151-200 guest capacity
This venue can host up to 200 guests
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Unforgettable North Shore Weddings; It's All Here!
Grand Superior Lodge, located in Two Harbors, MN, is a luxurious resort wedding venue. Nestled on the banks of Lake Superior, it covers 1,500 feet of the lake's north shoreline. Nearby, you will find Gooseberry Falls, Superior Hiking Trail, and Lakeview National Golf Course. Duluth International Airport, meanwhile, takes less than an hour to reach by car.
Hundreds of couples have celebrated their love at Grand Superior Lodge. Director of Sales Hannah Nones is passionate about helping to-be-weds plan the day of their dreams. She works closely with them to fully understand their vision for the day. Along with ceremonies and receptions, she is also happy to help couples planning a vow renewal celebration. Together with the hotel's team, they work hard to give every love story an unforgettable celebration.
Grand Superior Lodge offers a beautiful ballroom where couples can make memories to cherish for a lifetime. The Star Harbor Ballroom can comfortably accommodate up to 160 guests. It features an adjoining patio, allowing the happy couple and their guests to enjoy stunning views of the lake. Ceremonies can be held outdoors on the patio, with a picturesque arch supplied by the hotel. To enjoy the natural beauty surrounding the lodge, couples and their guests can toast s'mores over a bonfire, as well as play classic lawn games. A number of other event rentals and equipment can be provided by the team here. Guests who decide to stay in the hotel have a plethora of activities to choose from, once the wedding has drawn to a close. Catering and beverage services are provided by the culinary team at the on-site restaurant.
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Ceremony Area
Handicap Accessible
Indoor Event Space
On-Site Accommodations
Outdoor Event Space
Reception Area
Wireless Internet
Covered Outdoors Space
Dressing Room
Liability Insurance
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Guest Capacity
- Up to 200
Settings
- Ballroom
- Beach
- Waterfront
- Hotel
- Restaurant
- Tented
Venue Service Offerings
- Bar & Drinks
- Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
- Food & Catering
- Planning
- Rentals & Equipment
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The food was really good and the location is beautiful. But the venue made my weekend much more stressful than it needed to be. Unfortunately, we were put in a room that had no AC and was so hot that my dogs were crying and my makeup was melting off my face. The 2nd room we were put in also had no AC. by the time we got into our 3rd room it was around 8 or 9 PM. I couldn't unpack anything that I needed to get ready because the next day we had to move into another new room. We couldn't do a proper rehearsal because we were trying to figure out the room situation and you also don't have access to the patio the night before if your wedding is on a Saturday and there is a Friday wedding. I ended up having to get ready for the wedding in my parents room and was crying and freaking out for much of the time before the ceremony because stuff was scattered everywhere and nothing was unpacked and ready to go. It rained during our ceremony and there wasn't a good understanding of what we would be doing since so much had to change because of the weather. I was ready to walk down the aisle and making changes to the ceremony because we couldn't do the full walk we were planning for but I wasn't aware of that until I got to the main lodge. Cherry, the coordinator at GSP, was minimally available throughout the weekend. My other vendors were amazing and kept me from completely losing my mind. The contract says that you have to have all personal items removed from the ballroom by last call, so I had to stop enjoying my own party to pack up decor and couldn't enjoy the song that I selected to be the last song of the night. Considering that we paid a lot of money to have our ceremony there, I would think that the service we got would have been significantly better. We didn't get our new room keys until about an hour before the ceremony started so I couldn't get our stuff moved up to our new room until after the ceremony so nothing was ready to have a comfortable night and unwind from a very stressful day. We got a very small refund for the rooms, but not enough to make up for how bad the venue made our whole weekend. I would not recommend that anybody get married here.
I worked with Cherry throughout the wedding planning process. I was an out of state bride and she made herself easy to talk to and schedule appointments with. I had the venue decorate for us and it took so much stress off of us!! I highly recommend getting a cabin onsite. It is a gorgeous venue with amazing staff that are willing to help! All I had to do was show up and have a good time. Jodie and Ava ensured we stayed on schedule and helped make dinner easy on us! Overall, fantastic experience and I can’t speak highly enough about their staff.
Great venue! Absolutely no regrets. Kate and Cherry were fabulous to work with and our day went so well. We are located out of state but they made planning so much better!
