4/3/2023 0 Comments Michigan road trip planner![]() ![]() Unfortunately, Detroit has the notorious distinction of being one of the most dangerous cities in the USA. It’s a short walk to Greektown and the heart of Detroit. Comfort Inn Downtown.This is one of your best options for a budget stay near the downtown. Rooms can accommodate up to four people.īUDGET. ![]() You are within walking distance of most restaurants and the People Mover is just one block away. Located just a few blocks from Campus Martius Park, this hotel also has a great location. MID-RANGE: Hotel Indigo Detroit Downtown. The David Whitney Building and Aloft Hotel Without a doubt, if we return to Detroit, we would stay here again. In 10 minutes, we could walk to most of the restaurants listed in this post, as well as many of the main attractions. The Q Line and People Mover both have stops right in front of the hotel so getting around Detroit by public transportation was simple. From our room I could look down into Comerica Park. The rooms are clean, quiet, and the Wi-Fi worked perfectly. It was recently renovated and most of the floors are used for apartments, but there are several levels with hotel rooms for Aloft. The David Whitney is yet another historic building. UPSCALE: Aloft at the David Whitney.This is where we stayed and it was perfect. People who stay here state that they were treated like royalty and love the comfy beds, big showers, and customer service. This hotel features a casino, indoor pool, restaurants, and evening entertainment. You can stay in cheaper accommodations, but you may have to stay outside of the downtown, and then drive in (it costs roughly $15 per day to park your car in Detroit). Purchase your tickets at the automated machines at each tram stop.Īll of the hotels in this list are in downtown Detroit, within walking distance or easily accessible by public transportation to the best restaurants and attractions. Even so, it beats walking long distances or paying for a taxi or Uber. It can get stuck in traffic and sometimes I ended up waiting 20 minutes for the next tram (I believe they are supposed to run every 10 minutes). It’s cheap and convenient and during my visit, very few people took advantage of it. For $5 you can purchase a 24-hour pass and ride it an unlimited number of times. The Q Line is a tram that zips up and down Woodward Avenue, connecting the New Center with Downtown. Downtown Detroit is where you will find most of our recommended restaurants, Greektown, the waterfront, The Guardian, The Belt, and Comerica Park. ![]() The New Center is where you will find the Fisher Building, Motown Museum, DIA, Ford Piquette Plant, and the Detroit Historical Museum. There are two sections that you will spend most of your time. The touristy part of Detroit is relatively small. If Detroit wasn’t on your list of places to visit before, hopefully it will be by the end of this post. ![]() In this post, I can’t wait to share with you all of the wonderful things you can see and do in Detroit. With gorgeous buildings, an eco friendly tram that glides up and down Woodward Avenue, and an art museum containing pieces of Italy and France, at times it felt more like I was in Europe than the USA. The Art Deco buildings constructed 100 years ago add so much character to this city. However, what I didn’t know was that this city was a grand, prosperous place in its heyday. That’s exactly why I wanted to go…to see Detroit in this exciting phase. I knew that Detroit was on the up and up, that it was in the midst of reinventing itself after decades of turmoil, bad luck, and economic decline. I fell in love with Detroit, and I wasn’t expecting that at all. Maybe it was the perfect weather, maybe it was the friendly smiles of people I passed on the streets, or maybe it’s because there are corn hole games randomly sprinkled through town (so much fun!), but Detroit stole my heart. ![]()
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