Amway Grand Plaza Hotel is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and is named after Amway Corporation, which is based in Grand Rapids. Amway is a Multi-level marketing, or Network marketing company founded in 1959 by Jay Van Andel and Rich DeVos.
Originally known as The Pantlind Hotel (founded in 1913), Amway Grand Plaza Hotel reopened in 1981 after extensive renovations including the addition of a 29 story glass tower. The Pantlind was fashioned after English Adams architecture by designers Warren & Westmore and in its prime was rated as one of the top ten hotels in the US. The hotel is home to several well-known restaurants in Grand Rapids, such as Cygnus and the 1913 Room, Michigan's only AAA 5 diamond restaurant.
The hotel is owned by Amway Hotel Corporation, a subsidiary of Amway's holding company Alticor. Alticor is a privately held Corporation, owned and run by members of the DeVos and Van Andel families [1]
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Grand River Promenade
The Grand River Promenade, the official name for the skyway, goes between the DeVos Place Convention Center and the Van Andel Arena. Early examples of skywalks Copenhagen, Denmark: skywalk connecting courts building to adjacent uses 18th century Faaborg DeVos Place Convention Center, erected in 2003 on the Grand River in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, is a multi-purpose convention center The Van Andel Arena is a 10834-seat multi-purpose Arena in Grand Rapids Michigan. The skyway is on the hotel's second floor as well as the hotel's parking ramp.
Trivia
- In honor of U. S. President Ford, one of the ballrooms in the hotel is named after him. Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr (July 14 1913 December 26 2006 was the thirty-eighth President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 and the fortieth Vice President
- As of June 2008, The Rapid runs the Grand Rapids Air Porter - a shuttle between the hotels in downtown Grand Rapids and the Gerald R. Ford International Airport. The Interurban Transit Partnership, called The Rapid, is the public transit provider for the Grand Rapids Michigan, metropolitan area Gerald R Ford International Airport is a commercial airport located a few miles southeast of Grand Rapids Michigan. Routes 9 Alpine, Route 11 Plainfield, and two DASH routes stop near the hotel.
- WZZM-TV 13 originally had its studios at the Pantlind until a new facility was built and completed in Walker, Michigan. WZZM-TV, channel 13 is a Television station affiliated with the ABC network based in Grand Rapids Michigan. There is also Walker Township in Cheboygan County. Walker is a city in Kent County in the U
- The 1913 Room is the only restaurant in Michigan to be awarded 5 diamonds by the American Automobile Association. The AAA (usually read triple-A) formerly known as the American Automobile Association, is an American not-for-profit Automobile [2]
- The hotel is prominent in the background in Trees, the third NOOMA film featuring Rob Bell. NOOMA is a series of short films produced by Flannel promoting spiritual perspectives on individual life experiences Robert "Rob" Bell (born August 23 1970 is a best-selling Author, Christian speaker and the founding Pastor of Mars Hill Bible
See also
References
- ^ Alticor, Which Owns and Operates the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, Planning a 300-400 room Marriott in Downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan / October 2004
- ^ Alticor Site Map
External links
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