This was an excellent family resort with many family activities and an overall great value. Nice beaches, indoor & outdoor pool, horse-drawn cart rides, 2 free buffet meals included for Labor Day weekend. Room was not fancy but plenty spacious, and the service was good. We will go back there! more

We were on our annual holiday down in Blaine, Minnesota. My wife and three kids, 6, 4 and 2 were invited for our holidays to stay with my wife’s family which later during our holidays surprised us with a 3 night’s getaway at the Minnesota’s famous resort, Cragun’s Golf Resort and Conference Center. After a two and half hours drive... more

I researched for hours on where to stay, being new to visiting Brainerd. Honestly, we wanted to stay at Kavanaughs but they had a minimum stay that didn't match our travel plans unfortunately. We decided to splurge and stay at the EXPENSIVE Cragun's hotel (I can't call this place a resort). We don't mind splurging as long as we get... more

We are frequent visitors of the Brainerd area, and love it very much!! Unfortunately, this last time we stayed at CRAIGUNS RESORT on Gull Lake and it was HORRIBLE!!! We went there for a wedding and none of the guests were satisfied with what they got for the money. We all classified the resort as the Super 8 of resorts... more

My family just returned from our vacation in Brainerd MN where we stayed at Cragun's on Gull Lake. Craguns is an older resort on one of the most beautiful of Minnesota's lakes. The lake is ten miles long & goes on forever! This resort is quite sprawling with cabins, lake homes, and a huge resort with hotel rooms. There is... more

We should have stayed longer! So much to do and not enough time. more

We are still at this resort and check out tomorrow (July 2009). Good points so far: friendly staff, good golf courses, clean room, good breakfasts, helpful friendly reservations staff on telephone. Downsides: at check-in, desk clerk didn't give us meal tickets and golf coupons that we were required to have for those features; lodge building is outdated, showing its age... more

We stayed at Cragun's July 17 - 20 and had a great time. Including our family of 4 (2 adult and 2 kids ages 6 & 7), we had 2 other families staying on property and another at a nearby campground - Gull Lake Recreational Campground. We had the best time and had a lovely stay. The resort was much... more

We we're never bored. There is so much to do. We ejoyed the trolley ride and the pontoon tour. The men and boys golfed 2 days and really enjoyed the course. The atmosphere was very wholesome. You can tell they care about families. Dutch Cragun is very hands on, seeing to it that his guests are happy. We are 3... more