Exploring Downtown Detroit

It's re-energizing. It swings. It's Motor City.

Detroit is a dynamic canvas of great art, music, sports, pubs and clubs, a diverse restaurant scene, and an international riverfront that shimmers with friendship between The D and our Canadian friends in Windsor, Ontario. It’s home to General Motors world headquarters at Renaissance Center, Cobo Center, Comerica Park (Detroit Tigers), Ford Field (Detroit Lions), and Joe Louis Arena (Detroit Red Wings). Three resort gaming venues, MGM Grand, Motor City Casino and Greektown Casino, dot the skyline. Visitors line up side by side with area residents for top notch theater, museums, three major casinos, RiverWalk, downtown and waterfront parks. Living downtown is on the upswing with many new lofts, condominiums and apartment complexes plus unique urban neighborhoods.

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Meeting Facilities

Cobo Center is currently undergoing a $300 million expansion and renovation which will increase the Center’s exhibition capacity to 725,000 square feet of prime exhibit space.

Fox Theatre, a Detroit historic jewel, can service up to 800 guests for sit-down dinners in its ornate lobby, 1,500 guests for strolling receptions, and also offers a 4,800-seat theater.

In addition to Lions football, Ford Field hosts banquets, corporate meetings and special events with 100,000 square feet of meeting and event space.

Renaissance Conference Center — The 20,000 square foot executive conference center is located in the GM Renaissance Center, designed for corporate meetings, seminars/training and business functions for up to 2,500 guests.

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Attractions with Meeting/Event Facilities

• Detroit Institute of Arts — Artful spaces for meetings, receptions, and dinners plus a stunning 1,200-seat theater.
• Detroit Historical Museum — Receptions and dinners can be booked in several areas of the museum including the popular Streets of Detroit exhibit.
• Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History — Plan a special meeting or event in the world's largest museum of African American history. The facility offers a 317-seat state-of-the-art theater, two large banquet-style galleries, a majestic rotunda and more.
• Fillmore Theatre — A historic venue since 1925, you can book the entire 2,100 seat theater. Also offered is 2,900 square feet of space for meetings, receptions or dinner events.

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Hotels with Meeting Space*

Downtown Detroit offers a wide selection of lodging options, from luxury and mid-priced properties close to Cobo Center and the city’s business and entertainment districts.

• Atheneum Suite Hotel and Conference Center
• Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Detroit
• Detroit Marriott at The Renaissance Center
• Doubletree Suites by Hilton
• Greektown Casino
• Hilton Garden Inn Detroit
• Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites
• Hotel St. Regis
• MGM Grand Detroit Casino
• MotorCity Casino
• Roberts Riverfront Hotel & Residence
• The Westin Book Cadillac Detroit

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*Defined as 100 or more guest rooms and a minimum of 4,000 square feet of meeting space.