Hotel Mead & Conference Center

Specialties

Hotel Mead & Conference Center, the only full-​service hotel in the Wisconsin Rapids area, is conveniently located just steps from the vibrant downtown shopping district and a short drive away from the region’s top tourist destinations. Tourists and business travelers alike choose to stay at Hotel Mead & Conference Center because of its luxury accommodations and array of on-​site amenities. Tourists love staying at the Hotel Mead & Conference Center because it’s just a short drive from the best tourist destinations in the area, like the legendary Wisconsin cheese factories, stunning cranberry bogs, and world-​class golf courses. They also love it because it’s easy to enjoy a relaxing vacation when you stay at a full-​service hotel. Unlike other lodging options in the area, Hotel Mead & Conference Center has two superb restaurants filled with culinary delights on the premises. The hotel also has a lively fully-​stocked bar/​tavern, a huge spa quality Jacuzzi, and a heated indoor swimming pool that you can enjoy at your leisure. The hotel also offers exciting Golf Getaway packages and hosts hundreds of private and corporate events each year in their 11 meeting rooms, elegant banquet room, and massive theatre. Over 16,000 square feet of available state-​of-​the-​art rental space makes Hotel Mead & Conference Center an ideal place for trade shows, corporate retreats, weddings, and more…

History

Established in 1951.

The original Mead Inn was built in 1951 by the local paper mill, Consolidated Paper that was owned by the Mead family thus the name Mead Inn.

In 1978 an expansion was added to the Mead Inn and the name changed to Hotel Mead. That expansion included the Atrium Tower with 69 new rooms and elevators for the five story interior, an additional restaurant (Café Mulino) along with the new indoor swimming pool. The pool was a first in this part of Wisconsin at the time.

In 1998, the original 1951 building was demolished to make room for the new West Wing that was designed to look like a modern four story indoor corridor hotel. Along with that expansion, the Grand Avenue Tavern was added and all parts of the hotel were then connected under one roof in a very large building.

In 2009, the hotel underwent a multi-​million dollar major renovation in all areas. The hotel has had four different ownership groups in its illustrious history and each carried on Mr. Mead’s vision of hospitality.