Detroit ups it’s hotel game

**Detroitdave** · February-22-20, 06:24 AM

This has probably been mention before but it bares mentioning again.
Several new hotels are well on their way to opening soon, not just any run of the mill hotels either.
Some have high pedigrees
The new Temple hotel really caught my eye because of its sister hotel around the world and I personally know Sam from SBE and he does a class act with his high end trendy hotels. This new hotel will up Detroit’s hip game to new levels. It will be a great addition to Shinloa
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/real-e...-detroit-hotel
The new Cambria hotel here
https://detroit.curbed.com/platform/...t-construction
The new AC hotel
https://detroit.curbed.com/platform/...stelle-theatre
Perhaps with all the new hotel rooms and the newly named convention center the city can attract more conventions and tourists.
Oh and lastly there is this .
Viking cruises will be coming to Detroit.
https://www.vikingcruises.com/expedi...kes/index.html
And the new Motown Museum should be up and running around this time.
Things are definitely looking up for tourism in the Detroit area

**gnome** · February-22-20, 08:11 AM

The Temple Hotel link is a tad old [[April of 2019) but the place is being worked on so you know it’s not an Ilitch controlled project. I’ve seen with my own eyes the work being done to the old Standard Accident Insurance Company Building.

What I learned from your first link is that Lenny Kravitz, yes that Lenny Kravitz, is behind the project and has an amazing real estate portfolio of accomplishments to back up his vision.

Who knew.

**Chicago48** · February-24-20, 08:38 AM

Detroit needs convention space, similar to what Chicago and Las Vegas has.

**iheartthed** · February-24-20, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by Chicago48

Detroit needs convention space, similar to what Chicago and Las Vegas has.

Something like TCF Center [[formerly Cobo Hall)?

**Metro25** · February-25-20, 12:08 PM

It's an undeniably spectacular hotel. Anybody who hasn't been should go see it and have something to eat at San Morello. The Pizza is amazing.

**rb336** · March-04-20, 02:13 PM

TCF is about 1/4 the size of McCormick Place. It's even smaller than the International Expo Center in Cleveland, but comparable with the Javits Center.

McCormick Place is, to me, far too big, and it isn't what I would call user friendly either. It used to be, a decade or so ago.

Originally Posted by iheartthed

Something like TCF Center [[formerly Cobo Hall)?

**gnome** · March-04-20, 05:26 PM

McCormick weighs in at about 2.5 MILLION sq ft. Cobo barely moves the scale at 720,000 sq ft.

The single advantage Cobo has over McCormick is in proximity to downtown.

Now that Detroit has upped its game with a recent bevy of attractive boutique hotels like the Siren, Aloft, Shinola, The fire hq, the Detroit Club and whatever the Metropolitan is called ... we can compete for 2nd tier events.

Be happy with what you are. Quit trying to be Chicago. Never going to happen. Just be happy that the Vacuum Cleaner Convention might stop in every ten years, be grateful there are enough KISS fans still alive to bring there singular weirdness every now and then.

Cobo looks nice. It is clean, for once; the place has been visually opened to light and water. Parking is better.

It could be worse. It has been much worserer.

**401don** · March-04-20, 05:47 PM

As has been stated here before, what Detroit needs to attract more convention business is another 500 room hotel close to TCF. The 2nd tower for the Crowne Plaza would have solved the problem.

**THE FURY 617** · March-05-20, 12:47 AM

Originally Posted by 401don

As has been stated here before, what Detroit needs to attract more convention business is another 500 room hotel close to TCF. The 2nd tower for the Crowne Plaza would have solved the problem.

The 2nd tower was part of the original plan back in 1965. Awhile ago, the city council blocked 2nd tower Crowne Plaza expansion twice from what I read because they wanted hotel owners to sign neutrality agreement with hospitality labor union ever since than the owner pulls out the plan. Since Joe Louis Arena is almost gone, A new 500 room hotel would be a PERFECT spot for it,especially is at the riverfront!!