Grand Hotel Opening Weekend
Available Friday, May 2 - Sunday, May 4, 2025
Description
For familiar traditions and something all new, join us in the festivities of Grand Hotel Opening Weekend. Be the first to experience our exciting restorations of the Parlor, Main Dining Room, and Gate House! Take exclusive guided tours, meet the designers from Dorothy Draper & Company, and get an insider’s look at the latest transformations. Don’t miss this rare chance to experience the reveal of our exciting restorations and all that beautifully unfolds in the springtime on Mackinac Island!
Enjoy elegant meals in our Main Dining Room, explore over 70 miles of bike trails, play lawn games in our Tea Garden (and find our Secret Garden as it begins to bloom), listen to our Resident Historian’s first lecture of the year, and experience all we have to offer as we kick off our 139th season! Highlights include:
Friday, May 2, 2025
Opening Ceremony and Champagne Toast
Saturday, May 3, 2025
Grand Opening with Toast
Front Porch Restoration Project Tour with Dorthy Draper & Company designers and architects from HopkinsBurns
Opening of The Jockey Club & Kentucky Derby Celebration – Champagne Toast for winner
Evening Cocktail Reception
Package Includes:
- Grand Hotel accommodations
- Breakfast and dinner daily
- All resort amenities
- Afternoon History Lecture
- Friday Opening Ceremony with champagne toast
- Friday evening Season Opening reception and celebration
- Saturday Evening Cocktail Reception
- Annual Kentucky Derby Party in the Terrace Room
- Admission to the Richard & Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum, limited dates in May and October
The Grand Hotel Opening Weekend package can also be booked by calling Grand Hotel reservations at 1-800-334-7263.
View Grand Hotel Policies and Information >> to learn more about our evening dress code, luggage process, and more.
View the Tetative Agenda below. Please note that the events, times and locations listed in the Tentative Agenda are subject to change.
*Subject to 6% Michigan sales tax, 3% Mackinac Island assessment, 19.5% resort fee, and a $15.00 per person, per stay, baggage-handling charge. Regular children’s rates apply. Extra charges apply for additional adults over double occupancy rates. Dates are subject to availability, 30-day cancellation policy applies.