Mackinac Island • Case Study
Grand Hotel:
Preserving History and Preparing for the Future
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A Look Into the Challenges We Successfully Overcame While Updating the Legendary Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island
Located on a small island on the Straits of Mackinac, Grand Hotel has been a beloved summer destination since 1887. The hotel boasts 388 rooms, each designed in their own unique style.
Case & Associates was tasked with updating the bathrooms, 100-year-old Esther Williams Swimming Pool, and their vast retail spaces – all in time for the summer vacation season to begin. With this in mind, location, weather, and more added to the complications of this project. However, with experience, collaboration, and a pinch of luck, we were able to complete this project on time and on budget. Want to learn more about how we successfully completed this project?
Case & Associates was tasked with updating the bathrooms, 100-year-old Esther Williams Swimming Pool, and their vast retail spaces – all in time for the summer vacation season to begin. With this in mind, location, weather, and more added to the complications of this project. However, with experience, collaboration, and a pinch of luck, we were able to complete this project on time and on budget. Want to learn more about how we successfully completed this project?
Want to learn more about how we successfully completed this project?
Our Obstacles
- Preserving the history and maintaining the structural integrity of the 130-year-old hotel was a priority
- The island did NOT permit vehicles. For this reason, primary transportation was bike, horse, and buggy, or walking
- The renovation took place during the off-season, the winter (below-freezing temperatures)
- We had an 8-seater plane fly in equipment and raw materials after the lake froze over
What We Did
- The first thing to remember, this project was completed on time and on budget – in under 5 months
- Altogether, we renovated 340 unique bathrooms
- Overall, $2,500,000 of concrete used (2 concrete trucks ferried over)
- Project was completed during COVID, which added new challenges
- And much more
