 Things to do at the meeting
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
GOLF - Grand Hotel Marriott’s Lakewood Golf Club features 36 championship holes of golf. It is a Silver Medal recipient of “America’s Best Golf Resorts” by Golf Magazine. Our Golf Professionals are happy to assist you with the planning of your group’s golfing events and instruction.
TENNIS - Grand Hotel Marriott features 8 rubico clay surfaced courts, four of which are lighted. The Tennis Pro Shop offers brand name tennis apparel and accessories. Court reservations are required. Our tennis professionals will be happy to assist you.
POOL - Grand Hotel Marriott’s swimming pool complex includes waterfalls, geysers, fountains, hot tubs, waterslides, and several pools, including a heated adult pool, all shaded by magnificent oaks and towering palms.
FITNESS - Offering the finest, state-of-the-art Life Fitness cardiovascular and Cybex strength training equipment. A dedicated staff of certified person trainers and fitness instructors are at your service to keep you motivated and active. Sports activities and classes ranging in skill and intensity include golf, tennis, horseback riding, jogging/walking circuits, biking, aerobics, indoor/outdoor swimming, kayaking, cardio circuit yoga and stretch and flex. Complimentary fitness center is located in the Spa Building.
THE SPA AND SALON
A luxurious spa and salon experience awaits you in our new 20,000 square foot European style Spa. We offer a complete menu of massage therapies, including warm stone, deep tissue and classic Swedish. Feel totally pampered as you experience unique marine and aromatherapy face and body treatments in Neptune’s Chamber or, bring your bathing ritual to new heights in our incredible hydrotherapy tub where over 200 jets and fiber optic color therapy melt away every bit of tension in your body. A full service Salon completes the picture.
OFF PROPERTY GROUP PROGRAMS
HISTORIC MOBILE TOUR begins with an entertaining drive into Mobile with a visit to one or two magnificent antebellum homes (one serving tea in the lovely Deep South tradition), a drive through the downtown Historic District, a stop at Mobile’s City Museum, a beautifully restored town house of the Cotton Kingdom, which among other things displays the fabulous Mobile Mardi Gras Queens’ gowns and robes. Time permitting, the tour will include the French Fort Conde and the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, one of the seven minor Basilicas in the country.
A DAY ON THE BAY takes you to the beautiful Deep South which is the locale to fine private homes and a lunch or tea with refreshments served on the veranda of a 1855 ante-bellum home overlooking Mobile bay and listed on The National Register of Historic Places. This tour includes other area highlights and offers a wonderful glimpse of life along The Eastern Shore of Alabama.
BELLINGRATH GARDENS is a year-round favorite. You will have time to explore this floral wonderland and to roam the magnificent Bellingrath Home, featured on the A & E, “Southern Living Magazine”. You can also enjoy their riverboat cruise. The world’s largest public exhibit of porcelain sculptures by Edward Marshall Boehm is also included in the tour. for a “Grand” excursion.
THE USS ALABAMA BATTLESHIP is the number one tourist attraction in the state. Explore the massive USS Alabama and Submarine Drum. A World War II fighter plane, the A-12 “Blackbird” spy plane and exhibits from Korea, Vietnam and Desert Storm may be viewed in the Aircraft Pavilion. This can be added to a tour or can be a tour of its own. A visit to the Battleship ranges from one hour to whatever one’s heart desires.
THE DELTA ECO TOUR offers a journey by covered Eco-tour boat into our country’s second largest Delta system. Our naturalist will point out highlights of the wilderness including wildflowers, lotus, cypress stands, Osprey soaring above and alligators relaxing out of harms way!
TANGER FOLEY OUTLET MALL offers over 115 factory outlet stores with famous name fashions and accessories, including designer labels, house-wares, home furnishings, leather goods, paper and party products, exercise/athletic apparel, and toys, all in a stylish shopping Centre setting. Located 25 miles south of Point Clear, TANGER is open 7 days a week. Special arrangements and incentives are available for groups.
BEACH
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. (Seasonal)
Hobie - Complimentary for the first hour
Kayaks - Complimentary for the first hour
Bike Stand Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Bicycle - Complimentary for the first hour
Ping Pong - Complimentary
Bocce Ball - Complimentary
Horseback Riding – Guided trail rides
ON-PROPERTY GRAND PROGRAMS
Cooking Demonstration - One of our chefs will prepare a special dish or menu for your group. Your group will observe the actual preparation of the dish and then sample the specialty.
Wine Tasting - Measure your knowledge of wines and their history.
Flower Demonstration - We will prepare a special floral arrangement for your group that will be awarded to the winner of a drawing held at the conclusion of the demonstration.
Historical Tour - One of our Grand Associates will give a brief history of the Hotel followed by an optional tour of the grounds.
Grounds Tour - Conducted by our very own Expert Gardener, you will learn about the beautifully manicured grounds of the Grand.
Afternoon Tea - You are cordially invited to join us in the Grand Tradition of afternoon tea! It is our pleasure to provide you with an assortment of delicious cookies, coffee and tea. Located in the Upper Lobby of the main Building.
A Grand Salute to the Military - Our daily Grand Tradition begins at 3:45 pm in the Main Hotel Lobby starting with our procession with a brief historic presentation followed by a parade around the Grand Hotel grounds, concluding with the firing of the cannon at approximately 4:00 pm near the croquet lawn. This is a salute to today’s Military and those who have passed through this historic resort.
Downtown Fairhope - The hotel provides complimentary transportation to downtown Fairhope for shopping. Departure times are 11:00 am and 1:00 pm; returning to the hotel at 1:10 and 3:00 pm.
Please contact the hotel concierge at 1-251-928-9201 for more information on these activities. For even more options, please visit www.eschamber.com.
|
