General Information
General: Independent Destination Resort on 160 acres. 2,000 feet above sea level in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North
Carolina. Weather is mild all seasons.
Directions: Crossroads of I-40 and I-26. From I-240 take Charlotte St. Exit (5B) to Macon Ave. Two miles from downtown Asheville.
General:
Independent Destination Resort on 140 acres. 3,000 feet above sea level in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western
Address: 290 Macon
Asheville,
28804-3799.
NorthAvenue,
Carolina.
WeatherNC
is mild
all seasons.
Website: www.groveparkinnmeetings.com or www.groveparkinn.com
Directions:
Crossroads of I-40 and I-26. From I-240 take Charlotte St. Exit (5B) to Macon Ave. Two miles from downtown
Phone: (828) Asheville.
252-2711, Reservations (800) 438-5800, Group Sales (866) 474-6110
Fax (828) 252-6040
AAA Four Diamond
Address:
290 Macon Avenue, Asheville, NC 28804-3799.
Airports: Asheville
Regional Airport, NC (AVL)
www.groveparkinn.com
DiRoNA and Four Diamond for
www.flyavl.com - 17 miles and 20 minutes away with daily service provided
Horizons
by US(828)
Air, Delta,
Northwest,
and Continental
Air lines
Newark,
Phone:
252-2711,
Reservations
(800) 438-0050,
Faxdirect
(828)from
253-7053
Minneapolis, Atlanta, Houston, Orlando, Raleigh, Charlotte, and Cincinnati.
Wine
Spectator’s
Award
AAA
Four
Diamond, Best
MobilofThree
Airports:
Asheville
Regional
Airport (AVL).
www.flyavl.com. 17 miles and 20
- Private
Jet Services
Group www.PJSGroup.com.
and
Award
of
Excellence
Star, DiRoNA and Four Diamond for
Greenville-Spartanburg,
SC
(GSP)
minutes away with daily
service
provided by US Air, Delta, Northwest,
www.gspairport.com
65miles
and
85
scenic
minutes
away.
Servicing
and Continental Air lines direct from Newark, Minneapolis, Atlanta,
Horizons,
Southern
Living Readers’
2008 Travel
& Leisure
#13 Hotel
approximately
millionRaleigh,
passengers
a year are
served by and
15 airlines
offering
Houston,1.4
Orlando,
Charlotte,
Philadelphia
Cincinnati.
Spa
in
the
World
Choice Awards for Favorite Resort,
69 daily departures including non-stop service to 16 major cities across the US.
Greenville-Spartanburg,
Tri-Cities
Regional Airport,SC
TN(GSP)
(TRI) www.gspairport.com. 65 miles
Wine
Spectator’s
Best of
Award
Fodor’s
Travel Wire
2007
Topof
Ten
www.triflight.com
60miles away.
and 70
minutesapproximately
away. Drive through
the passcenic
and 85 scenic- minutes
Servicing
1.4 million
Luxury
Spa
Resorts
Excellence,
Successful
Meetings
Blue Ridge
Mountains
non-stop
flights offering
to Atlanta,
Cincinnati,
sengers
a year arewith
served
by 15 airlines
69 Charlotte,
daily departures
Pinnacle,
Meetings
SouthGreat
Stars Resorts
of the
Detroit,
Memphis
and Orlando
Deltacities
Connection,
Northwest
Airlink
CitiBank’s
America’s
including
non-stop
serviceaboard
to 16 major
across the
US.
and US Airways Express.
South Award, Corporate Meetings
Tri-Cities
Regional
Airport, TNAirport,
(TRI) www.triflight.com.
60 miles
Charlotte
Douglas
International
NC (CLT)
2007 Southern Living Readers’
and
Incentives
Paragon
and Golden
www.charlotteairport.com
2 hours
downthe
thescenic
scenic
BlueRidge
RidgeMountains
Mountains
and 70 minutes away. -Drive
through
Blue
Choice
Awards
for Favorite
Resort
is thewith
Carolinas’
premier
air
facility.
Charlotte
Douglas
averages
500
daily
non-stop flights to Atlanta, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Detroit,
Links, Meeting News Planners Choice
departures
and and
23 million
passengers
annually.
This airport
is ranked
among
Successful Meetings Pinnacle
Memphis
Orlando
aboard Delta
Connection,
Northwest
Airlink
Awards,Tennis Resorts Online Award
the nation’s top airports.
and US Airways Express.
Gold Key
Meetings
McGhee Tyson Airport – Knoxville, TN (TYS)
forM&C
the World’s
TopAward
100 Tennis
www.triflight.com
- McGhee
Tyson
Airport (TYS), is currently served by
Private Jet Services
Group
www.PJSGroup.com.