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Gorgeous venue and Great Food! A month later we are still getting compliments about the food and view! We've been told a few times that our buffet was way better than plated meals at the DECC. We were lucky to have the most gorgeous leaves for our day in October.
As for the issues, the event coordinator was amazing to get a hold of until the day before the wedding. I didnt hear from her until an hour before our ceremony. She never set up the table for our ceremony. Through all the crazy my personal attendant and brother in law had to run to get a table during the ceremony and then set it up. Had the table been there I don't think we would have had an issue. I was told I would receive instructions for early set up and never did. I was also informed I would receive her cell number for the day of which never happened. We also forgot a tote with some of our most important possessions in the hall. Instead of calling or emailing in the morning it took until we got back from our honeymoon and we had to reach out. There was a binder with our names in plain view inside the clear tote and my mother had asked the day after if anything had been left. Luckily we only live a little over an hour away and we're able to go back quickly and not lose anything. This is just another example of her lacking communication when she is not setting up the bill. We were also made to feel bad when we considered only one entree for the buffet. ("Oh is that an option? No one ever does that. I don't even have the price written down")
Another large downside was the lack of a bridal suite. This could not have been remedied but should be kept in mind. A friend of mine had a suite and had a much more relaxing hour before her ceremony. We did have a cabin to get ready in but when guests started to arrive there was nowhere to hide from them. Even if we could have made it back to a cabin (couldn't because of the rain) we would have been spotted by the guests parking. Bathrooms were also in an inconvenient location for this issue. We spent some time running between floors. There is also only one alternative for bad weather which is moving into the Ballroom. This would be okay if the Ballroom was not so congested as it is. We had 130 guests (max was 150) and could barely walk between tables. Definitely cannot fit 150 even close to comfortably. It makes sense that you have to do buffet if you have that many because staff could not walk through with trays.
Overall we had a great experience. Three stars is considered pretty good but I would give 3.5 if i could. The original event booking coordinator we met with was amazing! I was very sad to have to switch from her to the event coordinator. Hotel staff was sweet and actually gave advice for the weather for when I saw the event coordinator. The biggest reason to book here is for the pictures but don't be shy. You will be walking through the back yards of cabins to get to the good rocks.
It ended up being a beautiful day and absolutely loved the bar and waitstaff. Desserts and food were great as well. I wouldn't change a thing about how our day turned out but wanted to make sure others are a little more aware than we were!
We started planning our wedding a year before the date. Everyone kept asking if we were stressed and the answer was always NO. Kate and Cherry were absolutely phenomenal at their job. They made everything so easy. Our wedding was far more amazing than we could have ever dreamed. It’s a day we will truly never forget. We will recommend Grand Superior Lodge for anything. For the food, the views, and most definitely for a wedding!!
The most beautiful location! We received so many compliments on our food catered by GSL. Our guests loved the destination, food, and lodging!
Absolutely worth the price. Staff was beyond professional, personable and extremely accommodating. The view is stunning!
They were great to work with. They are on top of everything, have so much to offer at their venue and they make it a fun easy process. Their food is phenomenal and everyone loved the buffet we hosted!
The best venue ever. It has natural beauty no matter what the season it is plus they do the catering as well and the food is phenomenal! We couldn't have picked a better place to get married! We look forward to spending many many anniversaries here plus making lots of memories here with our family!
The venue is gorgeous and the staff went above and beyond to help make our day special (especially during crazy weather). We ended up altering our timeline at the last minute and starting our ceremony an hour later – the staff adapted quickly and helped us get the ceremony of our dreams! We also got tons and tons of great feedback about the food, delicious! Having the lodge rooms, cabins and lake homes right on property next to the lake is truly unbeatable as well. I would give it a 9/10 (rather than 4/5) because there was some drama with how their leadership team handled COVID over the winter (telling all couples that they wouldn’t allow weddings over 45 people regardless of how the pandemic evolved, CDC regulations, etc.) They later backtracked (thank goodness) but it was a super unnecessary, highly stressful period of time that could have been completely avoided without such knee-jerk reactions. I was also guided to not have a day of wedding coordinator and I will say that’s probably my top #1 regret. There was a lot of little stuff to deal with day of that their day of contact isn’t responsible for and I wish I would have had someone hired specifically to deal with that stuff so it didn’t fall all on me. Still, insanely beautiful all-in-one-place venue and you can’t go wrong having a full weekend surrounded by your family and friends. A few key notes: you have to do catering through them and all guests are required to book a minimum 2-night stay.
