabeds; 1 bedroom suites have separate living rooms. Check in time: 4:00 PMCheck out time: 12:00 PM. Gerald R Ford International Airport 22 min
Robinette S Apple Haus U0026 Winery (14 min) Orchard trail running winery and running Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. (6 min.) Millennium Park (12 min.) Vast urban park reclaims heavily used land for 6-acre beach & wetlands with hiking trails. The Gerald Ford Presidential Museum (7 min.) Museum tells Ford s life story using artifacts interactive exhibits & a replica of the Oval Office. Urban Institute For Contemporary Arts (Uica) (5 min.) Multi-use facility devoted to the creative arts with programs in visual arts film music & dance. Rosa Parks Circle (3 min.) Designed by artist Maya Lin this public plaza offers ice skating in winter & concerts in summer. Cannonsburg Ski Area (20 min) Ski resort skiing and snowboarding Fountain Street Church (7 min.) Meyer May House (8 min.) Restored early-1900s home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright with free guided tours some days. John Ball Zoo (4 min.) Exhibits include touchable stingrays feedable parakeets & camel rides plus aquarium with penguins. Grand Rapids Public Museum (5 min.) Museum offers 3 floors of history in an ex-flour mill plus exhibits a 1928 carousel & planetarium. Fish Ladder Park (10 min.) Destination for watching fish migrate via special ladder with separate areas for fishing in river. Grand Rapids Children S Museum (6 min.) Hands-on learning space for kids ages 2-10 features a real beehive & workshops like robot building. Grand Rapids Art Museum (3 min.) Modern space filled with U.S. & European art offers family-friendly activities & classical concerts. |