To sustain a redeveloped Cobo Center? We have 9 proper business class hotels in Central Detroit, and 3 more that could be reopened/refurbished. The 9 we have now are
Marriott Ren Cen
Westin Book Cadillac
Fort Shelby
Athenium Suite
Courtyard by Marriott
Hilton Garden Inn
MGM Grand
Greektown
Motor City
Hopefully the Omni Riverfront can be reopened soon, while the Ponchartrain would seem to be a good opportunity for redevelopment once Cobo has been renovated. I know the Holiday Inn Express is still open under a different name, but I've heard its going down hill fast. I didn't count Windsor because I don't know how often visitors use those due to the border and passport issues.
Cobo Hall is one of the largest exhibition spaces in the United States right now; so hopefully by 2014 it will be put to good use 52 weeks a year like convention centers in other cities are. I know the existing hotels in downtown are struggling with an oversupply of rooms right now, but the updated Cobo will need all of them and more to attract more conferences to the city
City-----------Hotels*-----------Square Feet**
Atlanta---------20---------------1,400,000
Houston-------13-----------------853,000
Dallas----------12-----------------725,000
Detroit----------8------------------700,000
Philadelphia---31----------------679,000
Denver---------19----------------584,000
Indianapolis---21----------------567,000
Salt Lake City-20----------------515,000
St. Louis-------16----------------502,000
Minneapolis---22----------------480,000
Pittsburgh-----13-----------------390,000
Kansas City----5-----------------388,000
Cleveland------11----------------375,000
Phoenix---------5-----------------312,000
Baltimore-------21----------------300,000
Charlotte-------14----------------280,000
Tampa-----------8----------------200,000
* Within 1 mile of Convention Center
** Sq. Feet of Class 1 Exhibition Space
***Did not include Coastal Cities, Chicago, or Las Vegas for comparison.
This list would be primarily non-tourist cities.
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