Rapid Network

Grand Rapids in Michigan, USA is one of the largest cities in the state. It has been the chief center in lumbering and furniture making of the country until today. Its economy relies most in this industry as well as health sciences, shoes, boots, clothing, and building materials. It also houses major Christian publishing.

Some sites of interest are the John Ball Park, Gerald R. Ford Museum, DeVos Place Convention Center, Van Andel Arena, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, Van Andel Museum Center, Heritage Hill, and Meyer May House.

Grand Rapids is rising up to meet the demands of many visitors. And they are proud of its many excellent quality services hotels. Here are a few.

The Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
This hotel is very ideal to people traveling on business and leisure, giving full service with luxury at the center of Grand Rapids. It features everything that their guests need.

Hotel services and amenities are aplenty. There is in-room dining for 24 hours. there is turndown service every night, 24-hour business center (with fee), concierge services, newspaper, safety deposit box, notary service, walking tour in historic places, wireless Internet access, free coffee, onsite security services and luggage storage.

Amway Grand Plaza provides a fitness plaza access, indoor heated pool, hot tub, sauna, parking services, shoe shine services and onsite flower shop.

Room amenities are complete with a spacious bed, elegant bath products, high-speed wireless Internet access, dual line telephone units, a TV, iron and ironing board, vaulted ceiling and splendid views from glass towers.

The hotel has 682 guestrooms and classified as:
1.Classic Guest Rooms
2.Superior Guest Rooms- with earlier time ambiance
3.Concierge Level Rooms- found on the top 3 floors
4.Junior Suites
5.Plaza Luxury Suites
6.Tower Luxury Suites
7.Grand Luxury Suites

There are also 42 rooms that can be used in different social gatherings with generous facilities in DeVos Place Convention Center. Among these are the Ambassador Ballroom, Pantlind Ballroom, Imperial Ballroom, and Gerald R. and Betty Ford Presidential Ballroom.

Guests do not need to go far when opting to dine. There are a lot of restaurants offering sumptuous meals. Some of these worth noting are the 1913 Room, Cygnus 27, Cygnus 27 Private Dining, The Grill at 1913, GP Sports, Bentham's, Cornucopia, Garden Court Lounge, Lumber Baron Bar, and Starbucks.

Best Western Hospitality Hotel and Suites
This hotel is situated a few miles from Gerald R. Ford International Airport. People traveling on business and leisure find this place very ideal with its generous amenities. It is very accessible to major attractions in Grand Rapids.

Hotel amenities include complimentary high-speed Internet access, indoor heated pool (one of the largest in Grand Rapids), in-door Jacuzzi, steam room, free hot breakfast, hot tub, exercise facilities (with time schedule), 24-hour front desk, laundry services for guests, safety deposit in all suites, cable/satellite TV, fax and photocopy services and computer.

The hotel also offers mail services, meeting rooms, conference facilities, basketball court (half) and volleyball court, air conditioning system, parking for handicapped, ice and vending machine, complimentary coffee (24 hours), catering services and wheelchair accessible.

Guestrooms have the following: a cable/satellite TV, alarm clock, coffee and tea maker, microwave, refrigerator, hairdryer, iron/ironing board, working desk, dual line telephone (direct dial), free newspaper, in-room safe (in all suites), wake up calls, sofa bed, spa, cribs for babies, 100 non-smoking rooms and 6 rooms for the handicapped, and available connecting rooms.