Wayland (Township) -
Gun Lake Casino held a groundbreaking on Thursday, May 19 for its $300 million resort hotel (a.k.a. "Phase 5"). The project will include a 15-story, 252-room hotel on the west side of the casino, as well as an attraction called "The Aquadome", which will feature three pools within a 32,000 SF glass dome that can be converted into a concert or event venue. If I'm not mistaken, once finished, this will become the tallest building located between Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo.
I'm not a big gamer myself, but TBH, this expansion looks pretty cool and I probably will check it out one day, if mainly to bring the family to the indoor water park. The renderings have a bit of a retro vibe that I'm digging, somewhat reminiscent of the vintage Holiday Inn "Holodomes" and other similar attractions. This hotel expansion was the inevitable next step in Gun Lake's effort to solidify its role as the premier casino destination in West Michigan and to compete directly with other regional casinos like Firekeepers and Four Winds -
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