Traverse City Beach Hotels

By Lee Grayson

Traverse City Beach Hotels
Traverse City State Park in Michigan offers nearly 1/4-mile of white sandy beach on the Grand Traverse Bay. Mature trees, Sleeping Bear Dunes and golfing are all part of the 47-acre park complex. Several resorts and condominium projects are situated directly on the beach and offer a convenient starting point for a day on the greens or other activities.

Grand Beach and Sugar Beach Resort Hotels

Grand Beach Resort Hotel has 97 rooms located on the sandy beach at East Grand Traverse Bay. Rooms have a private balcony, access to a heated indoor spa and swimming pool, refrigerator, coffee maker, high-speed wireless Internet access and passage from the resort to the private beach. The Grand Beach Resort also offers a complimentary continental breakfast each morning. Reservations may be made online or by telephone. The Sugar Beach Resort Hotel is the sister hotel of the Grand Beach Resort. Accommodations at Sugar Beach are the same as the Grand Beach, including private beach access. Both resort hotels are open year-round.

Grand Beach Resort Hotel
1683 U.S. 31 N
Traverse City, MI 49686
(231) 938-4455
(800) 968-1992
tcresorts.com/grand_beach

Sugar Beach Resort Hotel
1773 U.S. 31 N
Traverse City, MI 49686
(231) 938-0100
(800) 509-1995
tcresorts.com/sugar_beach/

The Villas

The Villas at Grand Beach and the Sugar Beach Villas, operated by LaBelle Management, offer private condominium rentals at the two beaches. The Villas have a private complex with views of the water and three bedrooms with three baths. Each condo has a wet bar, fireplace and decks on multi-levels. Full kitchens, with cooking equipment, are featured in each condominium. While the condo complex is a separate facility, guests may use the resort pool and sports center. The Villas feature a separate, private beach available only to condo guests. Villas are open year-round for guests planning summer activities or winter sports.

The Villas
1683 U.S. 31 N
Traverse City, MI 49686
(800) 968-1992
tcresorts.com/grand_beach/GBVillas

Anchor Inn on the Bay Resort

Visitors looking for more intimate accommodations find the Anchor Inn on the Bay an alternative to a large resort atmosphere. The Anchor offers both centralized rooms and private cottages, with one, two or three bedrooms, directly on the West Grand Traverse Bay. Outdoor grilling facilities and volleyball courts are part of the complex. Cottages include complete kitchens, with pots, pans and dishes, showers, telephones, Internet access, and gas burning fireplaces in the living rooms. Accommodations may be rented nightly or weekly. Guest rooms offer a small refrigerator, Internet access, cable television and coffeemaker. Pets are not allowed in the complex. Reservations may be made by calling the local or toll-free telephone numbers listed. The Anchor Inn is open year-round.

Anchor Inn on the Bay
12068 S. West Bay Shore Drive
Traverse City, MI 49684
(231) 946-7442
(888) 946-7442
anchorinn.net

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About The Author

Lee Grayson is an ethnographer and freelance writer. She has written for both Oxford and Harvard University presses and research publishers, including Facts On File and ABC-CLIO. She holds certificates from the University of California campuses at Irvine and San Diego.
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