Detroit
Hospitality Industry
Welcome to LodgingGuide's hospitality industry listings for the Detroit area.
Detroit is one of the few areas in the U.S. that is north of the Canadian border. Planes flying into Detroit from the South,
briefly pass over Ontario, after crossing Lake Erie. The centrally located Ambassador Bridge and Tunnel make
crossing the Detroit River between the two countries an easy and routine occurrence. The complex and twisting shape of the
land which comprises southeastern Michigan and southern Ontario, formed by the shores of the Great Lakes, makes street
directions at best approximate. Detroit's main arteries, to further complicate navigation, were designed to simulate the
boulevards of Paris by the original French residents of Fort Ponchartrain du Detroit (referring to the "strait," now called
the Detroit River, linking Lake Erie to Lakes St. Clair and Huron), and are arrayed diagonally like wheel spokes which have
their nexus at Grand Circus Park downtown, near the Comerica Stadium, a few blocks away from the Detroit River. Locals, and
those good with maps, who effectively maneuver this maze of wide boulevards and expressways appreciate that they are never
very far from where they want to be, and can traverse many neighborhoods in a very short time.
Detroit has a largely ethnic populace, attracted as immigrants by the emerging auto industry and significantly representing
just about every nationality on the planet, which is more interspersed throughout the city than segregated into
neighborhoods, although a few ethnic neighborhoods exist as well. The unusual land pattern and population mix which created
the Motor City, now that the auto industry is less centralized here, are remaining to form one of the more culturally rich,
as well as geographically beautiful cities in the country.
You can begin researching lodging properties and on-site restaurants in the Detroit area by selecting one of the options shown below.
Detroit Lodging Search:
Lodging by Location:
| · | Ann Arbor | · | Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village | ||
| Lodging located west of Detroit in Ann Arbor, near the University of Michigan Campus and minutes from the Amtrak Station. | Lodging options near the Henry Ford Museum, The Henry Ford Estate and The Automotive Hall of Fame. | ||||
| · | Detroit Airport | · | Downtown Detroit | ||
| Lodging near the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) located 20 miles southwest of downtown. | Lodging options located in the city center close to Tiger Stadium, Comerica Park, Wayne State University and the Cultural Center, and the Windsor and Northern Belle Casinos. | ||||
| · | Auburn Hills | · | Detroit North and East | ||
| Lodging near the Pontiac Silverdome, home to the Detroit Lions and The Palace of Auburn Hills, home to the Detroit Pistons. | Lodging options in communities neighboring Detroit's north side, including Warren, Auburn Hills and Bloomfield Hills, and the Grosse Pointe communities neighboring Detroit's east side | ||||
| · | Detroit West | · | Windsor Metro | ||
| Lodging options west of downtown near or in the cities of Livonia and Farmington and Novi. | Lodging located across the Detroit River in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. | ||||
| · | Flint Metro | · | Lansing Metro | ||
| Lodging options north of Detroit in the Greater Flint area. | Lodging northwest of Detroit in the Greater Lansing area. | ||||
| · | Toledo Metro | ||||
| Lodging options south of Detroit in the Greater Toledo area. | |||||
Area Facts: Ransom Eli Olds and Henry Ford founded the first automobile factories in 1899 and 1903. The development of mass production began in the 1910's and lasted thru the 1920's. The local area code for Detroit is 313.
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