" would like to thank you (Dawn) for making our event perfect. I would highly recommend your business to anyone. Your staff is exceptional, especially Dawn Manning who worked above and beyond our expectations. She is amazing. I can't thank her enough and hope that the owners of this establishment know how fortunate they are to have her as an employee. I can't say enough about the service and your staff. We had over 200 guests and everyone raved about the food and what a beautiful wedding it was. We could not be more pleased. Thank you."

 "Everyone at the Lodge was great, but Dawn Manning went above & beyond what was expected-Thank-you!"

"The space is beautiful and added to the special evening. Very clean and comfortable. Everything was exactly as we needed it.

"We had lots of compliments on food and the room” “the food was excellent."

"Thank you for making our day even more memorable.” “Everything was perfect – just what we asked for."

"Everyone was helpful and friendly. The food was great and the set up was perfect for our group. The pork roast was exceptionally good."

"The view was great. The entire lodge was a real treat to stay at. The suite we stayed in was perfect for entertaining our guests."

"Set up was done as requested. Conference style worked well and the American flag was properly placed near head table."

"Everyone in the group was very happy with all aspects of the services you provided. We would be confident to use these services again."

The Grand Ely Lodge is clean, friendly, and comfortable with the staff going the extra mile to serve our small group. There was never a problem even when we had special requests, things were handled with total professionalized care.

The Grand Ely Lodge should be proud of their staff and facility for they give a very positive to the City and the area."

"The group setting up the room did a great job-one additional table was set up quickly."

"We had such nice feedback-It was an enjoyable evening! Thanks for making it so!"

"Staff very helpful and professional."

"Excellent-your Christmas decorations were excellent."

"Very good hospitality and service to our group-no problems at all!"

"We had a very enjoyable party! Thank you for everything!!!"

"We all really enjoyed the weekend! Thank you!"

Facility: "Excellent on all features." "Way more than we expected-excellent" "So perfect to have our snowmobiles right outside our room."

"Food was great-both taste and display. Good value."

"Beautiful facilities-Neat, clean-great place."

"When we asked for additional items, those were provided quickly and professionally."

"Dawn was excellent to work with. She answered all of my questions, thoroughly and professionally. We will definitely use the facilities again as occasion arises."

"The willingness to accommodate us in all areas is awesome. A special thanks to Dawn."

“This is the best overall service we’ve had out of the 6 community meetings we’ve hosted throughout the range”

”Very good setup.”

”We always have a great time and are cared for very well-Thank you!”

”Great hospitality shown by all employees on all levels”

”The waitstaff were very friendly-They were excellent, very good service. The food was very good, everyone enjoyed it!”

”The room looked very clean and nice.”

”Everything was set up beautifully. The decorations looked great.”

”The entire experience was wonderful! We were all very pleased and we had a great time! We will definitely plan our next Christmas party with you!!”

Facility: “Absolutely a ‘10’! When a facility and its staff make you feel like you’ve come home, then you should call it home. The NL300 hopes to call Grand Ely Lodge ‘home’ for many years to come.”

“Your staff listens well and carries out every detail of an event. It is an event planner’s dream to work with Grand Ely Lodge’s staff.”

"The staff was very friendly and efficient. The food was delicious and plentiful!"

"The room was clean, decorated very nice and everything was very comfortable."

"Again, this was a very pleasant experience for us. We love having our dinner there and the staff is great."

"Wait staff were most friendly and helpful. We required more appetizers and we were well accommodated for this turn of events."

"Quite clean, comfortable and suited our objectives admirably."

"On the whole, our experience was most favorable and we will definitely consider using your facilities again."

"Grand Ely Lodge offered a beautiful setting with many things for our participants to do in their free time.” “…a training facility that exceeded our greatest expectations.” “The staff…met our every request with courteous, respectful attention.” “It is difficult to find a training facility that offers adequate space, pleasant staff, good food and great atmosphere; the Grand Ely Lodge provided these and many more amenities.” “The Chef and food service staff provided meals that were promptly served, elegantly presented and of great quality.” “Courtesy and timeliness…were much appreciated.” “Our goal was to make this (training) as enjoyable as possible. Obviously, we chose the right facility to help us attain that goal.” “…with sincere thanks to you, Dawn, and to the staff…we acknowledge the success of our training. “…unsurpassed in customer service and genuine kindness that make hosting training in Northern Minnesota the absolute best that it can be."