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Old Mar 14, 2018 | 8:57 pm
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Originally Posted by hockeyinsider
Honestly, if you don't mind driving, I'd recommend staying at the Marriott in Auburn Hills, which has a brand new M Club, or the Marriott in Livonia which has a good breakfast buffet on the weekend. Both are maybe 20 minutes, tops, from downtown Detroit.
The times given for automobile transit to downtown Detroit are a bit understated. A better breakfast buffet is, IMO, a poor reason to stay a significant drive from downtown Detroit, when attending a downtown Detroit convention, or the such. Downtown Detroit is, contrary to some of the comments in this thread (mostly from a few years ago) a lively, happening place. The intersection of Pontiac and Bloomfield Township, and the area of Laurel Park Place Mall (Livonia Marriott) are not. Sorry, don't know the family breakfast policies of the Ren Cen Marriott and, and I haven't stayed at the Ren Cen Marriott for years, so I can't recommend it one way or the other. Not disagreeing with hockeyinsider's assessment of the Ren Cen Marriott, just don't think it makes sense to stay in Pontiac or Livonia for a 2-day downtown convention.
Don't forget, there's also an SPG Westin and SPG Aloft downtown, and a number of casino hotels.
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