MotorCity Casino Hotel
The MotorCity Casino Hotel is one of the top luxury hotels located in dowtown Detroit and sits adjacent to the popular MotorCity Casino, one of the city's three large casinos. Amenities at the hotel include a whirlpool, an indoor pool, a children's game rooms, free wireless Internet, a 60,000 square foot convention center, 37-inch plasma television in each room, iPod docking stations and separate tubs and showers. The hotel is located just minutes from the city's Cobo Hall and only 30 miles from the area's top golf course at the Greystone Golf Club, which features the signature sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth holes surrounding a course lake. The eighteenth hole was named the best finishing hole in the state of Michigan.
MotorCity Casino Hotel
2901 Grand River Avenue
Detroit, MI
(313) 237-7711
Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center
The Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center is also located in the central area of the city, and is within five miles of the neighboring Ford Field and Comerica Park, home of the NFL's Lions and MLB's Tigers. The hotel itself offers nearly 1300 rooms, with a full fitness facility, a sauna, massage services, a full bar and restaurant on-site, and rooms that include floor to ceiling windows. The hotel is located within 15 miles of the popular St. Clair Shores Country Club and the Chandler Park Golf Course.
Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center
Renaissance Center
Detroit, MI
(313) 568-8000
MGM Grand Detroit
The MGM Grand Detroit hotel is located adjacent to another of the city's casinos, the MGM Grand, and features quick access to the Ambassador Bridge and the tunnel to Canada. The hotel ws built in 2007 and amenities include a full spa with marine-based services, the on-site Palette Dining Studio, a bar, a tennis court, a business center and a full gym. The hotel is located just along I-94 from the seven-mile strectch of highway just north of the city that features eight top golf courses, including Rattle Run Golf Course, Cedar Glen Golf Club and Bellow Woods Golf Course.
MGM Grand Detroit
1777 Thirrd Street
Detroit, MI
(877) 888-2121
Hilton Garden Inn Detroit Downtown
The Hilton Garden Inn Detroit Downtown is a smaller hotel located in downtown Detroit on Grationt, just blocks from the Wayne State University campus. The hotel features 198 rooms, a tennis court, a full gym, a business center, a pool and a Jacuzzi. The hotel features adjoined rooms or two and three bedroom suite options for larger groups, as well as single bedroom lodgings with king beds.
Hilton Garden Inn Detroit Downtown
351 Gratiot Ave.
Detroit, MI
(313) 967-0900
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