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Amway Hotel Corporation 1,100 rooms. 1 host. Make it yours.


Ron Brondyke 187 Monroe Ave NW Grand Rapids, MI 49503 www.1100rooms.com rbrondyke@amwayhotelcollection.com 616-776-6408 Fax: 616-776-6496


Meeting space sq. ft.: Over 250,000 Onsite restaurants: 9 Spacious ballrooms: 6 Meeting/breakout rooms: 68 Surrounding parking spaces: 7,000


mway Hotel Corporation encourages meeting planners to think outside the box and seek luxury at affordable price points in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The collection is comprised of three distinct hotels: the graceful and historic Am- way Grand Plaza, the chic JW Marriott, and the Downtown Courtyard by Marriott. Boasting over 1,100 guestrooms and 9 restaurants, the collection provides one host and point-of-contact with a variety of price points and services. In striving to meet the needs of planners and attendees, the Amway Hotel Cor- poration unveiled several new amenities, including a new Spa & Salon in both the Amway Grand Plaza and JW Marriott; the expanded jdek outdoor patio at the JW Marriott with gazebos complete with fire pits and soft seating that can be rented for private events and dinners; and, a newly renovated Ambassador Ballroom inside the Amway Grand Plaza.


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All three hotels are attached to one another and to DeVos Place Convention Center via a climate controlled skywalk, ensuring that meetings are an impressive experience in every season.


The convention center and the hotels together feature over 250,000 sq. ft. of meeting and exhibition space and limitless configurable meeting locations, including two of the largest ballrooms in the region. All food for the meeting space and DeVos Place is overseen by the Amway Hotel Corporation, bringing the culinary team’s five-diamond experience to the banquet food.


The collection is home to 9 restaurants and lounges and offers a wide array of culi- nary delights including Ruth’s Chris Steak House and Cygnus 27, the highest dining destination in Western Michigan boasting impeccable skyline views, and six.one.six, the signature market-fresh restaurant at JW Marriott Grand Rapids. For groups with green on their minds, Grand Rapids was named “America’s Green-


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The convention center and hotels together feature over 250,000 sq. ft. of meeting and exhibition space and limitless configurable possibilities.


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est City” by Fast Company in September 2008 and leads the nation in the number of LEED-certified buildings per capita, including the Grand Rapids Art Museum, the world’s first LEED-certified art museum. The JW Marriott Grand Rapids was recently certified by Green Lodging Michigan for its cost-saving green efforts. Grand Rapids offers a wealth of cultural experiences, boasting Michigan’s only professional ballet company, the only professional opera company in West Michigan, as well as a host of national performers stopping at Van Andel Arena during concert tours. Each month there is a host of community-sponsored events to enjoy. In the fall, Grand Rapids is transformed into a canvas for artists during ArtPrize, the inter- national arts festival and competition that turns the city into a true artist community. In the spring, laughter is in the air during LaughFest, a 10-day event featuring come- dic talent from around the globe.


The Amway Hotel Corporation invites you to come see how our collection has set the standard for meetings and conventions in the Midwest.


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