There's a casual riverfront restaurant, and a lounge that offers regular live entertainment. Parking and an area shuttle are complimentary. Check in time: 4:00 PMCheck out time: 11:00 AM. Other amenities include an indoor pool, a hot tub, a gym and a sauna, plus a coin operated laundry. Room service is available. Some rooms have microwaves, minifridges and/or river views. Suites add kitchenettes and sitting areas. The modest rooms with conservative furnishings offer free Wi Fi, flat screen TVs and coffeemakers. Set along the Grand River, this relaxed hotel is 3 miles from concerts at the Van Andel Arena and 4 miles from Fifth Third Ballpark. Gerald R Ford International Airport 23 min
Grand Rapids Public Museum (6 min.) Museum offers 3 floors of history in an ex-flour mill plus exhibits a 1928 carousel & planetarium. Robinette S Apple Haus U0026 Winery (11 min) Orchard trail running winery and running Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. (8 min.) Riverside Park (8 min.) Nature trails for hiking biking & bird-watching plus fishing kayaking winter sports & disc golf. John Ball Zoo (8 min.) Exhibits include touchable stingrays feedable parakeets & camel rides plus aquarium with penguins. Fish Ladder Park (6 min.) Destination for watching fish migrate via special ladder with separate areas for fishing in river. Rosa Parks Circle (7 min.) Designed by artist Maya Lin this public plaza offers ice skating in winter & concerts in summer. Grand Rapids Art Museum (8 min.) Modern space filled with U.S. & European art offers family-friendly activities & classical concerts. Cannonsburg Ski Area (17 min) Ski resort skiing and snowboarding Grand Rapids Children S Museum (9 min.) Hands-on learning space for kids ages 2-10 features a real beehive & workshops like robot building. Meyer May House (10 min.) Restored early-1900s home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright with free guided tours some days. Urban Institute For Contemporary Arts (Uica) (8 min.) Multi-use facility devoted to the creative arts with programs in visual arts film music & dance. The Gerald Ford Presidential Museum (5 min.) Museum tells Ford s life story using artifacts interactive exhibits & a replica of the Oval Office. Millennium Park (16 min.) Vast urban park reclaims heavily used land for 6-acre beach & wetlands with hiking trails. |