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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.

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Tentative Agenda for Grand Hotel Opening Weekend

Friday

May 2, 2025

Opening Ceremony & Toast

5:45 PM – 6:30 PM in the Parlor

Dinner

6:30 PM – 8:45 PM in the Main Dining Room

Saturday

May 3, 2025

Breakfast

7:30 AM – 10:00 AM in the Main Dining Room

Grand Opening with Toast

10:00 AM, Location TBD

Front Porch Restoration Project Tour

2:00 PM, Meeting in Terrace Room With Dorthy Draper & Company Designers and Architects from HopkinsBurns

Kentucky Derby Party

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM in the Terrace Room

Evening Reception

5:45 PM – 6:45 PM in the Parlor

Dinner

6:30 PM – 8:45 PM in the Main Dining Room

Sunday

May 4, 2025

Breakfast

7:30 AM – 10:00 AM in the Main Dining Room

Grand Hotel History Talk with Resident Historian Bob Tagatz

10:00 AM in the Terrace Room

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