Traverse City, Michigan has more than beautiful scenery to offer couples looking for a romantic getaway and a good round of play. King's Challenge sits just outside Sleeping Bear Dunes. King's Challenge describes its course as an Arnold Palmer gem, currently being completely reworked and set to open in 2010. A-Ga-Ming Golf Resort has 36 holes, hosts schools and clinics and offers special golf packages with dining opportunities. Interlochen Golf Club has an 18-hole, par-71 course with a pro shop, covered golf carts and ample opportunities to encounter wildlife.
Grand Beach and Sugar Beach Resort Hotels
Both the Grand Beach Resort Hotel and the Sugar Beach Resort Hotel offer deluxe whirlpool suites, private balcony views and 300 feet of sugar sand beach on Grand Traverse Bay for a relaxing getaway. The hotels include a heated indoor pool and spa. Wireless Internet service, a refrigerator and coffee service are available in your room. The resorts are located near many fine restaurants and local wineries, making them a great place from which to explore the finest Michigan has to offer.
Grand Beach Resort Hotel
1683 U.S. 31 North
Traverse City, MI 49686
(231) 938-4455
(800) 968-1992
tcresorts.com/grand_beach/
Sugar Beach Resort Hotel
1773 U.S. 31 North
Traverse City, MI 49686
(231) 938-0100
(800) 509-1995
tcresorts.com/sugar_beach/
Cambria Suites
Cambria suites is a luxury hotel located near the City Opera House. Old Mission Peninsula wineries are a short distance away (less than 10 miles), while Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is a 40-minute drive from the city. The accommodations include access to a fitness center, indoor pool and hot tub. Reflect is the hotel's bistro. Cambria Suites also offers a full-service bar and provides a coffee bar (with barista) in the lobby. Free high-speed wireless Internet service and flat-screen plasma televisions are standard. The hotel is a nonsmoking accommodation and supports green practices in its effort to serve guests.
Cambria Suites
255 Munson Avenue (U.S. 31)
Traverse City, MI 49686
(231) 778-9000
cambriasuites.com/hotel-traverse_city-michigan-MI325?promo=csfmi325
Island View Cottages
Island View Cottages offer guests the privacy of home right on the lake shore of West Grand Traverse Bay. Each cottage includes a kitchenette and comes fully furnished with all of the linens and housewares you need for a comfortable stay. The lodgings include 132 feet of private beach. Outdoor grills and picnic tables are included, along with cable television service. Interlochen Arts Academy and The Music House are among the local venues within driving distance of the cottages.
Island View Cottages
853 East Front St.
P.O. Box 993
Traverse City, MI 49685
(231) 947-2863
islandv.com/index.html
About The Author
Alice Moon is a freelance writer with more than 10 years' experience. She was chosen as a Smithsonian Institute intern, working for the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., and has traveled throughout Asia. Moon holds a Bachelor of Science in political science from Ball State University.