The experience we had with the Grand Superior Lodge was nothing less than PERFECTION! From our first visit to the tasting and every change that came with getting married in 2020, the GSL staff was kind, helpful, and so professional. The kitchen was able to provide us with our dream wedding meal of a build your own burger bar and provided the appropriate accommodations for our guests as well. The space was clean and tidy and everything we hoped it would be. We cannot thank the GSL staff enough for all the work they put into our event!
Response from the Vendor on 04/07/2021
Thank you for your sweet review, Kassie! It means so much we made your day a great experience :) It was wonderful celebrating with you. Many well wishes from all of us!
GSL was AMAZING for us. Due to Covid, we had to change so many things about our wedding. One month before our wedding date, our ceremony venue cancelled on us and we were scrambling to find somewhere new.
My wedding planner, Pure Events, reached out to GSL and everything suddenly came together. With the help of our wedding planner and Kate and Hannah at GSL, everything came together for our micro wedding on 10/10/20.
The outdoor ceremony was amazing. The ballroom is a ballroom - not my taste at all but we decorated it in a way that I could live with! The food was good, open bar was smooth and they offered us great pricing.
I only wish they had more Covid protocols (they had hardly any sanitizing and put out apps as as self serve with shared utensils. Not great in times of a pandemic)
This team was SO kind and offered us a great last minute deal. So many vendors/venues have been screwing couples and GSL did the opposite. This is a place I want to support. They showed such character and I feel so lucky we were connected with them.
We plan to stay at the resort for the first time next year for our one year anniversary and I can't wait!
After much searching for the perfect venue around Duluth and the North Shore we decided on the Grand Superior Lodge to host our June wedding. We were extremely excited by the lodging options, as we always wanted a community feel at our wedding and wanted to have all of our friends and family in one spot to make the most of the weekend.
From our first contact with Hannah and Kate they were both extremely professional, timely in their response, and always willing to work with us on ideas and requests we had. When we visited the resort in January for our walk through and tasting the entire staff where incredibly accommodating and very pleasant to work with. They even allowed us to take a tour of some of the cabins and townhomes to see what our guests would be staying in, and they are incredible!
Unfortunately our wedding was planned for June 2020, and as the coronavirus began to spread in the U.S. we had to make a difficult decision to cancel our wedding in late April. From the time we reached out in March to discuss our options both Hannah and Kate were again extremely professional and accommodating in working with us as we weathered the storm for awhile before officially cancelling.
While we won’t be able to actually hold our wedding at the Grand Superior Lodge, based on our experience through this process we know it would have been everything we imagined and more. The setting is beautiful, the lodging is incredible and the staff truly is the epitome of “Minnesota Nice”. We’d definitely recommend the Grand Superior Lodge to anyone searching for that special spot for your wedding, and hope to go back someday soon and celebrate our future anniversaries.
Drew & Jen
Response from the Vendor on 05/13/2020
Hi Drew and Jen! Thank you for taking the time to share about your experience with Grand Superior Lodge and our team. Your kind words filled our hearts during this difficult time. Although plans for this June changed, the Odyssey family and Lak...
e Superior welcomes you for anniversaries and vacations for years to come. Best wishes and stay well!
Perfect venue for our dream winter wedding. We did the grand superior buffet and it was so good!
Response from the Vendor on 03/30/2020
Thank you for the 5-Star Review, Haley! The Grand Superior Buffet is one of our fan-faves and we are happy to hear your guests enjoyed it. Congrats and best wishes from the team at GSL :)
This was the perfect location for our wedding. Kate was very responsive and made it easy to plan. We were able to have it outside and we couldn't have been happier with how it turned out. The food was amazing!! Would definitely recommend Grand Superior Lodge to anyone looking for a beautiful place to have a special day!
Response from the Vendor on 12/03/2019
Hi Sara! Thank you for the awesome feedback and congratulations to you and Mark :) We hope to see you both again soon!
