A Michigan Treasure - The Grand Hotel

By-Tor wrote:

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

The damn teenaged daughter ruined the pic with her cream colored top instead of stark white top

By-Tor wrote:Just send the kids to the waterpark and arcade while enjoying your tea and a spliff on the veranda.

DWags wrote:I got kicked out of there once. Not a ghost story either.

Rocinante wrote:Come on... Nobody got the somewhere in time reference?

Turtleneck wrote:

LooseGoose wrote:

It really is worth staying at least once, not my normal cuppa but I've enjoyed myself there. It kind of takes you back to another time, think the 1900-1930 era. I wouldn't want to live it every day but nothing wrong with experiencing it now and then. Men and women "dressed" for meals, afternoon tea on the veranda and personalized service.

That actually sounds horrible. No wonder God put an iceberg in front of the Titanic.

Rocinante wrote:Come on... Nobody got the somewhere in time reference?

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:

DWags wrote:I got kicked out of there once. Not a ghost story either.

Did you try to fight somebody in the parking lot?

DWags wrote:

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:

Did you try to fight somebody in the parking lot?

Had a tank top on. It was after six. I'm a bad ass.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

DWags wrote:

Had a tank top on. It was after six. I'm a bad ass.

DWags wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

I think mine was blue, and a bit smelly. I might have had a couple beers too.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

I'd fight someone if they made me stay in a place like this..

DWags wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

I think mine was blue, and a bit smelly. I might have had a couple beers too.

tGreenWay wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

I'd fight someone if they made me stay in a place like this..

And this is why I spend my day reading outside and my nights in the cupola bar. On a sidenote: I predict this is the year I strangle the Musser boy who rides around the porch on his old-timey bike selling Coke and ringing that motherfucking bell.

LooseGoose wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:


And this is why I spend my day reading outside and my nights in the cupola bar. On a sidenote: I predict this is the year I strangle the Musser boy who rides around the porch on his old-timey bike selling Coke and ringing that motherfucking bell.

lol, then we can bump this thread - it'll be marvelous.

tGreenWay wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

I'd fight someone if they made me stay in a place like this..

And this is why I spend my day reading outside and my nights in the cupola bar. On a sidenote: I predict this is the year I strangle the Musser boy who rides around the porch on his old-timey bike selling Coke and ringing that motherfucking bell.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:here is my wife and I enjoying a leisurely evening stroll last summer.. we so look forward to many more visits this year..

“Once in a lifetime luxury”
5 of 5 starsReviewed 2 weeks ago
I convinced my husband to drive to the Grand Hotel from the Madison, WI area for a long 3 day weekend during a Spring Special they had advertised. The roadtrip was beautiful, only 6 hours and coming into the island on the ferry with our bikes was relaxing. As you approach the shore, you can see the Grand Hotel, and it is larger than life. Our bags were delivered to our hotel, so we biked to the entrance and were greeted by a wonderful woman. We were shown where to park our bikes, and then were escorted to a gorgeous room. Our room included a large breakfast and 5 course dinner, and all three days a new menu was left in our room to choose from...it was heaven! The grounds are immaculate, the pool was perfect after biking around the island or playing tennis, and the ice cream shop recently added just made the late evenings perfect. Will try to go back again as it was well worth every penny!!

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:


And this is why I spend my day reading outside and my nights in the cupola bar. On a sidenote: I predict this is the year I strangle the Musser boy who rides around the porch on his old-timey bike selling Coke and ringing that motherfucking bell.

yeah, that was the straw that broke the Mackinaw back for me.. I must admit, I miss the lazy days of reading on the windswept veranda, sipping an iced tea and looking forward to an elegant dinner.

tGreenWay wrote:On a sidenote: I predict this is the year I strangle the Musser boy who rides around the porch on his old-timey bike selling Coke and ringing that motherfucking bell.

LooseGoose wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:here is my wife and I enjoying a leisurely evening stroll last summer.. we so look forward to many more visits this year..

Was she as happy as this wife?

