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.
Grand Traverse Resort and Spa is the largest full-service resort property in Northern Michigan, and its scale creates a self-contained base camp for golf trips of any length. The 583 rooms include traditional hotel accommodations and condominium units, with the 17-story Tower providing bay views that establish the region's geography from above. Three golf courses operate on the property: The Bear, a Jack Nicklaus design that is the resort's flagship; the Wolverine; and Spruce Run. These courses are not among the ten profiled in this guide, but they provide immediate, walkable golf for guests who want additional rounds without leaving the property.
The resort's positioning six miles from downtown Traverse City places it between the city's dining and nightlife corridor and the golf courses to the north and west. Arcadia Bluffs is 35 miles southwest, Shanty Creek is 30 miles northeast, and the Old Mission Peninsula wine trail begins just north of the property. The spa and pool complex, fitness center, and multiple dining options handle rest days and non-golf companions with genuine substance rather than afterthought programming.
Stay-and-play packages bundle lodging with rounds on the resort's own courses at rates that undercut booking separately. For groups splitting time between on-site golf and the region's destination courses, the Grand Traverse Resort functions as the most practical central base in the corridor. The $200 to $350 nightly rate reflects four-star amenities and a property that operates at a level above the golf-resort baseline.