If there's one thing that's
sure to change your mind about the accommodation, food, and
shopping options in the slowly-but-surely-reviving city of
Detroit, it's a night or
two (or four) at The Townsend Hotel.

In the 16 years since
its grand opening, the 150 room hotel has become the place to
stay for visiting celebrities and sports stars (whom the
professionally discreet staff refers to as “those really tall
people”). It would be fair to say that the elite are attracted to
the 2006 Conde Nast Traveler Gold List award-winning property
because it's a luxe, private haven in the swanky