“Once in a lifetime luxury”
5 of 5 starsReviewed 2 weeks ago
I convinced my husband to drive to the Grand Hotel from the Madison, WI area for a long 3 day weekend during a Spring Special they had advertised. The roadtrip was beautiful, only 6 hours and coming into the island on the ferry with our bikes was relaxing. As you approach the shore, you can see the Grand Hotel, and it is larger than life. Our bags were delivered to our hotel, so we biked to the entrance and were greeted by a wonderful woman. We were shown where to park our bikes, and then were escorted to a gorgeous room. Our room included a large breakfast and 5 course dinner, and all three days a new menu was left in our room to choose from...it was heaven! The grounds are immaculate, the pool was perfect after biking around the island or playing tennis, and the ice cream shop recently added just made the late evenings perfect. Will try to go back again as it was well worth every penny!!

LooseGoose wrote:

DWags wrote:

I think mine was blue, and a bit smelly. I might have had a couple beers too.

Wags is a goddamned badass. The only thing I can't figure is you in a tank top? How the hell did you carry your fags?

“We'd make ourselves a drink in the evening before dinner and sit on a rocking chair, reading.”

“The porch is wonderful, sit for a while, smell the breeze and listen to the clippity clop of the horses hoofs.”

The very best thing I ate was the chilled butternut squash soup.The hotel is really great for vegetarian and pescatarian visitors!

We went downstairs to relax on the luscious porch and felt so relaxed. They were setting up the afternoon high tea and it looked wonderful

LooseGoose wrote:Doesn't the thought of horses clippity clopping bring a measure of peace to your heart on this national day of prayer?

tGreenWay wrote:

LooseGoose wrote:Doesn't the thought of horses clippity clopping bring a measure of peace to your heart on this national day of prayer?

I'm mostly concerned with catching a whiff of Rusty's Best as he clippity clops on by.

LooseGoose wrote:Doesn't the thought of horses clippity clopping bring a measure of peace to your heart on this national day of prayer?

DWags wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:

I'm mostly concerned with catching a whiff of Rusty's Best as he clippity clops on by.

Dont feed him beefaroni

DWags wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:

I'm mostly concerned with catching a whiff of Rusty's Best as he clippity clops on by.

Dont feed him beefaroni

LooseGoose wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:here is my wife and I enjoying a leisurely evening stroll last summer.. we so look forward to many more visits this year..

Was she as happy as this wife?

“Once in a lifetime luxury”
5 of 5 starsReviewed 2 weeks ago
I convinced my husband to drive to the Grand Hotel from the Madison, WI area for a long 3 day weekend during a Spring Special they had advertised. The roadtrip was beautiful, only 6 hours and coming into the island on the ferry with our bikes was relaxing. As you approach the shore, you can see the Grand Hotel, and it is larger than life. Our bags were delivered to our hotel, so we biked to the entrance and were greeted by a wonderful woman. We were shown where to park our bikes, and then were escorted to a gorgeous room. Our room included a large breakfast and 5 course dinner, and all three days a new menu was left in our room to choose from...it was heaven! The grounds are immaculate, the pool was perfect after biking around the island or playing tennis, and the ice cream shop recently added just made the late evenings perfect. Will try to go back again as it was well worth every penny!!

NigelUno wrote:

LooseGoose wrote:

Was she as happy as this wife?

The pool was perfect!

Anyone there during a Spring Special wouldn't be spending too much time at the pool.

tGreenWay wrote:

NigelUno wrote:

The pool was perfect!

Anyone there during a Spring Special wouldn't be spending too much time at the pool.

In warmer weather the pool is always too crowded, mostly with little kids. There's not enough chlorine in the world to get me in that thing.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

I'd fight someone if they made me stay in a place like this..

LooseGoose wrote:

DWags wrote:

Dont feed him beefaroni

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

I'd fight someone if they made me stay in a place like this..

It looks like the Easter bunny puked all over that room.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

It looks like the Easter bunny puked all over that room.

I would be scared to close my eyes in there.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:

In warmer weather the pool is always too crowded, mostly with little kids. There's not enough chlorine in the world to get me in that thing.

I don't know.. a copious amount of chlorine would only add to the whimsical charm of the clippity-clop of horses.