Some Properties in the Midwest......Please?

[jmbklj]

I live in the Midwest, and I'd love to be able to do more LL trips, perhaps some weekend getaways, but there aren't any Midwest properties. LL, please add some properties in the Midwest.

[kyshel]

Having lived here most of my life, I have no clue what constitutes the "Midwest" any more....
Maybe LL staffers are wondering the same?
Considering both our locations are now referred to as Southern Great Lakes on some travel sites...
Save me!!!

[jrm353]

do you have any specific suggestions for properties you have been wanting to visit?

[jmbklj]

do you have any specific suggestions for properties you have been wanting to visit?

One Midwest resort that's high on my list is the Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island; I've recommnded that property to LL previously. Every year since 1887, Grand Hotel has welcomed countless guests and families to Mackinac Island, where bikes and horse drawn carriages are the favored modes of transportation. As Travel + Leisure’s “500 World’s Best Hotels for 2012,” Grand Hotel offers outstanding accommodations—no two guest rooms are alike. And views of the Straits of Mackinac can be enjoyed from a rocking chair on the world’s largest porch. LL please check out this property. Welcome to America

Another possibility in the same area: Grand Traverse Resort and Spa - Traverse City Michigan Hotels | Grand Traverse Resort & Spa | Acme, MI

Other Midwest properties I'd like to see added are:

Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Spa - Situated on 2,000 acres, the resort features 327 luxurious guestrooms, suites, Townhouses and Private Luxury Homes, including the Forbes Five-Star, AAA Five-Diamond Falling Rock boutique mountain hotel. Pennsylvania Resorts | Pittsburgh Area Resorts | Nemacolin Woodlands Resort

Kohler Resort that consists of a few lodging choices in one area:

- The American Club is a Forbes Five-Start Resort Hotel and the Midwest's only AAA Five Diamond Resort Hotel. The Carriage House accommodations of the American Club and Kohler Waters Spa are an adult only environment. The American Club Resort Hotel: 5 Star Hotel: Kohler, Wisconsin Five Diamond Hotel
- Inn on Woodlake is located on a lake and is dog friendly (calling bonniejoy?) The American Club Resort Hotel: A KOHLER Experience:Inn on Woodlake:Hotel
- Sandhill - the newest addition, called The American Club of luxurious cabins, reclaimed timber-framed cabin with 2000 square feet of stunning intern ion space on 3 levels with fireplace, cathedral ceiling & wrap-around porch. The American Club Resort Hotel: A KOHLER Experience:Sandhill

The Osthoff Resort - When the Osthoff opened in 1886, guests wore starched collars and flowing skirts as they rowed boats on Elkhart Lake (20 miles west of Sheboygan). Sepia-tone prints hanging in the lobby of this elegant, white retreat capture those days. The resort was rebuilt in 1995 in classic Victorian style and expanded with a new wing last summer. From balconies on lakeside rooms and from the lobby deck, guests look down on the big outdoor pool (there’s another pool inside) and out to 500 feet of beach along the lake. The new wing adds 48 suites, a spa and restaurant. Osthoff Lake Resort | Wisconsin Family Resort and Midwest Conference Center

The Homestead Resort - laid-back retreat along Lake Michigan next to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (30 miles west of Traverse City), four pools and Orvis Fly Fishing and Pelz Golf schools. 244 hotel rooms, condos and vacation homes. The Homestead: Michigan Resort for Golf, Weddings & Meetings

Glenlaurel Resort & Spa - Glenlaurel, a Scottish Country Inn with luxurious Hocking Hills cabin rentals, is an adult-only bed and breakfast inn and has been labeled the "premier romantic getaway in the Midwest." Located one hour southeast of Columbus, Ohio in the Hocking Hills, the 140-acre estate offers unpretentious elegance in its lodging and fine dining. The setting is a heavily wooded series of walking trails, rock cliffs, and waterfalls. Has rooms, suites, crofts and cottages. Hocking Hills Accommodations || Bed and Breakfast || Glenlaurel

And for a fun midwest weekend stay in Chicago……

The Peninsula Chicago - Five Star, Five Diamond hotel in the heart of the Magnificent Mile, named the # 1 Hotel inn the Continental US & Canada in Travel + Leisure's World Best Awards 2011. Luxury Hotels | Official Site The Peninsula Hotels | Luxury Hotel Group

Trump Hotel Chicago - 92 stories, 339 guest rooms, suites and Spa rooms, floor-to-ceiling windows, some with fireplaces and kitchens. 5 Star Chicago Hotels | Trump Hotel Chicago - Hotel Overview | Boutique Hotels Chicago

[danielboldea]

Great recommendations jmbklj! I would love to see the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island added to the LL family! More properties in the Chicago area would also be great.

[bonniejoy03]

I see Nemecolin there. We went away this past weekend to Western Maryland/Eastern West Virginia to a resort called "Deep Creek." We had never been there. What a place. Huge lake, ski area, boating activities, etc. Many from Washington DC visit there or have huge houses there. Anyone else visit this region? It was so beautiful especially with the changing of the leaves. There were so many rental properties, lodges, and condos. Very interesting and a great getaway for the folks on the east coast.