Six Hours in DTW
Mar 11, 2017, 8:10 pm
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Six Hours in DTW
I've got some airport productivity time coming up soon. Flying BOS-DTW-ICN with a six hour layover in DTW. Any suggestions other than wasting time in the Sky Club?
I can easily spend a couple of hours eating in restaurants, but I'm looking for a spa or some type of massage option. I know there is a Be Relax in the airport. Is there a real spa in the Westin?
I'm not sure I want to leave the airport facility unless it's something incredibly close.
I can easily spend a couple of hours eating in restaurants, but I'm looking for a spa or some type of massage option. I know there is a Be Relax in the airport. Is there a real spa in the Westin?
I'm not sure I want to leave the airport facility unless it's something incredibly close.
Mar 11, 2017, 8:28 pm
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Mar 11, 2017, 9:57 pm
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If you like aviation, there's the Yankee Air Museum at Willow Run (a short 15-20 min cab ride from DTW).
http://yankeeairmuseum.org/
Or the Henry Ford Museum, also about a 20 min cab ride away:
https://www.thehenryford.org/visit/henry-ford-museum/
http://yankeeairmuseum.org/
Or the Henry Ford Museum, also about a 20 min cab ride away:
https://www.thehenryford.org/visit/henry-ford-museum/
Mar 11, 2017, 10:36 pm
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I once saw a twenty-something couple with long hair dressed in tie-dyed clothes lay down in the middle of the tunnel between A and B/C to enjoy the changing colors. It looked like they were having a good time and could have stayed there for six hours, so maybe you'd want to do that. Of course, I think they prepared ahead of time by getting themselves in the necessary frame of mind, but if you're game, they seemed to be enjoying it, man.
Or the Henry Ford Museum as the other poster mentioned. If you have Pre-Check, DTW is usually very quick to get back in.
Or the Henry Ford Museum as the other poster mentioned. If you have Pre-Check, DTW is usually very quick to get back in.
Mar 12, 2017, 8:50 am
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Mar 12, 2017, 9:46 am
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Mar 13, 2017, 11:10 pm
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The Westin at the airport has a pool and jacuzzi along with exercise equipment; I had a long layover at DTW a few years ago and I think they sold access to that for $15 then. I had an enjoyable time, and it was easy to get back through security (there is a dedicated security entrance from the hotel to airside).
Mar 14, 2017, 8:12 am
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Mar 14, 2017, 9:02 am
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The peripheral Sky Clubs at DTW are great -- the standard food set but lots of nooks and crannies so it's quiet and easy to get away from people. The man one is much too open-air and gets kind of loud, so I wouldn't go there unless you need the shower or something.
Mar 14, 2017, 11:02 am
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I once saw a twenty-something couple with long hair dressed in tie-dyed clothes lay down in the middle of the tunnel between A and B/C to enjoy the changing colors. It looked like they were having a good time and could have stayed there for six hours, so maybe you'd want to do that. Of course, I think they prepared ahead of time by getting themselves in the necessary frame of mind, but if you're game, they seemed to be enjoying it, man.
Or the Henry Ford Museum as the other poster mentioned. If you have Pre-Check, DTW is usually very quick to get back in.
Or the Henry Ford Museum as the other poster mentioned. If you have Pre-Check, DTW is usually very quick to get back in.
Mar 14, 2017, 11:29 am
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The peripheral Sky Clubs at DTW are great -- the standard food set but lots of nooks and crannies so it's quiet and easy to get away from people. The man one is much too open-air and gets kind of loud, so I wouldn't go there unless you need the shower or something.