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Detroit’s accommodations are scattered across a sprawling area, so many travelers find it most convenient to stay downtown, near the airport or in nearby Dearborn.
Downtown
Because downtown has suffered so many decades of decline, the choices in accommodations remain limited. Luckily, the reinvention of the area promises more accommodations than in previous years. If you want a room with a view, you can’t beat the Marriott Renaissance Center, Detroit’s tallest building. If you don’t care about the view, but want great service and a location at the heart of the entertainment scene, the Atheneum Suite Hotel is ideal, and you can walk from there to the Renaissance Center. If you have an event at Cobo Arena, the Hotel Pontchartrain is close by. Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Detroit is ideally located.
Cultural Center/New Center
You don’t have many options if you want to stay in this part of town, but fortunately the St. Regis Hotel is an excellent small hotel. If your business takes you to the Medical Center or Wayne State University or somewhere else in this area, you can also stay downtown—it’s only a short ride away, but you won’t want to walk it. The other option is to stay in Dearborn, which will add only about 15 minutes of travel time.
The West Side
Many people like to stay in Dearborn, because it’s only 15-20 minutes to the airport or downtown, and it’s home to the top attraction in the Detroit area, Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village. Choices in Dearborn include the top-end Hyatt Regency and the Ritz-Carlton, both on the periphery of Fairlane Mall, and the historic Dearborn Inn.
If you’re in town for the first time or for a quick business meeting and you prize convenience, there are many hotels around the airport in Romulus. Most of them are chains. The Clarion Barcelo, the Hilton Garden Inn, the Doubletree Hotel and the Detroit Airport Marriott have easy access to the airport and the freeway system. The airport is only a half-hour’s drive from Ann Arbor, home of the University of Michigan.
Hotels have sprung up around Laurel Park Place in Livonia, only a 20-minute drive north of Metropolitan Airport, including an Embassy Suites.
Oakland County
Because of its location at the hub of a number of freeways, Novi has become the leading place for accommodations in Oakland County. It’s a reasonably short drive from here to just about anywhere in southeastern Michigan. The Hotel Baronette and the Doubletree Hotel Detroit Airport are among the choices.
Hotels in Troy, in the eastern part of the country, near some of the area’s wealthiest communities and most successful businesses, include the Somerset Inn and the Kingsley Hotel and Suites.
Another cluster of hotels is centered in Auburn Hills, convenient to the Chrysler Technology Center. Extended-stay facilities such as Candlewood Suites tend to dominate the landscape in this area, though the Auburn Hills Hilton Suites and Holiday Inn Select are both good choices for busy travelers.
The East Side & Macomb County
This is not the area to go to find fine hotels. If you absolutely need to stay in Macomb County, Best Western Sterling Inn is a convenient choice. There are a couple of hotels on the east end of downtown, including Omni Detroit River Place, as well as a number of inexpensive options if you don’t mind bare bones accommodations.
Windsor
A lot of Detroiters believe the best view of Detroit can be found across the river in Canada. Windsor presents an intriguing option for Detroit-area travelers. Trade the usually minimal inconvenience of crossing the border for a location within walking distance of casinos, clubs and great restaurants—and benefit from the currency exchange rate. The Hilton Windsor and the Radisson Riverfront are large hotels with stunning views of the Detroit skyline. And if you like bed and breakfasts, Windsor is about the only place in the Detroit area with a number of good choices.
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