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Cragun's Resort & Hotel

3.0 star property
3-star beachfront hotel near Cragun's Legacy Courses

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Boating
Front of property - evening/night
Suite
On the beach

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Air conditioning
  • Gym

Explore the area

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11000 Craguns Dr, Brainerd, MN, 56401
  • Place, Gull Lake
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Legacy at Cragun's
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Cragun's Legacy Courses
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Airport, Brainerd, MN (BRD-Brainerd Lakes Regional)
    ‪32 min drive‬

Room options

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South 2-Queens

South 2-Queens

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

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Lower Pool Room

Lower Pool Room

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

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South 1-King Suite

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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Lakeside Lodge North King

Lakeside Lodge North King

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

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2 Queen Shoreline Suite

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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Upper Pool Room

Upper Pool Room

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

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2 Bedroom Hillside Cabin

2 Bedroom Hillside Cabin

  • 51 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Queen Beds

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2 Bedroom Lakeview Cabin

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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3 Bedroom Lakeview Cabin

3 Bedroom Lakeview Cabin

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

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Junior Studio Suite

Junior Studio Suite

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

About the area

Brainerd

On the beach.Within 2 miles (3 km) of this Brainerd hotel, you'll find Cragun's Legacy Courses and The Classic at Madden's Golf Course. Also within 9 miles (15 km) are Brainerd International Raceway and Mount Ski Gull.

What's nearby

  • Gull Lake - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Legacy at Cragun's - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Bay Lake - 4 min drive - 2.6 km
  • Cragun's Legacy Courses - 4 min drive - 2.9 km
  • Brainerd International Raceway - 18 min drive - 13.7 km

Getting around

  • Brainerd, MN (BRD-Brainerd Lakes Regional) - 24 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Gas Can Bar And Grill - ‬17 min drive
  • ‪Dunmire’s on the Lakes - ‬16 min drive
  • ‪Ernie's on Gull - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Sidetrack Bar And Restaurant - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪Gravel Pit Golf Course And Event Center - ‬10 min drive

About this property

Cragun's Resort & Hotel

3-star beachfront hotel near Cragun's Legacy Courses
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.

  • 260 guestrooms or units
  • 5 dining venues
  • 2 bars or lounges
  • Meeting rooms
  • Supervised childcare (surcharge)
  • Business facilities
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar by the pool
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.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

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

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited onsite self parking
  • 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

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business center
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with premium satellite channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

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
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

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.

Property payment types

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

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
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. Cash is not accepted. 

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. 181 out of 358 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 87 out of 358 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 46 out of 358 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 30 out of 358 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 358 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

Tom

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Willie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The view of the lake was right outside our door. Sun rise from the room every morning was beautiful. Super clean room and looks updated. The staff was veery easy to ask question while using text messaging. Made it much easier than walking up to the office as the place is huge.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kate

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
NO KIDS. The lake view was excellent. Enjoyed watching the float planes. My room was very clean and comfortable. The staff was helpful and friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cory

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth, Waterloo

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place with great staff
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

marylu, Rice

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall great, clean, good atmosphere.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great environment, beautiful views and friendly staff. We had a problem with the fireplace, within minutes they had sent someone to fix it. Also the lock on the door into the room was not functioning, again they sent maintenance to fix it within minutes! Other than those couple little things, it was a great time! The room was great and I would recommend this place to many of my friends!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

raden

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our view from the room is so cozy and nice.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Jessica

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Mary

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our room was accessible only by stairs. We were told that not asking for a non-wheelchair accessible room was our fault as well as Expedia’s. I also had trouble getting my luggage into the building and tripped and fell while I was on the phone with the front desk. 3 other guests (I did not know them) helped me. A security guard came to the area however did not write a report or offer much help. With that, there is not a report of my fall. My husband did see the room and it was not close to what we were expecting. It was small and very little room to move around the bed. All in all very poor. We ended up leaving and getting a refund. This resort will not be recommended by us.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dan

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

Excellent resort choice!

All the staff were pleasant. Captain Todd a local treasure, blessed to have had time with him. Music was good. Welcoming atmosphere all around. Enjoyed an evening fire on the beach.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Sally

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Lee

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Staff was great! Cragun’s needs renovation. Buildings are very old!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Lois

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Aaron

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cragun's never disappoints!! We have been going there for years and it is ALWAYS a great time. Staff is friendly, rooms are clean, setting is beautiful.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gina

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Very very average

This resort is very dated. Smells old. It takes a long time to get from one end of the resort to the other, therefore challenging with little ones. The morning we were going to check out they began scrapping the surface area around the pool at 7:00 am! Woke up the kids in our poolside room. We had told the kids that they could jump in the pool one more time before we departed, but didn’t realize they were going to be doing construction that morning on it. Would’ve been nice to know. Ended up with some disappointed kids. Mentioned it at checkout but was just told “that’s too bad” and they (reception staff?) weren’t aware of the resurfacing taking place. Irma’s kitchen is a very nice place to eat. Prices are a bit high. Resort is not very “accessible” for strollers wagons etc unless you are on the main walkways. Has to carry them up and down several flights of stairs. Some rooms are almost impossible to find, signage is poor in regards to this. We have come to this area for years and thought we would give this resort a try. It is a bit cheaper, but obvious reasons why. The indoor pool area’s very nice and as long as this is open, it is worth coming to. If it’s just for the sake of the outdoor pool that you’re coming, then it wouldn’t be worth it. Wish Craguns much luck in the future but major updates and cleaning need to happen, as well as the other things I mentioned. For now we will stick with Maddens or Grandview even though they are more expensive it’s worth it
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lloyd

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very professionally operated.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Samantha

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Always amazing to stay at!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Chad

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness
The sink drained slow and I felt water spraying my legs by sink and realized the sink had cracks in the sink bowl underneath and that’s why I kept getting wet. I miss when Dutch & Irma owned it, it felt more family friendly and it feels more business run now. I also miss the family fun pack that Dutch and Irma had so prices were more affordable to families
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Melissa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Travis

Disliked: Staff & service
Overall good experience and fun, the guy at check in kind of put a damper on things. Seemed annoyed and not very friendly nor helpful.. came back later for questions and the director was there and was excellent. A few other run ins where the employees weren’t that great. Otherwise for the price and location it was fun
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025