Location and Lodging
Where: The trade show and all of the education sessions will be held at the DeVos Place Convention Center (303 Monroe Avenue NW) in downtown Grand Rapids, MI. Telephone: 616-742-8001 (during convention hours). Some of the special events will be held in the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel. Grand Rapids offers many interesting attractions, as well as many dining and shopping opportunities.
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Lodging:
We recommend the elegant
Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
for your lodging needs. The hotel address is 187 Monroe Avenue NW,
but the auto lobby entrance is on Pearl Street as is the Amway's self-parking ramp.
The hotel is two blocks from the DeVos Place Convention Center (there is an enclosed
walkway from the hotel to the convention center). Make reservations directly with the
hotel and ask for the Great Lakes EXPO's convention room rate: $112 for single or double,
$122 for three persons and $132 for four persons. These are excellent rates
for this elegant hotel and include free self-parking in the hotel's ramp
(as long as your room is reserved at the conference rate).
Most of the hotel's rooms are blocked for the conference, but
reservations should be made early
since rooms fill quickly. Reservations can be made
online at the conference rate
or call the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel at 800-253-3590 to make reservations.
Romm Cancellation and Two-Night Stay Policy:
The Amway Grand Plaza Hotel will charge one night’s lodging for each room cancelled after November 12, 2012.
Tuesday night always has the largest demand for rooms. To maximize rooms available for attendees
planning an extended stay, the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel will require a minimum two-night stay for
reservations that include Tuesday evening, December 4.
Other hotels offering convention room rates:
- JW Marriott Grand Rapids (across Pearl St. from the Amway Grand Rapids Plaza Hotel); 235 Louis Street NW, Grand Rapids 49503, 616-242-1500, room rate is $124 for up to four people (make reservation by November 12).
- Courtyard by Marriott Downtown (connects to the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel through an enclosed walkway); 11 Monroe Avenue NW, Grand Rapids 49503, 616-242-6000, room rate is $104 for single or double, $114 for three persons and $124 for four persons (make reservation by November 12).
- Holiday Inn Downtown (about two blocks west of the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel); 310 Pearl Street NW, Grand Rapids 49504, 616-235-7611, room rate is $102 single/double or $112 triple/quad. If staying Tuesday night, a 2-night minimum stay is required (make reservation by November 20).
- Riverfront Hotel (3 miles north of the downtown area); 270 Ann Street NW, Grand Rapids 49504, (855) 344-6835, room rate is $92 king bed for 2-people; $99 two double beds for 2-people (make reservation by November 2).
- Comfort Suites Comstock Park (7 miles north of the downtown area); 350 Dodge St, Comstock Park 49321, 616-785-7899, room rate is $79 for a king bed and $84 for two queen beds single or double (make reservation by November 23).
- Holiday Inn Express (11 miles southeast of downtown Grand Rapids); 5401 28th Street SE, Grand Rapids 49546, 616-940-8100, room rate is $89 (make reservation by November 2).
- Best Western (11 miles southeast of downtown Grand Rapids); 5500 28th Street SE, Grand Rapids 49512, 616-949-8400, room rate is $59 (make reservation by November 27).
- SpringHill Suites by Marriott (11 miles southeast of downtown Grand Rapids); 5250 28th Street SE, Grand Rapids 49512, 616-940-8100, room rate is $119. A minimum two-night stay is required.
For a complete list of area hotels, call the Grand Rapids Convention Bureau at 800-678-9859 or go to its web site at www.visitgrandrapids.org.
