Grand Hotel Review & Bathroom Guide
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Mackinac Island and the Grand Hotel are Michigan’s MVPs, in my opinion. The Esther Williams Pool Shooki earns 9/10: extremely clean, spacious and stocked with the things that matter.
Source published October 2026
First-hand Shooki editorial
Shooki’s Review of Grand Hotel
By Shooki · Source published October 2026
Mackinac Island and the Grand Hotel are Michigan’s MVPs, in my opinion. The Esther Williams Pool Shooki earns 9/10: extremely clean, spacious and stocked with the things that matter.
Some places are hard to describe without sounding like you’re exaggerating.
Mackinac Island is one of them.
The Grand Hotel might be the best example.
No cars. Horses in the streets. Blue water stretching across the Straits. People still dressing for dinner like civilization hasn’t completely given up.
Then you walk down to the Esther Williams Pool and, on the right Michigan summer day, the place starts looking suspiciously like the Caribbean.
But this place is bigger than a restroom review.
In my opinion, Mackinac Island and the Grand Hotel are two of the best things Michigan has to offer.
They’re our MVPs.
When somebody from outside Michigan asks what makes this state special, send them here.
I genuinely don’t know if I’ve ever been somewhere classier.
Yes, there’s a serious price tag attached.
But when the weather hits just right, the water is blue, the sun is out, and you’re sitting above the Straits with a drink in your hand…
You start convincing yourself it’s worth it.
If you live in Michigan, experiencing this place at least once feels like a birthright.
Dress up. Have the cocktail. Swim. Sit on the porch. Indulge a little.
Best for
- A Michigan trip that feels like a birthright
- Dressing up, having the cocktail and sitting on the porch
- The Esther Williams Pool on the right Michigan summer day
Less ideal for
- Keeping the price tag down
The Shooki Bathroom Review
First-party restroom record · Source published October 2026
Restroom verdict
The Esther Williams Pool Shooki earns 9/10. Extremely clean, accessible and spacious from my visit, with showers, a baby changing station, soap, lotion and proper paper towels.
- Restroom inventory
- 1 reviewed area — 1 shared men’s restroom and 1 women’s restroom; total venue room count unknown
- Review coverage
- I reviewed the men’s restroom at the Esther Williams Pool. A women’s restroom entrance is photographed, but its interior wasn’t reviewed. This is not a review of every restroom at the Grand Hotel.
- Room reviewed
- Men’s restroom at the Esther Williams Pool
- Why this score
- Extremely clean, accessible and spacious from my visit, with showers, a baby changing station, soap, lotion and proper paper towels. 9/10.
- Layout
- Spacious and accessible from my visit at the Esther Williams Pool.
- Capacity
- Spacious from my visit.
The Shooki at the Esther Williams Pool was extremely clean, accessible and spacious from my visit. Showers, a baby changing station, soap, lotion and proper paper towels.
9/10.