Pin itHotel Mead & Conference Center
The top-rated hotel in Wisconsin Rapids, with 150 rooms, free breakfast, and a 20-mile drive to Sand Valley.
- Nightly rate
- From USD 90–USD 150
- Distance to courses
- Sand Valley Resort ~20 miles
- What stands out
- The top-rated hotel in Wisconsin Rapids, with 150 rooms, free breakfast, and a 20-mile drive to Sand Valley.
$90–$150/night
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The property
Hotel Mead & Conference Center is the largest and highest-rated hotel in Wisconsin Rapids, with 150 rooms, an indoor pool, sauna, fitness center, an on-site restaurant, free breakfast, and free parking. It sits roughly 20 miles from Sand Valley Resort, a 30-minute drive each way.
What to expect
The 20-mile distance is the trade-off, and for early tee times at Sand Valley, Mammoth Dunes, The Lido, or Sedge Valley it adds roughly an hour of daily driving. The compensation is rate, the convenience of Wisconsin Rapids restaurants and services, and a central position. For a Sand Valley trip that also routes north toward Stevens Point, Hotel Mead sits between both areas and works as a practical central base.
Rates and booking
Rates run $90 to $150 per night, a substantial discount from on-resort pricing. Check rates via the link on this page.
Nearby Courses
Golf at Sand Valley, Wisconsin, Wisconsin
Lawsonia Links
Mid-Range
Lawsonia Links
Sand Valley, Wisconsin, Wisconsin
A 1930 Langford and Moreau design in Green Lake with massive elevated greens and deep bunkers, ranked among America's best affordable public courses.
$70–$140PublicWilliam Langford & Theodore Moreau (1930)
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Bucket List
Mammoth Dunes
Sand Valley, Wisconsin, Wisconsin
David McLay Kidd's 2018 design features some of the widest fairways in American golf, sculpted around a massive sand ridge with enormous greens.
From $295ResortDavid McLay Kidd (2018)
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Premium
Sand Valley
Sand Valley, Wisconsin, Wisconsin
The resort's original Coore and Crenshaw course plays through exposed sand dunes with firm-and-fast conditions and multiple strategic playing options.
$105–$295ResortBill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (2017)
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Mid-Range
Sedge Valley
Sand Valley, Wisconsin, Wisconsin
Tom Doak's heathland-inspired par 68 packs a 74.2 course rating into fewer than 5,900 yards through small, complex green sites.
From $295ResortTom Doak (2024)
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