Inn Chateau Grand Traverse

My wife and I stayed at the inn for two nights in the middle of the week a few weeks ago. We enjoyed our stay and the amenities of the property. We didn’t use many of the amenities, but the workout room, sauna, reading rooms, and large conference table looked great. The staff, Jamie in particular, was very helpful.
I’d say that the only negative aspect of our stay was the lack of insulation in the walls. You could hear nearly every sound from the hallway, as well as the room next door.
The breakfast room was stocked each morning with anything you might want. There were even some locally made scones, as well as some freshly made mini-​quiches. The inn is a great value, especially considering you are given one bottle of wine per each night.
Lastly, you can’t beat the view. Our room had a view of the adjacent cherry orchard, with the west arm of Grand Traverse Bay in the background.
When my wife and I return, we will definitely be staying here again.

What a great surprise this place was. Spent one Friday night (2÷27÷15) for a quick getaway, arrived to a beautiful sunset over the orchards. Checked in over the phone on there drive up and had our free bottle of wine and a free wine-​tasting coupon for their adjacent winery waiting in the room upon arrival.
The room was great – large, modern, clean, with a sofa, bar and small wet bar area. Microwave in the room with free popcorn and granola bars. Nice surprise. NOTE: could not figure out how to operate heat controls, and they could use an ice bucket so we could chill the wine to drink it. We got creative on both counts.
The common rooms and fitness are a great surprise as well. Large, clean, very inviting.
Breakfast was pretty good, not great, but we enjoyed it. This is not a traditional BB where you are in someone’s home and they cook for you. It is a 6-​room, modern inn with a self-​serve breakfast that had a nice variety of choices. Breakfast was much better than, say, a Residence Inn free buffet and not as nice as a home-​cooked breakfast.
The 5 starts are because the rooms, fitness room, sauna and common areas are so perfectly simple and clean and functional and I think we got a good value considering the wine and free tasting the next day.
Also, I do not generally care for TC wines but the oaked chardonnay was pretty darn good.
We have not stayed at any other places on Old Mission Peninsula other than friend’s homes and cottages, so we have no other inns or BBs on the peninsula to compare this to.

We have rented out the Inn for the weekend for the past 3 years with six couples (the maximum rooms). This place is incredibly clean and well decorated. The breakfast is not the traditional B & B but rather a do it yourself which is fine with us. The home has a massive sitting area upstairs and the same downstairs. The rooms are very large with a sitting area and couch and chair. Refrigerator and sink with plates, glasses, etc too. We typically come in the winter and have taken advantage of the special of booking a week day with the weekend and getting a free night. Oh and each day you get a free bottle of wine. The owner will come through the home to just check in and he is very interesting but if you don’t want to engage him he will honor your privacy.

After searching several wineries, b&bs, and hotels in the Traverse City area, my boyfriend and I decided to try out The Inn at Château Grand Traverse. A few other recommended wineries were fully booked, but CGT had one room left, and we booked it for 2 nights during the week.
We had never stayed at a b&b and didn’t know quite what to expect but, overall, we enjoyed it and had a nice time during our stay. The Inn was reasonably priced and is a separate large, nice house, behind the actual winery — easy to miss when first driving by. They need a larger sign!
Our room was large, with a Queen (I think?) bed, seating area with leather couches, small glass-​top table, and kitchenette area with mini-​fridge, counter space & microwave. We had a private balcony that overlooked the vineyards and although it was private, we could hear ever word from our neighbors while outside (hard to avoid, I guess). I appreciated the little touches in the room — vase with 2 fresh roses and a comp. bottle of our choice of wine per night.
The house was clean and full of unique, decorative accents — glassware, sculpture, art, figurines, photos. The first and lower levels have two fireplaces, full bookshelves, deluxe chess & Foosball sets & other games, outdoor patios, private seating areas, workout room with sauna, and an area that has a mini-​fridge with juices, teas, and light snacks.
Breakfast is available for several hours in the morning and is a do-​it-​yourself set up with access to a stocked fridge of basic breakfast goods: waffle mix for the maker-​machine, assorted baked goods, mini-​quiche, frozen breakfast sandwiches, yogurt, fruit, bread, bagels, hard boiled eggs, etc. It was plenty of food, but I would have liked more prepared breakfast dishes (rather than frozen jimmy dean sandwiches).
Check-​in/​out was easy and fast, and everyone we came into contact with was pleasant. I would probably stay here again, though I would be curious to compare this place to other wineries in the area that looked nice too.