Clean but problematic
A rehabilitated (with no character) former grande dame hotel of the 1920s in the city center, 3 blocks from the convention center and convenient to some historic (early 20th century) buildings. A bus nearby goes to the Detroit Institute of Arts and Orchestra Hall, Wayne State U, the main library, etc. The coffee maker didn't work, the alarm/radio couldn't be figured out by most of my friends or me, the windows open only if you call for a handyman with a Swiss army knife, the food is generally very expensive and less wonderful than often rated, the shower temperature couldn't be regulated, and there's no towel rack near the sink. A curtain covered a window behind the TV, but the curtain closer was unreachable; someone had to come to help me reach it so as to avoid glare behind the T V and avoid daylight at dawn. No toiletries except shampoo, conditioner, and lotion for convention-rate guests (no shower cap, etc. but the desk will supply things if asked). Oddest of all was a $5 food rebate coupon if you elect to have zero housekeeping. You don't just agree to use the same sheets and towels. Here, the maid won't enter at all. This is a mean, stingy way of increasing profit but reducing employment in a city that desperately needs jobs, especially jobs that can be held by people with few skills. If I ever stay in a hotel that has this policy, I'll be sure to reject the rebate offer, in hopes that therefore someone can get a job as a chambermaid there.