Marcus Hotels Press

03.31.16

Spring Activities Are In Full Bloom At Grand Geneva Resort & Spa

From a brand new wine event to FarmHouse Fresh spa specials, there’s plenty to buzz about

LAKE GENEVA, Wis. (March 31, 2016) – As the weather warms up and the days get longer, Grand Geneva Resort & Spa is rolling out a fresh spring lineup of events and activities to celebrate the start of the season. Dust off your clubs for a round of golf, rejuvenate with seasonal, natural spa treatments, sip and swirl at the brand new Lake Geneva Festival of Wine, enjoy the fresh spring air with outdoor activities and more at the AAA, Four-Diamond Resort, owned and managed by Marcus Hotels & Resorts.

Lake Geneva Festival of Wine, April 8-10
Calling all wine lovers! A brand new event, the Lake Geneva Festival of Wine, is coming to Grand Geneva Resort & Spa, April 8-10, 2016. Take part in tastings, entertainment, education and wellness activities for a weekend packed with vino fun. The marquee event of the weekend is the Grand Tasting on Saturday afternoon, which features a variety of wineries including Frank Family Vineyards, Grgich Hills Estate, Duckhorn Vineyards, The Hess Collection, Mondavi Wines, Jackson Family Wines and more will be on hand, enriching guests’ palates with wisdom and wine. Guest can also partake in paint and sip classes, yoga and mimosas, wine dinners, seminars, nature walks and wrap up the weekend with an unforgettable Sunday brunch. Find all of the details, the full schedule, and packages to book your weekend here.

WELL Spa + Salon Spring FarmHouse Fresh Specials
Both a favorite of Hollywood celebrities and Oprah-endorsed, these Farmhouse Fresh specials use 99.6% natural and naturally-derived products to deliver nourishment and relaxation to tired bodies. Seasonally-inspired treatments at Grand Geneva include:

  • Ultimate Avocado Fresher Body Treatment:  This crisp and mind-awakening treatment brings a renewed energy to your mood. We begin with a creamy nectar whole milk bath soak that softens skin as you relax. Next, grapefruit extracts envelop the air around you as a rice bran oil, sea salt, and ruby red grapefruit exfoliation begins to remove all your dull and tired skin. A cool, refreshing Guac Star mask is then applied. This rich avocado butter mask infuses skin with fatty acids, moisture-locking ingredients and skin feeding super antioxidants – green tea, goji fruit and pomegranate. Finally, an uplifting citrus-Shea butter leaves notes of sunshine to carry through your day. 80 minutes, $195 Monday – Friday, with a $10 increase on weekends 
  • Strawberry Avocado Citrine – Vine to Divine Freshening Facial: This zippy fruit-filled facial will kick-start your complexion. It begins with a hydrating Green Tea Milk Wash cleanser and whipped shea-sugar exfoliation to remove dead skin cells. Next, a wholesome natural exfoliant smooths and refines skin. It is made with skin-clearing strawberry fruit extract, organic lavender buds, softening rice powder, and clarifying white mud. Then, a rich, cooling avocado mask calms and infuses skin with moisture and essential fatty acids. Prepare for a smorgasbord of nutrients, as Wine Down Serum brings antioxidant bliss to skin — hydrating, plumping and helping defend against free radical damage, followed by our peptide packed moisturizers. 50 minutes, $120 Monday – Friday, with a $10 increase on weekends
  • Darling Clementine Massage: Slip away and forget the day as you begin your massage with a calming scalp massage. Next, a devilishly infused antioxidant clementine and quinsyberry oil will intoxicate your muscles. While your muscles relish in the rich hydration of these two oils, your hands and feet will be replenished with a decadent delight of citrine shea butter lotion to finish your massage. 50 minutes, $135 Monday – Friday with a $10 increase on weekends. 80 minutes, $205 Monday – Friday, with a $10 increase on weekends
  • Orange Custard Garden Manicure and Pedicure: As a perky pick-me-up for the spring, feet or hands are enveloped in a warm Nectar milk soak before they are buffed with a refreshing citrus-grass salt scrub. Followed by a silky massage with a floral custard infusion containing blood orange oil and whipped shea butter. Live fruit cells leave your skin feeling dewy and looking radiant! 50 minutes, $70 Manicures, $80 Pedicures Monday – Friday, with a $10 increase on weekends.
  • Mother’s Day Gift Card Promo – When you purchase $100 in gift cards from Easter to

Mother’s Day, receive a free $25 bonus card to use at WELL Spa + Salon, which can be used Monday – Thursday, May 9 – August 25.

Mother’s Day Brunch, May 8, 2016
Join Grand Geneva this Mother’s Day to celebrate amazing moms with bubbly champagne and a gourmet brunch at Geneva ChopHouse and the Maple Lawn Ballroom. Enjoy breakfast favorites and specialties such as cinnamon roll French toast with dark chocolate glaze, blackberry pancakes, and more. There will also be a mouthwatering carving station serving raspberry and mint glazed black oak ham and salt-crusted prime rib of beef. Enjoy fresh seafood favorites including snow crab legs, salmon, and shrimp. And that doesn’t even begin to cover the salad, entrée, and special buffet for kids with four cheese Wisconsin mac ‘n cheese and mini hot dogs. Don’t forget to save room for dessert – strawberry lemonade cheesecake, mini berry tartlets, and a s’mores station are just a few of the options! Reservations can be made by calling (262) 249-4788.

