A little further down the road, the grand-dame Book-Cadillac (once a Sheraton, no less!) may fly a Westin flag, bringing a second *W name to downtown Detroit:

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll...606280422/1001

"Construction of the [455-room] Westin Book-Cadillac is expected to begin next month. A grand opening is anticipated in the summer of 2008. The Book-Cadillac, first opened in 1924, closed 22 years ago...

"The hotel part of the project is a bit more troublesome, [developer] Ferchill admitted, though market studies do show it could draw customers from Dearborn area hotels. 'I actually, candidly, am not as optimistic about the hotel,' he said...

"The renovation project will restore two of the hotel's grand ballrooms to their original state. A third ballroom, the largest in the city at 11,000 square feet, will be added to the north side of the hotel. The complex also will include a national chain steakhouse, a Detroit-oriented sports bar and coffeehouse on the street level."