There's a tiny little tidbit of information in the below article. For what it's worth, at least the CEO of Experience GR is confident that the Convention Center will proceed with plans to construct some sort of attached hotel. We will have to wait until the feasibility report is publicly released, which might be later this month, to learn what the official findings actually are.
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GR hotel rates push upward amid construction boom
Nick Manes | MiBiz
May 26, 2018
GRAND RAPIDS –– New data on hotel rates across the Midwest offered some sobering analysis on the cost of a room in downtown Grand Rapids. A report this month from ChicagoHotels.org found centrally located hotels in Grand Rapids that ranked at least three stars had an average rate of $174, the fifth most-expensive rates behind Cincinnati, Ohio; Madison, Wis.; Ann Arbor, Mich.; and Fort Wayne, Ind. The findings came as somewhat of a surprise to Doug Small, president and CEO of Experience Grand Rapids, which handles convention and tourism marketing for Kent County. The reason: The report’s data didn’t match with Experience Grand Rapids’ research, which pegged the average rate at $117.63 for a room in Kent County...
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