Trying to find a restorative destination for your next Minnesota resort retreat? With some careful planning and site selection, you will find your attendees experiencing a dream-come-true event that is so luxurious and so entertaining they will Instagram friends and families that they are never leaving, at least not for a while. Here are 5 Minnesota Resort Venues that do just that:
Arrowwood Resort & Conference Center
Minnesota is most surely the land of luxurious lakeside resorts. Comfortable rooms, an indulgent spa, a championship golf course, indoor water park, riding stables, fully equipped marina and more than 28,000 square feet of meeting space can be found on the gorgeous sprawling acres of Arrowwood Resort & Conference Center in Alexandria. Just two hours from the Twin Cities and located near Carlos Creek Winery and the Minnesota Lakes Maritime Museum, Arrowwood offers your guests outstanding accommodations and activities year round.
Grand View Lodge
For a grand old time, nothing beats Grand View Lodge in Nisswa, Minnesota. With breathtaking surroundings and outstanding service, your corporate retreat will be a tremendous success. Impress your attendees with a round of golf at one of the resort’s three championship courses or relax and revive at the Glacial Waters Spa. Surrender to the temptations of steak, seafood or even burgers and fries from one the resort’s eight dining venues. There is plenty of space to meet at the onsite Gull Lake Center offering 25,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, the Norway Center that seats up to 250 in the ballroom and boasts two additional meeting rooms, and more at North, the newest boutique hotel in Minnesota.
Ruttger’s Bay Lake Lodge
For more than a century, Ruttger’s Bay Lake Lodge in Deerwood, Minnesota has been delighting its guests with their hospitality, accommodations and one of the most scenic corporate event spaces in Minnesota, accommodating groups to 300. An endless list of activities includes golf, boating, waterskiing, fishing, sailing, spa treatments and custom-designed activities for your group. With choices that include everything from a kayak excursion to an outdoor movie to a big bonfire, activities here will inspire your team and nurture a sense of camaraderie.
Grand Superior Lodge
Your gateway to picturesque Gooseberry Falls State Park awaits at Grand Superior Lodge, located only two miles away this prime lakefront resort appeals with lake-view lodge rooms, suites, and log homes with fireplaces and whirlpool tubs. Dining is superior with views of the lake from the Grand Superior Grill in the main lodge. Endless activities including hiking, kayaking, and ship watching let guests indulge their outdoor adventurous spirit.
The Lodge at Giants Ridge Golf & Ski Resort
Located in the heart of the Giants Ridge recreation area on northeastern Minnesota’s Mesabi Iron Range, this all condominium hotel features 1 to 4 private bedrooms, comfortable living areas with kitchens. Known for legendary golf, indulge your guests with a round of golf at one of two renowned golf courses, The Legend or The Quarry located at Giant’s Ridge. Enjoy tasty fare at The Burnt Onion Kitchen & Brews or Wacootah Grille serving up Northwoods comfort food. From campfires in the fall to golf in the summer, skiing and tubing in the winter, and biking and hiking in the spring, the magical area draws in visitors who thrive on the activities. And of course, after all that physical exertion, there is nothing better than a lot of pampering at the resort’s Laurentian Divide Salon & Spa.
Restorative corporate retreats take on a whole new meaning when you book them at a lavish Minnesota resort venue. The surroundings are always exquisite, the services are superior, the accommodations are luxurious, and the cuisine is always supreme. Do not delay, take your bunch to a resort venue that is the venue itself today!