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 (with their own bathrooms) to ensure each team member has a place to comfortably call their own during your corporate stay. 
Company retreat near Lake Michigan (owners on a beach hike)
Hi! We're Amber & Dan. Thanks for checking out our corporate retreat venue! Find this Lake Michigan beach hike (& sunset) just 5 minutes away. :)

So, how's it work?

Your corporate event takes over our entire inn, and the property is exclusively for your work team, without the distraction of outside guests. We (Dan & Amber, the husband & wife proprietors) live on the property and are available to ensure your business trip goes smoothly and provide assistance, area suggestions, and even a hot breakfast buffet if desired!

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.
Hop & Vine Inn corporate retreat planning document for human resources
Click the planner image to download.

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
  • Sunporch (great for breakout sessions or meals)
  • Projector in dining room & pool
  • FAST Wi-Fi
  • Guest kitchenette off the dining room with sink, fridge/freezer, & microwave (a great place to set up snacks!)
  • ​​Plus, an indoor heated pool just for fun

guest rooms

  • 18 guestrooms (each with a unique theme & bathroom) with 23 total bedrooms & 30 beds
  • Indoor heated pool
  • Optional in-room hot tubs ($100/stay, 4 available)
  • In-room AC / Heat
  • In-room mini-fridges, coffee makers, fans
  • Smart TVs with Hulu​​
  • Fast & reliable Wi-Fi for all your business needs
  • Many rooms with gas fireplaces

Meals

On-Site
  • Optional hot breakfast buffet (tasty choices for any diet)​. $400/morning
  • Cook/Grill as a team or hire a personal chef. 3 of the large guest rooms have fully stocked kitchens for meal prep.
  • Pizza delivery
  • Food truck
  • Traveling coffee bar
  • Soft serve ice cream machine
  • Area catering companies (we're happy to provide recommendations)
Off-Site
  • Private meal in the Saugatuck Brewing Barrel & Game Room
  • Private dining in the Borrowed Time Loft
  • Private event upstairs at the Pumpernickel 
  • Reservations at Grow or 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

  • ​Sand volleyball court & yard games
  • ​Outdoor patios with grills, ​picnic tables, & lounge chairs
  • Campfire pit​
  • Peaceful country setting (yet only 10 minutes from the attractions of Saugatuck, Lake Michigan, & more)

Team building activities & Team 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​
On the Water
  • 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)

  • ​Saugatuck Brewing ($5 growler fill)
  • FennValley Vineyards (7 free tastings for each team member)
  • Cogdal Vineyards (3 free tastings for each team member)
  • Virtue Cider (10% off)
  • Running Rivers Kayaking & SUP (10% off)

starting Rates

Peak Season, June 5 - Sept. 6: $2900/night
Shoulder Season, Sept. 7 - Oct. 31: $2500/night
Cool Season: Nov. 1 - April 30: $2000/night
Add hot breakfast: $400/morning
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*11% tax to be added to all rates
​Contact us for a customized rate for your group.

Payment Schedule: 
25% due at the time of booking
25% due 6 months prior to arrival
50% due 2 months prior to arrival
*All payments fully refundable until 2 months prior to arrival.

Are we a perfect fit?

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

    Company Retreat Inquiry Form

    For more info, message Amber & Dan with your preferred dates, number of guests, and type of company event.

Hop & Vine Inn / Amber & Dan Genzink

​HOPANDVINEINN@GMAIL.COM
​269-HOP-VINE (269-467-8463)