The Convention/Arena Authority (which also owns the Stadium and Amphitheater) is moving forward with a $175,000 feasibility study to evaluate two possible downtown locations for a 400 - 600 room convention hotel. The study will be completed in 13 weeks; roughly Thanksgiving week. Conversations about a convention hotel have been going on for a decade. The estimated cost based on a 2025 analysis is $354,900,000. #GrandRapidsMI https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2026/08/downtown-grand-rapids-convention-hotel-discussion-advances-with-new-feasibility-study.html