Cragun's Resort & Hotel

3.0 star property

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Reviews

8.2 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Gym
  • Laundry
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Pool

Explore the area

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11000 Craguns Dr, Brainerd, MN, 56401
  • Gull Lake
    5 min walk
  • Legacy at Cragun's
    7 min walk
  • Bay Lake
    19 min walk
  • Brainerd, MN (BRD-Brainerd Lakes Regional)
    24 min drive

Room options

Lower Pool Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

2 Queen Shoreline Suite

  • 50 sq m
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

2 Bedroom Lakeview Cabin

  • 51 sq m
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 4 Queen Beds

South 1-King Suite

  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

Junior Studio Suite

  • 42 sq m
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

3 Bedroom Lakeview Cabin

  • 65 sq m
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 8
  • 3 Queen Beds and 1 Double Bed

Lakeside Lodge North King

  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Upper Pool Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

South 2-Queens

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

2 Bedroom Hillside Cabin

  • 51 sq m
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 4 Queen Beds

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About this property

Cragun's Resort & Hotel

Family fun on the beach, with outdoor pool, near The Classic at Madden's Golf Course
Spend the day relaxing at the beach or practicing your swing at Cragun's Resort & Hotel's golf course. Then enjoy a meal at one of the hotel's 5 restaurants.
Cragun's Resort & Hotel offers 260 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Flat-screen televisions come with premium satellite channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries. This Brainerd hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Guests can play rounds at the 36-hole golf course and enjoy other recreation facilities including an outdoor tennis court and a health club. An indoor pool, an outdoor pool, and a children's pool are on site.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Our customers tell us they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Cragun's Resort & Hotel. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Gull Lake. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas and free self parking, plus 5 restaurants.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self parking
  • The 5 restaurants, poolside bar, and 2 bars/lounges offer choices for drinking and dining
  • Take a swim in the indoor and outdoor pools
  • Services include supervised childcare, tour or ticket assistance, and luggage storage
  • Onsite recreation includes a golf course, an outdoor tennis court, and a gym
  • Just a 4-minute drive from Cragun's Legacy Courses and a few minutes from The Classic at Madden's Golf Course
Cragun's Resort & Hotel offers its guests a golf course, an outdoor tennis court, and an indoor pool. There are 5 restaurants on site. You can enjoy a drink at one of the bars, which include 2 bars/lounges and a poolside bar. Public spaces have free WiFi.

A business center and meeting rooms are available. An outdoor pool, a children's pool, and a health club are also featured at the family-friendly Cragun's Resort & Hotel. Self parking is free.

This 3-star Brainerd hotel is smoke free.

Cragun's Resort & Hotel has 5 restaurants on site.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • 5 restaurants
  • 2 bars/lounges and 1 poolside bar

Things to do

  • Bike rentals
  • Children's pool
  • Golf course
  • Golf driving range
  • Health club
  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Ice skating
  • Indoor pool
  • Mountain biking
  • Outdoor pool
  • Outdoor tennis court
  • Playground
  • Sledging
  • Snowmobiling

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Supervised childcare (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Lift
  • Reception hall

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Golf cart
  • Golf clubhouse
  • Golf clubs
  • Golf lessons
  • Golf pro shop
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Snow sports gear
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Beachfront location
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Step-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV
  • Premium channels
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Desk
  • Electrical adapters/chargers
  • Guidebooks/recommendations
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Local maps
  • Restaurant dining guide
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 5:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Renovations and closures

The following facilities are closed seasonally each year. They will be closed from November 4 to November 15:
  • Swimming pool

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 15.0 per night.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 15.0 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

We should mention

  • Reservations are needed for golf tee times. For reservations, contact the hotel before arrival using the contact information on the booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

Cragun's Resort Hotel Brainerd
Cragun's Resort Hotel
Cragun's Brainerd
Cragun's
Cragun`s Golf Hotel Brainerd
Cragun's Resort & Hotel Hotel
Cragun's Resort & Hotel Brainerd
Cragun's Resort & Hotel Hotel Brainerd

Cragun's Resort & Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 132 out of 273 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 70 out of 273 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 37 out of 273 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 26 out of 273 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 273 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Rex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Suite Beyond Expectations!
Had not been to area before this 4-night stay for attending a boat show. Our particular accomodation was a suite with elec. fireplace in space having King bed. Had 2 T.V.s, a full-size, cold refrigerator, 4-cup drip coffee maker. But, bring your own coffee or take am hike to lobby for their excellent complimentary coffee. The room was clean and well-kept. Enough towels, etc for entire stay. Indoor tennis/pickleball, pool, and walking track. Very nice!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Hanna

Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
The hot tub wasn't working and floating stuff in there and dirty
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rosemarie

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful place.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kirsty

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shawn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dennis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Ronald

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
I expedited some sort of dining room to be available. We were in the main lodge and the only thing was a very small and vary limited bar menu. It was bad.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Joanne

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful lake
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Janice

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Lance

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was very well upkept, the staff was very pleasant, grounds were clean, quiet, vast (as ther was alot to do from indoor pool, out door pool, the swiming beach, many rental options, play ground for the kids and the floating platform/gungle gym in the lake.) Many room options, cabins to bigger housing options or just stay in the main lodge. I got over 10,000 steps in just walking around the main building. BIG... Onsite bar / restraunt. Theres irmas kitchen. Food at indoor pool side. Sun deck. Breakfast in the morning. To planning your wedding venue onsite. Large boat tour of the lake. And many other things to do i probably missed... so go stay for 2 days to a week or more. Something for everyone. And only a few minutes from brainard and nisswa. So have fun and happy resorting...
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Ashley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Ntombekhaya

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

ROBBIE

Lights went out
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alcy

Love it!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Annie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jill

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
LOVED everything about our stay! Was only there a few days, but want to come back and stay in the one of the cabins (stayed in lodge this time). The property is stunning and there is so much to do and see. Food was great too!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Terri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Jody

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Roger

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bailey

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Beth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice, old sense of the buildings and settings.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Stewart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susan F.

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is very family friendly. Lots of activities for families. Staff was very friendly and helpful. The suite we had had a wonderful view of the lake but the room could use a bit of updating.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Donnielle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024