Sentry opens The Inn at SentryWorld By Brian Weis

Sentry opens The Inn at SentryWorld

Boutique hotel offers guests luxury accommodations and exceptional amenities

By Brian Weis

The Inn at SentryWorld-a new, luxury boutique hotel in central Wisconsin-opened its doors today. The upscale hotel, built and managed by Sentry Insurance, is located across the street from the company's Stevens Point headquarters on the SentryWorld campus. It will serve destination golfers, visitors to the central Wisconsin community, and the mutual insurance group's business clientele.

The hotel is located just off the 18th fairway of SentryWorld's championship golf course, providing great views of the course and its peaceful parkland setting. It features spacious suites and intimate gathering spaces, ideal for personal getaways, weddings, and corporate retreats. Guests can expect an authentic Wisconsin-style hospitality experience during their stay.

"For more than 117 years, Sentry's business has thrived on building relationships and delivering exceptional customer service," said Pete McPartland, Sentry Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO. "The Inn will allow us to provide our business insurance customers, agents, and brokers a truly distinctive experience. What's more, The Inn will offer a unique, unrivaled hospitality experience for those visiting the Stevens Point and central Wisconsin area."

The Inn features 64 luxurious guest rooms and suites, and special, executive-level accommodations designed with modern amenities and special touches. All rooms have their own patio or terrace with seating-most facing the adjacent woods and SentryWorld course, home to the 2023 U.S. Senior Open.

Wisconsin Hospitality

Guests also have access to cozy gathering spaces throughout The Inn, including a comfortable living room offering numerous board games for families and friends to enjoy together. There's also a café library filled with books written by Wisconsin authors and about the state.

The Wisconsin spirit also extends to The Inn's decorative details, including the work of several local artists and designers, such as handmade quilts crafted by artisans from central Wisconsin. Photography by Sentry employee Katie Berdan Wolden and murals by local artist Meredith Trzebiatowski featuring Wisconsin's natural landscapes and people are also showcased throughout the hotel.

Visitors can also experience local flavor through The Inn's on-site dining options, which include a café, bakery, and bar, as well as nearby casual dining at PJ's and fine dining at Muse. SentryWorld's culinary team focuses on fresh, seasonal, and regional options to give visitors a taste of real Wisconsin.

Other amenities include a fully equipped fitness center, Kids Club, and The Outfitter, where guests can rent outdoor sporting equipment such as bikes and cross-country skis to take advantage of the scenic Green Circle trail that winds along the Wisconsin River valley.

Through a covered colonnade, The Inn is connected to the SentryWorld Fieldhouse, which offers additional event spaces and activities, such as tennis, pickleball, a golf simulator, and indoor driving range.

World-Class Golf Steps Away

Golf remains the pinnacle of the SentryWorld experience and golfers will have the option of staying at The Inn with special stay and play options. When the course opens June 1, 2022, SentryWorld will debut its new fully inclusive golf experience. The experience will include handcrafted food and beverage options (made-to-order if desired) at two on-course refreshment stations, all of which are included in the greens fees. GPS-enabled golf carts are also included with each round, as are all gratuities. Tee times have been spaced out from 10-minute intervals to 20-minute intervals to provide a more relaxed, enjoyable round and to ensure the course remains in pristine condition throughout the day.

Luxury Hotel Experience

Chad Bates, a Wisconsin Rapids native, is General Manager of The Inn at SentryWorld. Bates has 20-plus years of experience in managing luxury hotels, including working for The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. and Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.

"What you'll find at The Inn at SentryWorld is a high emphasis on the total guest experience," Bates said. "From cozy rooms and a welcoming atmosphere to championship golf and outdoor activities, The Inn has something for everybody. We're excited to share those one-of-a-kind experiences with everyone seeking the best that this community and Wisconsin has to offer."

Swaback Architects designed The Inn at SentryWorld. J.H. Findorff & Son oversaw construction.

Guests can now book their stay or plan their event through the SentryWorld website. For more information about The Inn, located at 501 Michigan Ave N in Stevens Point, Wis.

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About: Brian Weis

Brian Weis is the mastermind behind GolfTrips.com, a vast network of golf travel and directory sites covering everything from the rolling fairways of Wisconsin to the sunbaked desert layouts of Arizona. If there’s a golf destination worth visiting, chances are, Brian has written about it, played it, or at the very least, found a way to justify a "business trip" there.

As a card-carrying member of the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA), International Network of Golf (ING), Golf Travel Writers of America (GTWA), International Golf Travel Writers Association (IGTWA), and The Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG), Brian has the credentials to prove that talking about golf is his full-time job. In 2016, his peers even handed him The Shaheen Cup, a prestigious award in golf travel writing—essentially the Masters green jacket for guys who don’t hit the range but still know where the best 19th holes are.

Brian’s love for golf goes way back. As a kid, he competed in junior and high school golf, only to realize that his dreams of a college golf scholarship had about the same odds as a 30-handicap making a hole-in-one. Instead, he took the more practical route—working on the West Bend Country Club grounds crew to fund his University of Wisconsin education. Little did he know that mowing greens and fixing divots would one day lead to a career writing about the best courses on the planet.

In 2004, Brian turned his golf passion into a business, launching GolfWisconsin.com. Three years later, he expanded his vision, and GolfTrips.com was born—a one-stop shop for golf travel junkies looking for their next tee time. Today, his empire spans all 50 states, and 20+ international destinations.

On the course, Brian is a weekend warrior who oscillates between a 5 and 9 handicap, depending on how much he's been traveling (or how generous he’s feeling with his scorecard). His signature move" A high, soft fade that his playing partners affectionately (or not-so-affectionately) call "The Weis Slice." But when he catches one clean, his 300+ yard drives remind everyone that while he may write about golf for a living, he can still send a ball into the next zip code with the best of them.

Whether he’s hunting down the best public courses, digging up hidden gems, or simply outdriving his buddies, Brian Weis is living proof that golf is more than a game—it’s a way of life.