Grand Superior Lodge was an absolute DREAM location for my wedding! My (now) husband and I both went to college in the Twin Ports area and GSL was the only place we were willing to go! The view of the lake, the proximity to Duluth and the beautiful North Shore, the outdoor options and the indoor space made this a magical day. GSL was easy to work with from a farther distance (we live in Minneapolis now) and gave us everything we could have asked. If you are looking for a BEAUTIFUL, helpful, not-too-expensive, semi-destination wedding venue, there is NO other choice! Thank you GSL for helping to make my big day the best of my life!
Response from the Vendor on 10/04/2019
Hi Mariel! Thank you so much for the sweet and detailed note about your wedding! We love seeing couples who want to celebrate their big day in an area that is close to their heart. We appreciate knowing we helped make your day a dream :) Best ...
wishes to you both and see you soon!
Kate, Cherry & the rest of the Grand Superior staff were the best ever to work with! The communication starting from the initial tour was fantastic. We received so many compliments on everything from check-in, to the venue itself, the views, and the bar staff. The only complaint we had was that the food was too good, and people ate too much! We also opted for the late night snacks and those were a hit. The day was perfect, and even better than we could've ever imagined! We love GSL and would highly recommend it to all :)
Response from the Vendor on 09/17/2019
Hi Jenny! You made our team's day! Thank you for the sweet and thoughtful review. We absolutely had a blast hosting your wedding and loved every second of it! :)
We loved having our wedding at Grand Superior Lodge! The lake means a lot to us so it was perfect to pick this venue. The whole night we heard great things about the food and atmosphere. It was the perfect day! Some communication kinks to be worked out but that's expected for a large business. We still would choose them again. Thank you for making our day incredible!
Response from the Vendor on 08/08/2019
Thank you for the sweet message, Rachel! We are happy you were able to celebrate on the lake where is means a lot to you. Best wishes to you both :)
The planning side of the venue was wonderful very easy to work with, answered all my detailed questions, and was always very responsive during the planning phase.
Then the day of the event everything ran perfectly and there was nothing for me to worry about or check on.
Only negative comment is that the room portion of the hotel needs some work. They messed up a handful of our guests rooms and then there was construction going on the cabins. They did compensate us for the construction issue and upgraded the guests rooms that were messed up but it was a bit of a hassle and tainted the otherwise perfect execution of the event.
Response from the Vendor on 07/09/2019
Hi Veronica! We are thrilled you were impressed with the planning experience and day-of execution for your wedding. We strive to make the planning process a breeze for couples! We also appreciate your lodging feedback and will use it to enh...
ance our lodging experience for all guests. Thank you again and enjoy your first summer as newlyweds :)
The weekend was PERFECT!!! We couldn't ask for anything better!! Everyone is saying how amazing Grand Superior Lodge is and how welcoming and helpful the staff are! People were blown away by the venue!! The space was perfect for our wedding!! The size worked out perfectly! Cocktail hour was amazing with the lawn games and the fire pit, that continued after dinner! I can't rave enough about how helpful you were through the whole process and during the big day! THANK YOU!! The front desk was so helpful with all my rooming logistical questions and any random necessities.
Response from the Vendor on 07/03/2019
Abby, we cannot thank you enough for your kind review! We are SO happy the big day was perfect and your guests had a wonderful time! Best wishes :)
The venue itself is gorgeous and was a beautiful background for both the ceremony and reception. The food at the reception was absolutely delicious! We would definitely have preferred more communication with Kate during the wedding and reception. There were minor details throughout the reception that could have been improved. It was also frustrating that guests could not book in our room block online.
Response from the Vendor on 07/01/2019
Hi Haley,
We are so happy to hear you were impressed with the venue, view of Lake Superior, and the reception food! We also thank you for your additional feedback and will contact you directly. Best wishes to you and Melvin!
We booked and checked out the venue over a year before our wedding. We love Grand Superior Lodge and that is why we chose to get married there. It was our first getaway as a couple, we came back a couple times and he proposed to me on one of our weekends there. We started planning our wedding with a coordinator who was amazing but we knew was planning on changing career paths. Kate(the new coordinator) stepped up and made everything perfect. Thank you Grand Superior Lodge for making my wedding day what I always dreamed of....
Response from the Vendor on 11/03/2018
Thank you for the message Stacey! We love hearing stories about memories made at our resorts year after year. We hope you share more milestones with us. Best wishes to you both!
Grand superior lodge was genuinely so gorgeous and the perfect spot for our wedding. Our wedding planner, Kate was outstanding and truly made sure every detail was perfect. We loved her! Hannah was fantastic and checked in with us regularly. I highly recommend this venue !
