Monthly Archives: April, 2010
Smoke Free Michigan
As of May 1, 2010, Michigan will be a Smoke Free State, in public gathering places. Grand Hotel bacame smoke free in all areas within the hotel 2 years ago and the Gate House opened as totally smoke free on April 23rd. Under the new law, smoking is prohibited in public places and food service establishments. [...]
Countdown to May 5, continues
Flower boxes are being set in place, carpeting for the stairs is being made ready, furniture is being moved to the front porch, white wicker rocking chairs sit waiting for our first guests, opening day is almost here. The weather has been quite cooperative since we arrived a week ago and all the sunshine has the [...]
Pre-Season Guests Check In
The unpacking is done, for the most part, and as our first pre-season guests were checking in Mr. Musser was making his rounds to be sure things were set to make them comfortable. For our first Pre-Season night we had 39 guest rooms occupied with 76 guests. While some imagine there is nothing to do this time of year, which [...]
North to Mackinac
Trucks are in the parking lot, boxes line the hallways, the moving begins. The move North officially begins with the closing of the Okemos office at noon on Monday, April 19. Reservation lines will be unavailable from then until Thursday, April 22, at 8:00 am when we will be back to business as usual. The [...]
The Move Countdown Begins
Here we are, one week from the big move north. A week from today the majority of the Okemos office will be packed up and the caravan will be headed to Mackinac Island. Seems like just yesterday we were covering furniture and fixtures and putting everything in storage at the hotel. The excitement in the office [...]
