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Cragun's Resort & Hotel

3.0 star property

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Suite | 2 bedrooms, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board
Front of property – evening/night
On the beach
Boating

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

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11000 Craguns Dr, Brainerd, MN, 56401
  • Legacy at Cragun's
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • The Classic at Madden's Golf Course
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Cragun's Legacy Courses
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Brainerd, MN (BRD-Brainerd Lakes Regional)
    ‪33 min drive‬

Room options

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Lower Pool Room | 2 bedrooms, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Lower Pool Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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2 Queen Shoreline Suite | 2 bedrooms, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

2 Queen Shoreline Suite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 50 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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2 Bedroom Lakeview Cabin | 2 bedrooms, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

2 Bedroom Lakeview Cabin

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 51 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 4 Queen Beds

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South 1-King Suite | 2 bedrooms, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

South 1-King Suite

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Junior Studio Suite | 2 bedrooms, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Junior Studio Suite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 42 sq m
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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3 Bedroom Lakeview Cabin | 2 bedrooms, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

3 Bedroom Lakeview Cabin

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

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Lakeside Lodge North King | 2 bedrooms, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Lakeside Lodge North King

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(5 reviews)
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Upper Pool Room | 2 bedrooms, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Upper Pool Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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South 2-Queens | 2 bedrooms, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

South 2-Queens

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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2 Bedroom Hillside Cabin | 2 bedrooms, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

2 Bedroom Hillside Cabin

  • 51 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 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 practising 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 a safe and coffee/tea makers. Flat-screen televisions come with premium satellite channels.

Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit and complimentary toiletries. This Brainerd hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

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 that 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
  • On-site 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 centre 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.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

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

Food and drink

  • 2 bars/lounges
  • 5 restaurants
  • A poolside bar

Things to do

  • 36-hole golf course
  • Bicycle rentals
  • Children's pool
  • Golf carts
  • Golf clubhouse
  • Golf clubs/equipment
  • Golf driving range
  • Golf lessons
  • Health club
  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Ice skating
  • Indoor pool
  • Mountain biking
  • Outdoor pool
  • Outdoor tennis court
  • Playground
  • Pro golf shop
  • Sledding
  • Snow sports gear
  • Snowmobiling

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Supervised activities for children (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Guidebooks
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • On the beach
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • 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

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Reception hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with premium satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Restaurant dining guides

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Electrical adapters
  • Iron/ironing board
  • 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 at the property

Renovations and closures

The following facilities are closed seasonally each year. They will be closed from 4 November to 15 November:
  • 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 at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

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. 158 out of 324 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 83 out of 324 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 41 out of 324 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 30 out of 324 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 324 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There was lots of activities available
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Syed

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great resort Air conditioning needed some maintenance
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kari, maple grove

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Craguns has been around for a long time. The buildings are outdated but clean and well maintained. All staff, both front desk and in the restaurants were great. Very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Camille

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Insect eggs and lerve on the counter in the bathroom.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hidden gem, great staff!
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Suzie

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

William

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Unsatisfactory service

The trip started out fine. Then when we went to breakfast we were not informed that the breakfast was extra. Then the maintenance team left unsanitary hot tub filters sitting on our tabe where we were eating. Then when we went to check out and grab the rest of our food for our daughter's birthday they had cleaned our cabin and threw it away before we even checked out. Then they seemed to pass the buck on doing anything about it very unsatisfied with this stay.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicolas, Delano

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everyone at craguns always makes us feel welcomed from check in to check out.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cara

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alyxandra

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great property - we came in during the off season, but even so this place was so great. Peaceful, quiet rooms, easy to follow maps are provided at check in. The place is old school, like Dirty Dancing resort vibes and grandma chic carpet in the hall, but the rooms were updated. We loved our private patio for coffee in the morning and our cozy fireplace for relaxing. There are minor things around the property that probably should be fixed (damaged siding, pealing stain on decks, rough parking lots (my suitcase could hardly handle it)). For dinner we dined at the property at the eatery right by the lobby. Limited menu, overpriced in my option - but expected given that it's a resort. What wasn't great was our particular server. I believe he forgot to put in our order since others who ordered after got their food first, then at the end the neighboring table got a bag for their leftovers, I had the pleasure of carrying multiple containers without one and not the managers I passed or the server who helped us offered one as I struggled with the door and boxes. It put a bad enough taste in my mouth that we ate off site for breakfast. Highly recommend the property - but maybe skip their restaurants?
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Stephanie

Disliked: Staff & service

Disappointing again

We reserved a king room and were told we could have a rollaway for our son. When we arrived, the rollaway was not there. We called three times and were assured that a rollaway was coming. After returning from the pool at 11 pm, it still was not there. We called again and were informed that a rollaway could not be brought to our room because of the stairs. Somehow, they weren’t aware of the stairs at booking or for the first three calls. We were then moved to another room with two beds at 11:30 pm. We were also told that the only other option for breakfast was to order room service, if we did not want their $19 buffet, which was no bette than free breakfasts you get at many hotels. When we tried to call room service in the morning, we were told they were not open. So much miscommunication. This is our second time attempting to stay at Craguns for an event and the second time we’ve had to move rooms. We won’t be back.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Amanda

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Derek

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We love staying at Craguns and its history.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jim

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Courtney

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Heidi

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great facility and friendly staff. Our room could have used a vacuuming before we checked in.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Makaya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Delicious food, beautiful atmosphere, and plenty of fun things to do!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Dale

Travelled with family
The girl checking us in had poor English and bad communication skills. It was not explained how to best access our room. It was a very long walk and we should have been directed to drive.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great winter get away place!

Was a fun weekend get away with my wife. Our king size room over looked the lake. Room was nice! Bed was comfortable. We ice skated. Swam. Used the hot tub. Canoe & Paddle was great for food and drinks. Fun entertainment. Breakfast buffet was surprisingly good for the low price it was. Overall I’d recommend this place in winter. Lots to do outside.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Lisa

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Bartender was exceptional.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Stacy

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Anthony

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Awful experience

The door to our was flush with the floor on one side, and about two inches from the floor on the other side. During the night, some drunk guests were sticking there hand into the room through this gap. The heat in our room didn’t work properly. When the heat was set at 65, the room was 76 degrees. I turned the wall thermostat down to 56, and the heat didn’t go down. We eventually had to turn the heat completely off, which isn’t ideal in Minnesota in January. The room was expensive, and would have been a miserable experience at half the price.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Family resort with great customer service

Cragun's is an old-fashioned family resort. This time we stayed in a 2 bedroom, 2 bath cabin. They have great customer service. Our original cabin had an issue, so they promptly moved us to a new, similar cabin, and the new cabin was perfect.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

mary

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024