Response from the Vendor on 10/18/2018
MacKenzie, thank you! You made our day :) We are so happy you had a beautiful celebration with us at GSL!
Grand Superior Lodge was everything we wanted and more from a wedding venue! The entire staff was polite, helpful and easy to work with. From the initial inquiry all the way to the bartender hosting us for the evening. All of our questions and expectations were met beyond our wishes! We have received dozens of compliments from our guests about it being the perfect wedding venue and a great get-away for their family to enjoy.
Response from the Vendor on 10/15/2018
Hi Morgan! Thank you for taking a moment to share your experience. Your guests were so fun and it was a beautiful wedding! We hope to see you both again soon :)
Kate Smith was amazing to work with. She made are day special. Our guests loved the food, and Jake was a fantastic bar tender.
Response from the Vendor on 10/08/2018
Thank you, Sophia!
Working with Kate at GSL was great! She let us email, call or text her with questions and was always very responsive. Our day went beautifully. The bartender, Jake, did a fantastic job - he was short handed but was never frazzled! Guests were pleasantly surprised with how incredible the food was - amazing menu choices! The only issue that we had was short staffing the night of our wedding, but thankfully we had amazing personal attendants that jumped in to help - other than that the venue was incredible!
Response from the Vendor on 09/25/2018
Hi Lauren! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a note. We are so happy to hear you and your guests had an incredible time. We hope to see you at the resort again in the future, perhaps to celebrate your 1st Year Anniversary next...
September. We wish you all the best!
Our day at Grand Superior Lodge was not only beautiful but perfectly executed. Nancy and her staff were fantastic and made our day goad smoothly as possible. We were able to customize the menu completely; they were their to make our dreams come true. Nancy surely made the day entirely less stressful assisting us with planning and answering all of our questions through every stage of planning. Highly recommended beautiful venue. We had a ton of compliments on our venue. All the staff were incredibly friendly and fun part of the environment.
I have nothing but wonderful things to say about this venue, the food, decor, and the coordinator! Nancy is the most helpful person we could have ever asked for; she made sure everything went smoothly. Additionally, they setup and take everything down. The serving staff was fantastic & the bar was EASILY accessed for guests to roam inside and outside of the ballroom. Absolutely stunning & so perfect. Highly recommend this venue!!
I cannot say enough good things about Nancy and Grand Superior Lodge. They were accommodating, quick to respond to my emails and questions. The planning process was simple because Nancy is very good at her job. The resort was beautiful and easy to decorate. The day of Nancy helped set up, she printed my husband's vows out for us, and she acted as a day of coordinator! Everything ran very smoothly. Dinner was quick and efficient as was the transition from ceremony to cocktail hour. Simply amazing!
Overall, the wedding went amazingly but we had a few bumps in the road. I quarterbacked the entire planning process with support from Nancy, who was great. We had some trouble with front desk staff who were struggling to book rooms in our block, but GSL gave me special access to the amazing Matt at the front desk so they took care of that issue. Note that in order to have music play past 10 pm you need to book 12 rooms in the main lodge that vary from a std 2 queen bed to expensive options (VERY for some). We definitely struggled and had to move people from other rooms in the Lodge and from other hotels (and subsidize them) to fill the block. I never expected it to be so difficult to fill 12 rooms. It may have just been our guest list but either way, it was the MOST frustrating and time consuming part of planning the ENTIRE wedding. Which is a lot to be said.
Another note, 200 people is a stretch for this place to be comfortable. We had 145-ish people with a special seating arrangement and it was just comfortable enough.
Received comments from guests and my parents that the bartender was too slow and that the line was really long all night. Pretty sure everyone got their fair share of drinks though, so this is rather a good point for improvement for the GSL to focus on.
Other than those bumps, the wedding went great- we had no special surprises (especially none on the invoice) and lots of custom "things" like the seating arrangement, dance floor location, band location, etc went smoothly. The food was amazing (seriously-had custom pierogis made by Chef Chad and they were PHENOMENAL!!) and the vendors worked essentially directly with Nancy which was great for me, the band rocked it and the location can't be beat.
Location is beautiful, lodging is adequate, but the resort service is awful. After signing the contract with GSL it was one disappointment after the next: Completely incompetent management, constant staff turnover, reception desk staff that were always "in training" - putting wedding guests on hold for extended periods of time, or hanging up on them when trying to make reservations.
