The Townsend HotelvsMGM Grand Detroit
MGM Grand Detroit and The Townsend Hotel are both endorsed by experts. Overall, The Townsend Hotel ranks slightly higher than MGM Grand Detroit. The Townsend Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 86 with approval from 3 publications including Frommer's, Fodor's and Forbes Travel Guide.
The Townsend Hotel
Frommer's
Forbes Travel Guide
Tablet
Michelin Guide
Fodor's
100 Townsend St., Birmingham, MI 48009
From $329/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Frommer's "The gorgeous Townsend is one of Michigan's finest hotels, although it's about a 30-minute drive from downtown Detroit in Birmingham." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide 4 Stars
"The luxury hotel, boasts 150 rooms and suites with marble bathrooms, banquet facilities adorned with glittering chandeliers, an afternoon tea and a delicious restaurant featuring American cuisine." Full review
Tablet "From reading the news you’d expect Detroit literally to be an apocalyptic wasteland, second only to the Chernobyl exclusion zone. But while they’re not exactly wrong to say the city..." Full review
Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
"Much of the buzz about Detroit is focused on its inner-city renewal, but that’s far from the only story in town. There’s plenty worth knowing about in the outlying suburbs as well — and..." Full review
Fodor's "Visiting celebrities often fill the rooms of this downtown hotel across from Shain Park. Rooms are traditional and tasteful, with handsome antique-style furnishings." Full review
MGM Grand Detroit
Travel + Leisure
Rough Guide
Gayot Forbes Travel Guide
1777 Third Street, Detroit, MI 48226
From $289/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Travel + Leisure "With a Vegas-esque level of luxury, complete with plasma TV’s in bathroom mirrors, the MGM Grand is a rare find in the Motor City." Full review
Rough Guide "A bit at odds with its surroundings, this swanky new resort is dripping with luxury and loaded with amenities."
Gayot "A Vegas-style resort hotel in downtown Detroit."
Forbes Travel Guide 4 Stars
"The city’s first luxury casino resort is all that its Sin City brethren has famously come to embody, and then some." Full review
