“If I could give my wedding caterer 100 stars, I would. Maddalena’s blows every other caterer out of the water. From the quality, taste, service, to set up. It’s perfect in every way. I am genuinely so sad that I can’t just order the food at my wedding for dinner every night. My husband and I talk about how good it is all the time. The taste is just superior, everything is served hot, nothing is mushy or stale, the quality of the meat is tender and juicy, the appetizers are incredible, nothing was a miss. Our 200+ guests at our wedding said they have been to a million weddings and this is the best food they have had. It’s truly second to none. I’m THRILLED that we booked Maddelena’s and encourage you to do the same.”
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
11 Ottawa Ave NW, Grand Rapids
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“There are so many great concert venues throughout the city of Grand Rapids. There's smaller and more intimate venues for shows. There are more moderate sized venues for shows too. Finally, there are several much larger scale spaces for higher caliber artists and bands. However, GLC Live at 20 Monroe is my favorite by far. I say this with the utmost respect to all of the other spaces.
First and foremost this venue is conveniently located in the heart of Grand Rapids. One could even take the city bus to this venue. The Rapid station is also just a short walk from here. What's more there is a very appropriately sized parking garage just across the street. Whatever the needs this neighborhood can provide.
Throughout the years I have had nothing but great experiences here. The entire staff has always been the utmost accommodating, courteous and professional in every exchange. The venue itself inside and out has consistently been very well maintained. The security here has always been top tier also. Finally, there is not a bad seat in the place. These are the things that make GLC Live at 20 Monroe my go to for shows.”
“We are so glad we booked Thousand Oaks for our July 2025 wedding! When touring the place I was so impressed with the beautiful drive in and how clean everything was! Haley made the whole planning process so easy and she had great communication that made everything smooth and exactly what we wanted! We planned for our ceremony to be inside since our wedding was in July and loved having a private family ceremony in the Oak Leaf Lounge upstairs, taking pictures, and then having everyone join us for the ceremony downstairs. We were able to get ready in the locker rooms and had a fantastic lunch provided by them. Diane was so incredibly kind and attentive through the whole day while we got ready and while the night went on. The whole staff was professional and friendly and so many family/friends have complimented how awesome they were! I would highly recommend having events/weddings at Thousand Oaks!”
“Had a great time last night djing for The Locke Wedding, staff was accomodating, elevator service was super helpful for load in as a DJ.
Power was more rhen adequate for my large System as well. Wonderful acoustics and a historical ambiance”
“Super fun place to be. Staff was extreeeemely helpful and kind. We did the Alice in Wonderland escape room and juuuust about finished it within our hour time limit.”
“The food was delicious and drinks were fun and tasty! We had Marcus surprise us with our cocktails and they did not disappoint! The service was wonderful. Definitely would recommend!”
“Samantha Wetherington was great to work with! Always friendly, pleasant, and punctual. She was very quick to respond to anything and made everything seamless. She was a huge help in creating the most incredible day!
The staff at the venue were great! Everyone was friendly and did great work in their roles! Everything through the evening ran so smooth!
This is a beautiful, well maintained venue with a more modern industrial feel that we loved. Very clean and love the setup, with room for everyone. Bridal suite was great for the ladies to get ready and the groom suite was very nice as well. Groom suite is nice to lock up gifts and bridal party personal belongings during the evening as well. I loved the multiple levels allowing people to pick their environment for the evening or flow to different areas if they wanted. The bar was great and perfect for hosting a large, "thirsty" group and the area was great to host the cocktail hour. The upstairs was great with the yard games for those into activities or trying to get away from the loud music/heat of the dance floor for a second, and the main banquet area was great for entrances, the dinner, and the dancing! Even the smokestack area outside was so nice with string lights and cocktail tables, weather permitting, for people to get some fresh air or get a cool photo-op by the smokestack. Very cool to have other entrances for vendors/caterers and for secret hidden arrival of the bridal party. Awesome place all around and would definitely recommend!
Thank you for making our day so incredible!”
“Jennifer and her team did an incredible job with our wedding. They helped us throughout the entire process and were a joy to work with. Any hiccups that came up the day of were handled with care and professionalism. We couldn't have asked for better hosts for our celebration.”
