Check in time: 3:00 PMCheck out time: 12:00 PM. A half mile from I 96, this contemporary hotel is 2 miles from Grand Rapids Public Museum and 5 miles from Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. Suites add living areas with pull out sofas, as well as wet bars, minifridges and microwaves. Other amenities include a heated indoor pool and a hot tub, plus a fitness room and a patio. Hot breakfast is complimentary, as is all day tea and coffee in the lobby. Airy, understated rooms offer free Wi Fi, flat screen TVs and coffeemakers. Gerald R Ford International Airport 20 min
Fountain Street Church (10 min.) Rosa Parks Circle (7 min.) Designed by artist Maya Lin this public plaza offers ice skating in winter & concerts in summer. The Gerald Ford Presidential Museum (8 min.) Museum tells Ford s life story using artifacts interactive exhibits & a replica of the Oval Office. Grand Rapids Art Museum (6 min.) Modern space filled with U.S. & European art offers family-friendly activities & classical concerts. Cannonsburg Ski Area (22 min) Ski resort skiing and snowboarding Fish Ladder Park (7 min.) Destination for watching fish migrate via special ladder with separate areas for fishing in river. Grand Rapids Children S Museum (7 min.) Hands-on learning space for kids ages 2-10 features a real beehive & workshops like robot building. Meyer May House (9 min.) Restored early-1900s home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright with free guided tours some days. Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. (6 min.) Robinette S Apple Haus U0026 Winery (15 min) Orchard trail running winery and running Millennium Park (16 min.) Vast urban park reclaims heavily used land for 6-acre beach & wetlands with hiking trails. John Ball Zoo (11 min.) Exhibits include touchable stingrays feedable parakeets & camel rides plus aquarium with penguins. Grand Rapids Public Museum (8 min.) Museum offers 3 floors of history in an ex-flour mill plus exhibits a 1928 carousel & planetarium. Urban Institute For Contemporary Arts (Uica) (6 min.) Multi-use facility devoted to the creative arts with programs in visual arts film music & dance. |