Resorts
Leisure’s
South and
StarsCamps,
of the Travel
South&Award
Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Continental, Delta, Northwest, United and
History:
Built in 1913. Listed on National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
No. 13 in World’s Best Spa Awards,
US Airways. TYS Airport is located 130 miles and 2.5 scenic hours from our
Association Meetings
Historic
Hotel ofTYS
America
to many
famous
guests,
including
welcoming
courtyard.
offersHost
non-stop
service
to 18
major
cities across
Luxery
Finder’s
Top 3 Most
InnerSpa
Circle
Award
eight
American
presidents.
the US.
Romantic Spas, 5 stars (out of 5),
C&IT Award of Excellence
Rooms:
guestrooms:
in historic
MainofInn,
202 in
Sammons
Wing,
History:
Built in510
1913.
Listed on142
National
Register
Historic
Places
in 1973.
Historic
Ranked 9th in the U.S. of Courses
in Vanderbilt
Includes
12 Suites
in Vanderbilt
Wing,
28
Hotel 166
of America
Host toWing.
many famous
guests,
including
ten American
presidents.
Planners’
Choice
Over
100 Years
Old Awards
by Golf Digest,
rooms on private Club Floor and the Presidential Cottage. ADA
Golfweek’s
Best Courses
You Can
Rooms: 512 guestrooms:
in historic
Main Inn,
in Sammons
Wing,
166 in Vanderbilt
Ranked
#32 among
the Top 100
Accessible.142
Smoking
permitted
in204
designated
floors
only.
Wing. Includes 12 Suites in Vanderbilt Wing, 28 rooms on private Club Floor and
Play
–
Ranked
#9
in
NC,
2008
Courses in the State by The North
Amenities:the Presidential
All of ourCottage.
guestrooms
featurepermitted
the exclusive
Grove Park
Innonly.
plush-top
Smoking
in designated
floors
Carolina
Magazine
Golf Panel.
Golfweek
– “America’s
Best Resort
mattresses by Kingsdown™, AM/FM stereo with CD player,
All of our
guestrooms
feature
the
exclusive
Grove
Park
Inn
plush-top
mattresses
Amenities: Courses”, 2007
microwave,
refrigerator,
in-room
safe,
hairdryer,
iron
&
board,
pay-perTM
by Kingsdown
, AM/FM
stereo
with CD player, microwave, refrigerator, in-room
view movies
and video
games.
2007 SpaFinder Reader’s Choice
safe, hair dryer, iron & board, pay-perview movies and video games.
Award “Best Spa by Category” for:
Guest Services: Concierge, Valet Parking, Babysitting, Currency Exchange, Laundry
Guest Services: Concierge,
Valet
Parking,and
Babysitting,
Currency Exchange, Laundry and Dry
Men and Interior Design
and Dry
Cleaning
Safe Deposit.
Cleaning and Safe Deposit.
2006 SpaFinder Readers’
Catering:
PDF Download of our latest catering menus.
Catering: PDF Download of our latest catering menus.
Choice Award “Best Spa” for
Retail:
Ancient Page (gifts, newsstand, personal care needs), Gallery of the
Accommodations, Golf, Men,
Retail: Our new
shopping(regional
village, “Acrafts),
Walk inResort
the Park,”
opened
summer
It features
Mountains
Boutique
(casual
and2008.
formal
wear),
Romance, and Interior Design
Signature
Grove
Park
apparel),
TreasuresGallery
from the
Park (gifts are
and
GolfofPro
Shop
and(authentic
Spa boutique.
Grovewood
& Museums
crafts),across
Tastings
of
Grove
Park
(all
things
epicurean)
and
Christmas
in
the
Park
the street.
(for year-round decorative delights). Shoppers and guests alike will also find
Ancient Page, Gallery of the Mountains, Resort Boutique, our Golf Pro Shop and
the Spa boutique. The Grovewood Gallery & Museums are across the street.
Awards
Awards
THE GROVE PARK INN RESORT & SPA GENERAL INFORMATION, Continued
The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa General Information Continued
Restaurants:
Blue Blue
Ridge
Dining
Room,
B, L,
seats.
Resort
Casual.
Enjoy
ourour
menu
while
overlooking
Restaurants:
Ridge
Dining
Room,
B,D,
L,300
D, 300
seats.
Resort
Casual.
Enjoy
menu
while
overlookingthe
theAsheville
Ashevilleskyline,
sky- Golf
Course
theCourse
Blue Ridge
Mountains.
Award
winningAward
Friday winning
Seafood Friday
Buffet, Seafood
SaturdayBuffet,
Prime Saturday
Rib BuffetPrime
and Sunday
Brunch.
line,and
Golf
and the
Blue Ridge
Mountains.
Rib Buffet
and Sunday
Horizons
DiningBrunch.
Room, D only. Award winning restaurant featuring innovative classic menu and a list of over 600 wines.
Entertainment
Greatrequired.
mountain
viewswinning
and semi
private tables
or innovative
ask about the
private
Chef’s
Horizons, nightly.