I had multiple phone conversations with the general manager prior to our wedding, but still he failed to deliver on what we discussed. His staff refused to bring out a second keg (which we ordered) to the patio during our cocktail hour, entree orders were wrong, entrees served were bland, cold and rock hard- so much so that guests complained to us! The open bar tab was displayed to guests on the cash register (unbelievably tacky, but didn't phase the staff at GSL). My expectations were low for a Northern MN lodge, but this place couldn't even serve warm food, the food that we actually ordered, or the booze we ordered. Oh and guests also complained when they tried to order food and drinks from the lodge restaurant/bar - rude staff, orders were wrong and over-priced.
Brides, seriously don't waste your time at GSL or any of the Odyssey Resorts. Find a beautiful location along the North Shore, get married there, and then cater from a local vendor.
Wonderful outcome, great food, great view went through four wedding planners however event coordinator and current wedding coordinator were great and willing to help in every angle, all the staff were there at every moment...few notes the staff do not stay overnight on week nights and the resort does require a night deposit when booking ...only complaints GM Nick seems like he needs more training and too smoozy at times and the Buffett for the wedding was pulled to quickly my guests felt they did not have enough time to enjoy and I did not either...otherwise venue was was beautiful.
What an amazing place to have our wedding! Things could not have gone any better. Reba was amazing to work with, she was very informative and extremely helpful. The staff at GSL were all very friendly. Matt who works at teh front desk was always willing to help with everything and very accomodating. The entire staff was amazing. They made the entire weekend go smoothly. We have had many of our guests comment on how awesome GSL was and that they will definitely be coming back to vacation at GSL. We had a bonfire the night before the wedding and the staff always made sure we had what we needed, they never let us run out of firewood!! The food was to die for, the North Shore chicken was a hit as well as the steak and pasta! Everyone commented that the weekend was a success and GSL did an amazing job.
Overall my experience was good. The only criticism is that the coordinator didn't communicate fully in certain areas. We have never gotten married before and didn't know when certain things needed to be done and she was not the best at making sure we knew when things were due etc.
Wonderful service, wonderful cabin, all our needs were met! It blew our expectations!!! Great place.
Dont be fooled by the aspects of when they try to get your money, my husband and I went there test tasted our menu and loved it, our wedding was an hour north of two harbors so we rented a kitchen for them, durring this process they switched management and our lady quit, I was very nervous about the change but they assured us everthing would be ok, come the day before the wedding they bring the wrong chairs (they over booked at their location and needed the banquet chairs) luckily we were able to find padded chairs for our guest as they woudl have had to sit on hard plastic outdoor chairs... They forgot the bar tables they promised to bring the next day, the off site coordinator didnt show up to our venue (she had promised she would) the food tasted nothing like we had originally tasted, even my 12 year old neice who came with us to test tast said it wasnt the same food, my pasta was cold (this was becuase even though we rented a kitchen the sheff at the minute decided to cook the food there, had we known that we woudl have gone with someone closer and had warm food.... Not happy at all with them!!! For what we paid i expected better!!!!
My fiance and I made a special trip to check out the facility in April 2010. Courtney was very nice, and the space looked great, so we asked to have a date held for Sept. 2011. We were told and received an e-mail confirmation from her that same month stating she had locked in the date for us, and would be in contact if anyone else requested the date. We e-mailed her again in August, ready to put down a deposit. She did not respond to the e-mail or following phone calls for 3 weeks!! When we finally did get a hold of her via e-mail (as she avoided speaking to us directly), she told us there had been some "miscommunication" regarding our date and she had booked the date for another couple. Although she extended the same offer for a different date and a 20% room discount, this did not change the fact that her avoidance of us would force us to take a date in October, by which time the leaves would be gone and snow might be a possibility. The manager was condescending and made us feel like we were lucky they were even extending us any offer during their busiest season. Do not trust a date hold there - put down a deposit ASAP!!
