Hotels in Detroit, MI

As the largest city in the midwestern state of Michigan, Detroit offers all the incredible sights, attractions, and unique Midwest activities you’d want while touring this bustling town from top Detroit hotels. Near Downtown, you’ll find the neoclassical Detroit Institute of Arts known for the Detroit Industry Murals painted by Diego Rivera. Known as the "Motor City," and the automobile capital of the world, Detroit holds a century-long tie to the auto industry and is also the famed birthplace of Motown Records, whose incredible history is on display at Hitsville U.S.A. Take a fascinating tour of Motown’s original headquarters before sniffing out something to eat from one of Detroit’s incredible downtown restaurants, including a wide variety of elevated global cuisine. With so much to explore throughout this buzzing city, you’ll have a hard time running out of ways to spend the day in Detroit.

Just two miles north of downtown and nestled in Midtown Detroit in the city’s Cultural Center Historic District, you’ll find the incredible Detroit Institute of Arts. Home to one of the largest and most well-regarded art collections in the U.S., the institute covers a jaw-dropping 658,000 square feet and boasts over 100 galleries spanning works from around the world—from ancient Egypt and Europe to contemporary art. The collections at DIA make it among the top six museums in the United States, and you could easily spend all day at this unparalleled institution before heading back to Detroit hotels for the evening.

It wouldn’t be a trip to Detroit without paying a worthy visit to Hitsville U.S.A. Purchased by Motown founder Berry Gordy in 1959, Motown's first headquarters and recording studio was a humble residential house in Detroit, which Gordy converted into the record label's administrative building and recording studio before later moving the label to Los Angeles and establishing the Hitsville West studio there. Today, the Hitsville U.S.A property operates as the Motown Museum, which you can tour from the best Detroit hotels to learn about the fascinating legacy of the record label, its artists, and the incredible music recorded there.

Sitting proudly in Downtown Detroit near the Grand Circus Park Historic District is the Fox Theatre. This 5,000-seat historic performing arts center opened in 1928 as a flagship movie palace in the Fox Theatres chain, and at the time, was the largest theater in the city. The area of town surrounding the theater has lovingly taken on the nickname “Foxtown,” as the other major performance centers and theaters in the city all emanate from the Fox Theatre and Grand Circus Park Historic District. Fully restored in 1988, the Fox is the largest surviving movie palace of the 1920s and the largest of the original Fox Theatres. Plan to see a show from this historic venue while staying in hotels in Detroit.

Enjoy your stay in Detroit, and don’t forget to check out our other hotels nearby in Marquette, Petoskey, and Lansing.