Grand Superior Lodge

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!

ng 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!!

here plus making lots of memories here with our family!

nd 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.

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!

ed 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!

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

Superior Lodge to anyone looking for a beautiful place to have a special day!

iful 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!

d 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 :)

rked out but that's expected for a large business. We still would choose them again. Thank you for making our day incredible!

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.

he 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.

on. 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.

r 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....

highly recommend this venue !

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.

leasantly 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!

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.