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Resorts & getaways / Grand Traverse Bay · Acme, six miles east of Traverse City

Grand Traverse Resort and Spa

Independent

A huge all-in-one resort on Grand Traverse Bay, six miles east of Traverse City, with three championship golf courses, a 17-story glass Tower, a spa and a beach.

You book on the hotel’s own site. We don’t charge you anything and we never see your booking.

The resort's golden hotel tower and a low timber building reflected in a pond at purple dusk

Grand Traverse Resort and Spa · Photo from the venue’s official website

Aerial view of the resort, its golf courses and Grand Traverse BayThe resort's golf course with autumn trees from above, with the bay in the background

Quick facts

Floors
17
Check-in
16:00
Check-out
11:00
Parking
Free on-site parking (covered by the $20.95 nightly resort fee); optional valet; seven EV charging stations
Pets
No pets; trained service animals only
Shuttle
Shuttle to and from Cherry Capital Airport (TVC), about 10 minutes away, included in the resort fee
Meeting space
86,500 sq ft (8,036 m²)

03 / The story of this place

What’s it like to stay here?

Grand Traverse Resort spreads over about 900 acres on Grand Traverse Bay and is owned and operated by the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. You can choose from more than 500 hotel rooms, Tower rooms and condos, and the 17-story glass Tower has a restaurant and lounge high above the bay. Golfers come for three championship courses: The Bear by Jack Nicklaus, The Wolverine by Gary Player and Spruce Run by William Newcomb. There's also a 7,000 sq ft spa, a 100,000 sq ft health club with indoor tennis, a Lake Michigan beach and 86,500 sq ft of meeting space, plus a free shuttle to the tribe's Turtle Creek Casino five minutes away.

  • Three championship golf courses
  • 17-story glass Tower with bay views
  • Free airport and casino shuttles

Getting there

Budget for the $20.95 nightly resort fee, which covers parking, internet, the health club and the airport shuttle. Cherry Capital Airport (TVC) is about 10 minutes away.

What comes with your room?

  • Free parking
  • Valet parking
  • Pool
  • Hot tub
  • Fitness center
  • Spa
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • Airport shuttle
  • EV charging
  • Meeting space
  • Golf
  • Beach

Eat and drink in the house

  • Aerie Restaurant & Lounge restaurantRestaurant and lounge high in the 17-story glass Tower with bay views
  • NIIJII Restaurant restaurant
  • Jack's Taproom bar
  • The Den bar
  • The Grille restaurantGolf clubhouse grille

The hotel’s packages

What the hotel offers on its own site: check the exact price and terms there.

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