Michigan company retreat venue near grand rapids
Our unique West Michigan corporate retreat is centrally located in the midwest, just 45 mins to the Grand Rapids airport (GRR), 2 hours to Chicago, 3 hours to Detroit, & 5 mins to Lake Michigan. The retreat venue, called the Hop & Vine Inn, includes comfortable meeting spaces and 18 individual guestrooms (some with multiple bedrooms and all with their own bathroom) to ensure each team member has a place to comfortably call their own during your corporate stay.
Your company event takes over our entire inn, and the property is exclusively for your work team, without the distraction of outside guests.
Your company event takes over our entire inn, and the property is exclusively for your work team, without the distraction of outside guests.
Click the above photo for a 3D walk through of the meeting areas! Find links to every room HERE.
meeting essentials
- Main meeting room with fireplace, 4 large tables, and seating for 26+ (more if you don't mind getting cozy)
- Secondary living room for even more comfortable meeting space with 3 couches and seating for 13 & TV
- Large kitchen for meal prep, personal chefs, or catering.
- Sunporch (great for breakout sessions or meals)
- Projector in dining room & pool
- FAST Wi-Fi
- Smaller kitchenette off the dining room with sink, fridge/freezer, & microwave (a great place to set up snacks and drinks!)
- Plus, a 90 degree indoor heated pool, pickleball court, sand volleyball, firepits, and a flattop grill just for fun
Your time is valuable, so below is a downloadable business retreat planner cheat sheet with the major planning details.
Below the planner, we've placed all the finer details, along with an availability calendar & contact form.
Below the planner, we've placed all the finer details, along with an availability calendar & contact form.
guest rooms
- 18 guestrooms (each with at least 1 queen bed, a unique theme, & private bathroom) with 21 total bedrooms & 30 beds
- In-room controlled AC / Heat
- In-room mini-fridge, coffee maker with pods, fan, sound machine, toiletries, towels, and linens
- Smart TVs with Hulu
- Fast & reliable Wi-Fi for all your business needs
- 10 rooms with gas fireplaces
- 7 rooms with backyard patios
Meal Ideas
On-Site
- Cook in the large and stocked main kitchen. Three guest rooms also have fully stocked kitchens.
- Grill on the large flattop grill (gas provided)
- Pizza delivery (Back Alley Pizza delivers)
- Book some extras! Local food trucks, traveling coffee bars, soft serve ice cream machine companies nearby.
- Area catering companies (we're happy to provide recommendations)
- Private meal in the Saugatuck Brewing Barrel & Game Room
- Private dining in the Borrowed Time Loft
- Private event upstairs at the Pumpernickel
- Reservations Salt of the Earth
- Many other foodie favorite restaurants: Pennyroyal Provisions, The Southerner, Phil's, Crane's Apple Orchard & Pie Pantry (try the pie flights!)
Outdoor ammenities
- Pickleball
- Ping-pong
- Sand volleyball
- Yard games
- Outdoor patios, picnic tables, & lounge chairs
- Gazebo with outdoor couch
- 4 hammocks
- 2 campfire pits with a wagon load of wood provided
- Flattop grill (gas provided)
- Peaceful country setting (yet only 10 minutes from the attractions of Saugatuck, Lake Michigan, & more)
Nearby Team building activities & rewards
On the Land
- Private Vineyard Tour (Charter bus available for up to 14 people by prior reservation)
- Brewery & Cidery Tours (Charter bus available)
- Golf an Arnold Palmer Course
- Goat cheese tasting / Pie flight tasting
- Take a dune ride
- Horseback riding
- Hiking
- Disc Golf
- Climb Mt. Baldhead sand dune
- Indoor ropes course, zipline, climbing walls, etc.
- Escape rooms
- Boutiquing & antiquing
- Fruit picking
- On-site massage therapist available (arrange prior to event)
- On-site board games & puzzles
- Charter Fishing
- Kayaking / SUP
- Hydrocycling
- Sailing
- Vintage Chain Ferry (last one in the USA)
- Retro boat rentals
- Old-fashioned paddlewheel boat cruise to Lake Michigan
- Beach time (Oval Beach + several others within 12 minutes)
AREA Partners (AKA Deals for your business)
- FennValley Vineyards (2 complimentary glasses of wine or 7 free tastings for each team member)
- Cogdal Vineyards (3 free tastings for each team member)
- Virtue Cider (10% off)
- Crane's Apple Orchard & Pie Pantry: Complimentary tasting
- Untapped Sights & Tours: $25 off a private 14-passenger bus charter to tour local vineyards, breweries, or sights.
Corporate REtreat Rates
Use the form at the bottom of the page to contact us for minimum nights & details.
Average prices (inquire for specifics):
Summer (June 5ish - Labor Day): $3500/night
Fall & Early Spring: $2900/night
Winter (Generally Nov. 1 - April 30ish): $2500/night ($2900/night for holidays)
*11% tax to be added to all rates
Payment Schedule:
25% due at the time of booking
25% due 1 year prior to arrival
50% due 6 months prior to arrival
*All payments fully refundable until 6 months prior to arrival.
Average prices (inquire for specifics):
Summer (June 5ish - Labor Day): $3500/night
Fall & Early Spring: $2900/night
Winter (Generally Nov. 1 - April 30ish): $2500/night ($2900/night for holidays)
*11% tax to be added to all rates
Payment Schedule:
25% due at the time of booking
25% due 1 year prior to arrival
50% due 6 months prior to arrival
*All payments fully refundable until 6 months prior to arrival.
Are we a perfect fit?
We (Dan & Amber, the husband & wife proprietors) live a couple doors down with our 4-year-old twins and 2-year-old. One of us greets you upon arrival, answers any questions, and shows guests to their rooms if helpful. We then leave you to enjoy the place as your own, but we stay available to ensure your business trip goes smoothly, and we are happy to offer assistance and area suggestions.
We'd love to answer your questions and give you or a teammate a tour. Our goal is to help you make this the most meaningful business trip of the year. Below is the availability calendar, and please use the contact form to reach out.
Hope to see you & your colleagues here soon!
-Amber & Dan
Hop & Vine Inn, 269-HOP-VINE
We'd love to answer your questions and give you or a teammate a tour. Our goal is to help you make this the most meaningful business trip of the year. Below is the availability calendar, and please use the contact form to reach out.
Hope to see you & your colleagues here soon!
-Amber & Dan
Hop & Vine Inn, 269-HOP-VINE
Hop & Vine Inn / Amber & Dan Genzink
[email protected]
269-HOP-VINE (269-467-8463)
269-HOP-VINE (269-467-8463)