The largest full-service resort in Northern Michigan, with three on-site courses, bay views from the 17-story Tower, and spa facilities that anchor a complete destination property.
$200–$350/night
Book direct via the property website
Grand Traverse Resort and Spa is the largest full-service resort in Northern Michigan, six miles from downtown Traverse City and built around three on-site golf courses: The Bear (Jack Nicklaus), the Wolverine, and Spruce Run. The 583 keys split between the 17-story Tower (where the bay views start to read like a map) and condominium units across the grounds. Spa, pool complex, fitness centre, and multiple dining rooms cover the non-golf hours with substance.
Use it as a central base. Arcadia Bluffs is 35 miles southwest, Shanty Creek 30 miles northeast, and Bay Harbor and the Boyne Highlands courses are within reasonable striking range to the north. The Old Mission Peninsula wine trail begins just up the road if your group includes non-golfers. Walk-out access to The Bear from the Tower means you can fit an extra round on a travel day without setting a wheel on the highway.
$200 to $350 nightly, reflecting four-star amenities and the largest property in the corridor. Stay-and-play packages bundling lodging with rounds on the on-site courses undercut booking the components separately, and they're the right call for groups planning multiple resort-course rounds. Book direct through the resort.
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