Adventure Center – Get Outside this Spring and Summer
With the official opening last year, the Grand Geneva Adventure Center is helping guests put some spring in their step, whether that’s running, hiking, throwing, playing – you name it. Whatever it may be, The Adventure Center is the go-to place to start your outdoor adventure. Rent mountain bikes and take on the single tracks, get your steps in with a hike, drive and putt with a Frisbee on the disc golf course, learn to slackline, get a volleyball game going, and more. The Adventure Center makes it easy to get moving and enjoy the outdoors for fun vacation memories.

*NEW* Golf Packages
This spring, Grand Geneva is excited to introduce a new package for the golf-fanatic, a challenge for guests and groups alike, golf packages, and the Spring Golf Classic.

  • NEW! Golf Addict package includes:
    • Overnight Accommodations for 2 nights includes:
      • Four rounds of golf during stay (non-restricted golf tee times)
      • One 30-minute short game lesson
      • One 30-minute range lesson
      • Nine holes of on-course instruction
      • Lunch at Links Bar with Golf Professional
      • Personalized Bag Tag
      • Grand Geneva logoed hat, shirt and sleeve of golf balls
  • NEW! Hole-in-One Challenge: Enter to win up to $10,000 with the Hole in One Challenge. Guests can sign up by upgrading their round on The Brute or The Highlands for just $5. Then, select holes will be offered for the challenge and if a guest sinks an ace, they will win big!
  • Grand Geneva Spring Golf Classic Scramble, Sunday, May 29, 2016: Compete in the 18-hole Grand Geneva Golf Classic on The Brute golf course. Who will be the king of the course? Gather your foursome for a great day of golf and a chance to win one of many coveted prizes. A reception follows the competition with a cocktail hour and bites. All participants receive a complimentary round of golf for future use. Register here.
  • Grand Golf: A one-night stay in a deluxe guest room also includes two rounds of golf on either The Brute or The Highlands courses per room, cart fee, complete use of the practice facility with range balls, club storage, GPS yardage system, locker room facilities and ball markers

Spring Activities + Wellness

  • Junior Tennis Program offers everything from Pee Wee class for 4 to 6-year-olds to High School and Tournament Training groups. Classes run 10 weeks.
  • Frisbee Golf: Enjoy playing frisbee golf with friends and guests on property at Grand Geneva Resort & Spa.
  • Bike Rentals: Tour the property and downtown Lake Geneva on two wheels with bike rentals this spring. Discover all that the area has to offer while navigating beautiful bike trails.
  • Fitness classes:Get moving and feeling your best with fitness classes this spring. Kick things into high gear with Zumba, Cross Training or carried-drumming class POUND, or relax and unwind with yoga. There are also a variety of new classes including Tread & Shred, Get Fit Boot Camp, Pilates Mat/Barre, Tai Chi, Meditation, and Restorative Yoga. Times and schedules vary, please see the schedule for more details.
  • Spring fitness membership special – Now through the end of April, sign up for a six month or one year Spa/Fitness membership and you will receive a one month gift membership for a friend. If your friend takes out a six month or one year membership during their 30 day trial period, then you will receive an additional one month membership as a reward. All memberships include:
    • All group exercise classes including Zumba and Body Pump
    • A fitness assessment and equipment orientation
    • Locker room access featuring Swedish showers, whirlpool and eucalyptus steam
    • Discounts on childcare
    • 20% discount on restaurants and recreation at the resort

Lake Geneva Restaurant Week, June 3-12
It’s 10 days of delicious dining for Lake Geneva Restaurant Week and after a successful inaugural year in 2015, Grand Geneva is once again plating up signature dishes for a pre-fixe price. Make your dinner reservation for $35 / person and have your choice of appetizer, entrée, and dessert for a memorable meal at Ristorantè Brissago. Menu options include brick oven flatbread, pettini, or casalinga alla brissago to start; beef tenderloin tips with morel mushroom risotto, penne “garganelli” alla amatriciana, or salmone con polenta for your main course; and classic tiramisu, crème brulee, or cherry stracciatella gelato for dessert. No matter what you choose, it will be “Fantastico!” as they say in Italy! View the full menu here.

For more information on the overall resort and upcoming spring activities, please visit www.grandgeneva.com.

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About Grand Geneva Resort & Spa
Grand Geneva Resort & Spa is an award-winning all-seasons resort set on 1,300 acres in the legendary southeastern Wisconsin community of Lake Geneva, just 90 minutes from Chicago and 50 minutes from Milwaukee. The property features 355 guest rooms; WELL Spa + Salon; two championship 18-hole golf courses; The Mountain Top, a three-chair/18-run ski and snowboard facility; 62,000 square feet of meeting and convention space and three restaurants. For more information, please visit www.grandgeneva.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

About Marcus Hotels & Resorts
Marcus Hotels & Resorts, a division of The Marcus Corporation (NYSE: MCS), owns and/or manages 18 hotels, resorts and other properties in the U.S.  A leader in the hospitality industry since 1962, Marcus Hotels & Resorts creates asset value for hotel owners through its expertise in management, development and product repositioning, including hotel food and beverage concepts developed by its Marcus Restaurant Group. The company’s distinctive portfolio includes city-center meeting hotels, upscale resorts, historic properties, and premium branded and independent first-class hotels. Marcus Hotels & Resorts is an approved operator for all major lodging brands. For more information, please visit: https://media.marcushotels.com and follow the company on Facebook and Twitter (@MarcusHotels).