{"id":11,"date":"2017-12-13T00:28:11","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T00:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2018.grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/location\/"},"modified":"2018-06-29T14:37:57","modified_gmt":"2018-06-29T18:37:57","slug":"location","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/2018\/location\/","title":{"rendered":"Location"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 id=\"address\">Street Address<\/h3>\n<p>GVSU Pew Campus, Building E (starts in Loosemore Auditorium)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Grand+Valley+State+University,+401+Fulton+Street+West,+Grand+Rapids,+MI+49504&amp;hl=en&amp;sll=42.963411,-85.680045&amp;sspn=0.009571,0.008368&amp;hq=Grand+Valley+State+University,+401+Fulton+Street+West,+Grand+Rapids,+MI+49504&amp;t=m&amp;z=15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">401 Fulton St. W<br \/>\nGrand Rapids, MI 49504<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"map\">Street Map<\/h3>\n<div class=\"googlemaps\">\n\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"  src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=401%20Fulton%20Street%20West,%20Grand%20Rapids,%20MI%2049504&#038;hl=en&#038;sll=42.963411,-85.680045&#038;sspn=0.009571,0.008368&#038;t=m&#038;z=15&#038;output=embed\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<h3 id=\"parking\">Parking<\/h3>\n<p>Grand Valley has a number of parking lots surrounding their downtown campus, all of which are free on the weekends (as are the city&#8217;s metered spots). We recommend you <strong style=\"font-weight: bold\">park in the the DeVos\u00a0 lot<\/strong> which is off Winter Ave NW (the primary &#8220;Park Here&#8221;. Here&#8217;s a handy map to illustrate this better:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/2012.grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/files\/2012\/06\/gvsu_map.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-791\" src=\"http:\/\/2012.grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/files\/2012\/06\/gvsu_map-1024x695.jpg\" alt=\"Where To Park at GVSU\" width=\"640\" height=\"434\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gvsu.edu\/homepage\/files\/pdf\/maps\/pew.pdf\">GVSU Pew Campus Map (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Planning Your Trip<\/h3>\n<p>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.experiencegr.com\/\">ExperienceGR.com<\/a> for a wealth of great resources and information about the city and all it has to offer.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"air\">Air Travel<\/h3>\n<p>If you prefer to fly in, Grand Rapids does have its very own airport: <strong>Gerald R Ford International Airport (GRR)<\/strong>. A taxi will cost ~$20 from the airport to just about anywhere downtown. Otherwise, Detroit (DET) and Chicago (ORD) are both 3-4 hour drives, depending on traffic, and Lansing is roughly 90 minutes.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"hotel\">Hotel Recommendation<\/h3>\n<p>We recommend the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.holidayinn.com\/hotels\/us\/en\/grand-rapids\/grrpe\/hoteldetail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Holiday Inn, Downtown Grand Rapids<\/a>. It&#8217;s just across the street and around a corner from where the conference is being held.<\/p>\n<p>There are several other hotels in the area, so find what will work best for you. In fact, if you&#8217;re looking for hotel that is unique to Grand Rapids, we also highly recommend the <a href=\"http:\/\/amwaygrand.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amway Grand Plaza Hotel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"dining\">Dining<\/h3>\n<p>There are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps?q=Grand+Valley+State+University,+401+Fulton+Street+West,+Grand+Rapids,+MI+49504&amp;hl=en&amp;sll=42.963411,-85.680045&amp;sspn=0.009571,0.008368&amp;hq=Grand+Valley+State+University,+401+Fulton+Street+West,+Grand+Rapids,+MI+49504&amp;t=m&amp;z=15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plenty of incredible places<\/a> to eat all within walking distance of the GVSU campus. Some local favorites include: Founders Brewing Co, HopCat Brewing, San Chez Tapas Bistro, The BOB, Grand Rapids Brewing Co, Atwater Brewery and the list goes on.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Street Address GVSU Pew Campus, Building E (starts in Loosemore Auditorium) 401 Fulton St. W Grand Rapids, MI 49504 Street Map Parking Grand Valley has a number of parking lots surrounding their downtown campus, all of which are free on the weekends (as are the city&#8217;s metered spots). 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