Detroit
The Detroit Foundation Hotel opened across from Cobo Convention Center in May. The 100-room property is located in a 1929 building that was once headquarters for the Detroit Fire Department and retains such architectural features as red arched firehouse doors. It includes conference space and a chef-driven restaurant on the first floor where the firetrucks were garaged.
Starwood Hotels and Resorts plans to debut the Element Detroit at the Metropolitan Building in 2018. The 110-room hotel will be part of a mixed-use development located in the historic Metropolitan Building, which opened in 1925 as a jewelry center and is undergoing a top-to-bottom conversion that will preserve its ornate lobby and Neo-Gothic architectural details. The hotel will include 2,000 square feet of meeting space with city views, a fitness center and indoor pool.
The Shinola Hotel is set to open in fall 2018 in a prime downtown location on Woodward Avenue near Campus Martius Park and the sports stadiums. The 133-room hotel in a repurposed industrial building will include a full-service restaurant and meeting space.
The Trumbull and Porter Hotel, formerly the Corktown Inn, opened last year following a major renovation that included the installation of mural art. The downtown boutique property offers 144 guest rooms, indoor and outdoor meeting space for up to 50 people, a beer garden, fine-dining restaurant and fitness center.
Bloomfield Hills
The DoubleTree by Hilton Detroit Bloomfield Hills, formerly the Kingston Inn, is set to open this fall after a renovation. The 147-room hotel will feature 11,396 square feet of meeting space and a full-service restaurant.
Romulus
The 272-room Radisson Hotel Detroit Metro Airport reopened after a complete renovation that includes the guest rooms, lobby, pool, fitness center and 15,000 square feet of meeting space.
Troy
The 114-room Hilton Garden Inn Detroit Troy recently opened. The suburban property, which offers five meeting rooms accommodating events for up to 300 people, includes a full-service restaurant, business center and indoor heated pool.