We had our wedding at GSL this past Aug and it was fantastic. Everyone raved about the food and the site could not have been more beautiful. Our family also loved that they could rent a large cabin and everyone could stay together for the whole weekend. The reason I don't give it a perfect review is because there were a few issues, First communication with the group sale coordinator was often difficult and we had to wait a couple days to get questions answered at first, that did improve the closer we got to the wedding. Second the front desk could not figure out our room blocks at all!! We ended up having to route all of our guests through the group sales coordinator because they kept telling people we were out of rooms or that only the more expensive rooms were available. And lastly during our reception the staff seemed to be un-managed in that there was no one I could go to address the little issues we had, like they kept taking nearly full bar drinks from tables and they wouldn't start a campfire at the right time. The accomodations were amazing though and they gave us a great deal. We really felt we had an amazing value for what it cost us. I believe our family probably thinks it was about triple what we actually spent.
We had our wedding in July at the Grand Superior Lodge. Everything was absolutely beautiful. We still have guests comment to us about how beautiful our wedding was. Having the ceremony on their back patio was just perfect. It helped that we had perfect weather, but even still I think everything would have been great. The lodges and lodge rooms were high quality, clean and comfortable. We rented 4 of the large lake homes for our parents, grandparents and the wedding party. It was great to have everyone so close, it made for a fun weekend. The location on the rocky shore of Lake Superior made for stunning photos and the nearby state parks kept our guests busy the whole weekend. The food was delicious and reasonably-priced and the waitstaff were friendly and accommodating. We had a couple things go wrong including our liquor order and miscommunication about when the reception hall would be ready for decorating - but everything worked out fine and the staff did their best to make up for anything that happened. Overall, our wedding at Grand Superior was perfect for us and we received so many compliments from our guests on the location, the lodge and the food. The overall price was well under what you would pay in the cities and the actual bill turned out to be less than we were expecting to pay. I would recommend Grand Superior to anyone wanting to get married up on the north shore of Minnesota!
We choose Grand Superior for the location being on Lake Superior it is a view that can't be beat. We had them caterer not only our wedding but the rehearsal dinner (a bbq) and the gift opening breakfast. My guests had a fabulous time and Courtney the Group Sales Manager made it work. The food was wonderful and presentation of it was lovely. If I had one complaint it was that there were 3 weddings the weekend of mine and mine was the Sunday wedding so getting rooms for Saturday was a bit iffy and the staff worked so hard but I think they may have been on wedding burnout.
We knew we wanted to get married along the North Shore in Minnesota. We toured several resorts, and Grand Superior Lodge definitely stood out above the rest. They were very accomodating, had great food, and had the perfect view of Lake Superior for our wedding. We couldn't have picked a more beautiful, fun place to get married. Our guests said it was the most relaxed and fun wedding they've ever been to.
We had a small intimate wedding at the Grand Superior Lodge on the North Shore. Our wedding coordinator, Courtney Udenberg was fantastic to work with. It didn't matter that our wedding party was small, she treated as though we were VIP. She has a lot of enthusiasm for her job and wants to make sure your day is special. The location is beautiful and they have a great set up for weddings. I highly recommend this resort for a wedding or vacation.
I LOVED Grand Superior Lodge! It was a gorgeous outdoor wedding! We didn't have anybody to help with rehearsal, so Courtney at the Lodge helped us, and did a wonderful job going over everything with us! She did a fabulous job of setting everything up for the rehearsal dinner outside, and even inside when it started to get chilly. It truly was a fairy tale wedding! :)
The resort was absolutely gorgeous and everything we would have ever wanted. The wedding coordinator was very organized and always there to help us.
It was an amazing view of the North Shore. The backdrop was surreal for our pictures. It was beautiful. Also the food was really amazing!!!;We were charged $50 for a cake cutting fee when we didn't really know. We would have cut the cake for that. Also we were charged for the bar because we didn't get enough sales but the bar didn't have certain things so people were going upstairs to the restaurant bar for drinks and we would have met our quota. We were also charged for things another guest in the hotel was getting and didn't find out until later that they were wrongly charging us.
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2826 Hwy 61, Two Harbors, MN
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Kate Melichar
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Kate Melichar is a Wedding & Events Sales Manager for Odyssey Resorts, where Kate helps you find the venue of your dreams, including coordination and real wedding advice.
Kate has worked with MN Bride, Wedding Wire, and The Knot, where Larsmont Cottages was 2021 Top Pick for Best of Weddings in The Knot and Grand Superior Lodge won Best Northern Minnesota venue last two years.
You can expect 100% transparency and a clear vision for your big day.
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