NAICS Code 71

Location 100 Lewis Street, Petoskey, MI 49770

Nearby Businesses

Owner/Manager Reg Smith

Special Store Activities Downtown Trolley Tour, Boat Tour, Gift Shop

Year Opened 1961

Website http://www.staffords.com/

Phone 231-347-4000

E-mail perryhotel@staffords.com

Community Profile Petoskey (population 6,080; 10 mile radius: 27,370) is a year-round resort community on the South Shore of Lake Michigan’s Little Traverse Bay, located on the northeastern point of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. Petoskey is known for its scenic views of Lake Michigan, lakefront parks, sailing, nearby skiing, and other outdoor activities. Petoskey is also known for Petoskey Stones, 350 million-year-old fossilized coral colonies that are in especially high concentration near the city and are Michigan’s state stone. Founded in 1865, Petoskey has a historic downtown with many preserved and restored buildings. Petoskey is the seat of Emmet County.

Products Sold & Niche Developed

The Perry Hotel is a 79-room luxury historic Victorian building featuring elegant dining in their period H.O. Rose Dining Room. Perry Hotel is a modern full-service lodging facility located in downtown Petoskey, with a business center, library, and exercise room.

Market Segments Served

The Pretty Hotel draws tourists from the Midwest and around the Country and is known for its connections to local historic communities. In 2007, the Perry Hotel became recognized in the Michigan Green Lodging Facility certification program.

Contributions to the Business Community

The Perry Hotel was built in 1899 as one of twenty original luxury resort hotels and is the only one remaining in operation. Pretty Hotel is located on a bluff overlooking Little Traverse Bay of Lake Michigan and Bayfront Park in downtown Petoskey. The Perry Hotel utilizes its historic building and grounds to highlight the history of Petoskey and compliment other local historic attractions. This includes a scenic trolley tour of the downtown and boat tour of Little Traverse Bay in a rededicated 1930 vessel The Pointer. The Perry Hotel fully restored and is listed on the National Register of Historic Sites.