D only. Jacket
Award
restaurant
featuring
classic
menudining
and aroom
list ofor
over
600 Table.
75 seats.
wines. Entertainment nightly. Great mountain views and semi private tables or ask about the private dining room or
Chef
’s Table. 75 seats. Cafe, L & D, Resort Casual. Steakhouse that serves prime beef and fresh seafood for dinner and
Sunset
Terrace/Carolina
a variety
of salads,
and Casual.
entreesSteakhouse
for lunch –that
all with
western
viewsand
of fresh
the Blue
RidgeforMountains.
Sunset
Terrace,sandwiches
L & D, Resort
serves
prime beef
seafood
dinner and a variety of
salads,Lsandwiches
and entrees
lunch
– alldining
with room
western
views
of the
Blue Ridge
Mountains.
Spa Cafe,
& D. Our smallest
and for
most
casual
with
seating
available
by our
waterfall or in the Spa. Perfect for
light lunches to bridal showers.
Spa Cafe, L & D. Our smallest and most casual dining room with seating available by our waterfall or in the Spa.
Perfect
for light
to bridal
showers.
In-Room
Dining,
B, lunches
L, D. 6:30am
to Midnight.
In-Room
B, L, Outdoor
D. 6:30amgrill
to near
Midnight.
Cabana
Grille,Dining,
L, seasonal.
outdoor pool and clubhouse.
Lounges: L, seasonal.
Outdoor
grillElaine’s
near outdoor
andBar.
clubhouse.
GreatPool
HallCabana,
Lobby Bar,
and Magnolia
Cafe.
Duelingpool
Piano
Area Attractions
Great Hall
Lobby
Magnolia
Cafe.53,000 square feet. Support
40 Meeting
Rooms
and Bar,
two and
ballrooms
totaling
services: Floral, Audio Visual Services (SAV), and Public Relations.
Biltmore
Meeting:
40 Meeting Rooms and two ballrooms totaling 50,000 square feet. Support services:
Floral,Estate
Presentation Services,
Business
Center
and
Public
Relations.
Blue
Ridge
Parkway
Golf: 18-hole Donald Ross designed Golf Course, 6,700 yards, par 70. Golf Digest
ranked the course 4 out of 5 stars. 32nd ranked course by the NC Golf
Chimney Rock Park
Golf:
18-hole Donald Ross designed Golf Course, 6,700 yards, par 70. Golf
Panel. Full Service Pro shop with logo retail items. Carts are equipped with
Digest ranked the course 4 out of 5 stars. 32nd ranked course by the NC
Biltmore Village
GPS system.
Golf Panel. Full Service Pro shop with logo retail items. Carts are
Downtown Asheville
Spa: 43,000
square-foot
Spa system.
with 31 treatment rooms. Over 60 treatment
equipped
with GPS
Biltmore
Blue
Ridge Parkway,
ThomasEstate,
Wolfe
Memorial
selections including open air Pagoda massage rooms.
Spa:
40,000 square-foot Spa with 27 treatment rooms. Over 60 treatment
Chimney
Park, Biltmore Village,
Folk ArtRock
Center
Recreation: 6 tennis
courts (3 indoor and 3 outdoor), outdoor and indoor pool. The
selections.
downtown
Asheville,Thomas
Sports Complex features, aerobics, yoga, racquetball, health and wellness
Grandfather
Mountain Wolfe
Recreation: programs.
6 tennis
courts
(3
indoor
and
3
outdoor),
outdoor
and
indoor
pool.
The
Paramount fitness equipment.
House,
Art Center, Grandfather
GroveFolk
Arcade
Sports Complex features, aerobics, yoga,
Mountain, Grove Arcade, Linville
Children: Supervised
activities
for and
ageswellness
4-12. Located
in the
Sports Complex
featuring:
racquetball,
health
programs.
Paramount
fitness equipment.
Linville Caverns
TV/VCR, video games, ping pong, pool table, basketball court, & playground.
Caverns, Cherokee Indian Reservation,
Cherokee Indian Reservation
Children: In-room
Supervised
activities
ages 4-12.
in the Sports
child care
can befor
arranged
withLocated
our concierge
desk. Complex
Asheville Historic Trolley and the
featuring: TV/VCR, video games, ping pong, pool table, miniature golf,
Asheville Historic Trolley
Great Smoky Mountain Railway.
DMC: On-site
servicescourt,
with &
theplayground.
Accents onIn-room
Asheville.
800-627-1185
basketball
child
care can be arranged with
Great Smoky Mountain Railway
See Area
in right side bar.
ourAttractions
concierge desk.
Lounges:
Meetings:
Area Attractions
Owner:
DMC:
Contact: Owner:
Contact:
Sammons
Enterprises,
Inc.,the
Dallas,
Texas.on Asheville. 800-627-1185
On-site
services with
Accents
AttractionsBeckwith,
in right sideNational
bar.
Send See
RFPArea
to Brittany
Association Sales Manager,
866-474-1992
or [email protected]
Sammons Enterprises,
Inc., Dallas, Texas.
Send RFP to Terry Bemis, Corporate Sales Manager,
866-474-1992 or [email protected]