“Such a wonderful staff now white guy with a hat wonderful customer service we had Groupon coupons with a lot of guests he handled everything very nicely…. I will visit again thank you”
12:00 PM - 12:00 AM
506 Eastern Ave NE, Grand Rapids
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“An awesome and historic Grand Rapids Polish Hall. I’ve been welcomed here (despite not being of Polish descent) for the last several years by some of the nicest people to celebrate Pulaski Days during the first week of October (sometimes starting the last week of September ?). During this time, the halls are open to the public (without requiring a membership) where Polish food, music and special events are celebrated to commemorate Brigadier General
Kazimierz Pulaski and his contribution to the Independence of the USA!
This last year I came for the kielbasa eating contest, but as a non-meat eater, I stuck around for the pierogis!
I highly recommend a visit!”
“We just hosted our daughter's wedding ceremony and reception at The Atrium! Everything was PERFECT! From our first meeting with Melissa to the end of the event, every single thing was simply amazing. Melissa was the best event coordinator we have ever worked with hands down! The food was absolutely delicious and the drinks were too. The bartenders were so efficient and personable. Many guests told us it was the best wedding they have ever been to! If you want to host an event that runs so smoothly and stress free, do yourself a favor and book with The Atrium. Many thanks to Melissa & team for making the day the best!”
“Great place, great host, great art.. only thing that would make it better is if the art was labeled with its price or if the price was near it.. that Notorious B.I.G piece is NICE”
“I've been in this building for many reasons. All the restrooms are ALWAYS clean! I love that security is always present and usually very observant. Sometimes it's hard to get in from Fulton, but if you come down Lafayette you can easily park at the top and take the stairwell down.”
“Hosted a corporate event at the GR location. GREAT service from the reservation, to organization, and day of. Our team had a great time thanks to Zoie and staff.”
“I enjoy going to the dance events they host! All the teachers are great and are extremely welcoming! My favorite is the latin night and the latin classes. They also rent out the building for private events, so keep that in mind if you are ever in need. It's a beautiful venue.”
7:00 AM - 11:00 PM
3725 Cascade Rd SE, Grand Rapids
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“Dinner out with friends was so fun! The staff did an excellent job from anticipating our needs to letting us know a large table near us was going to order soon, so we may want to get our order in first. The menu had lots of great choices. Several gals raved about the meatloaf. I had the fish tacos for 15$.”
“We had my daughter's brideless groomless wedding reception at the Waddell. The fajitas were amazing and the staff was so nice. Bree was amazing to work with. She made everything look so beautiful and everything ran smoothly. I couldn't have done this without her.”
“Bob and Laurie were five star hosts for my brother-in-law’s celebration of life. They provided several items we needed and were always available for questions. The facility was the perfect size for our event and I would definitely use it again.”
Open 24 hours
140 Ottawa Ave NW, Grand Rapids
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“I have stayed at this hotel a few times within the last few years. Always book the same type of room with the city view. Usually don't have any issues with the room but this time around there was a huge stain on the carpet next to the bed that looked like could've been wine, the lamps beside both sides of the bed are hanging by a thread and the blackout curtains didn't work. Besides the issues with the room, the staff is always very friendly.”
“This was the place that Linc Up was using to give out free Thanksgiving turkey or ham to those that pre-register prior to the give away. The process was much more smoother, quick and easy to pick up the turkey or ham. Plus they gave away a $40 free gift certificate to the Giant Supermarket around the corner to buy any groceries.”
“This is my favorite hotel in Grand Rapids- hands down. The staff is wonderful and the management as well. Every time I walk in I see my name on the IHG board ( I LOVE THIS) and it makes me feel like a VIP...so thank you! The breakfast food is top notch and delicious and there is a happy hour 3 days a week with wonderful beverages and dinner food. The amenities like the pool, hot tub and gym are always clean and operational and so fun!!! The rooms are wonderful and if there is an upgrade available, the staff ALWAYS takes care of me and I truly appreciate it. This hotel has a wonderful ambiance as well. I'd like to give a shout out to the staff who took care of us on our recent stay- we got checked in by Lex at the front desk and she was so helpful, friendly and welcoming and also a BIG Thank you to Logan Kejbo ( GM) he was so very attentive to all the details (and always a smile) and made everything that was good- even BETTER! Thank you!!!!”
“We just stayed here this last weekend. Great downtown location. Within walking distance to any main venue downtown. Room was small, but we were only sleeping there, not hanging out. Front desk was super nice. Only complaint was there were only 2 bath towels in the room, no wash clothes. Also I LOVED that we needed a key card to use the elevator, so it felt very safe.”
“We used The Kindel room for our reception and it was absolutely perfect. Can not recommend this venue enough, the space was perfect and the staff made everything so easy and run smoothly!”