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Hotel Opening Rates: MotorCity Casino Hotel

Where: 2901 Grand River Avenue [map], Detroit, MI, United States, 48201

Speaking of long-neglected cities getting new hotels, Detroit has opened another casino hotel today, The MotorCity Casino Hotel.

Billed as a luxury hotel near downtown attractions, the MotorCity has several hip amenities like a pillow library, individual climate control (which is saved for future visits), flat-screen TVs, free wireless internet, and iPod docking stations.

Naturally, this is a casino so that's a big chunk of the entertainment scene. There's also two lounges, The Overdrive Lounge (auto vocabulary is heavy here) and the Radio Bar where live broadcasts take place. The hotel also has a four-diamond restaurant, Iridescence on site as well as the Pit Stop BBQ joint and the High Octane cafe shop that serves ice cream and coffee.

We checked the rates for the earliest available dates and found Super Saver rooms for Dec. 10th and 11th at $249 a night which really doesn't excite us. We did however like the "Enhance Your Stay" selections you could add like Room Service Breakfast for $20 and a Relaxation Kit at $80 that includes champagne, strawberries, bubble bath and tea lights. (This probably also doubles as a sex kit.)

One irk. Annoying music on the hotel website. Seriously, can we make this stop? What is the added value of this music when you are trying to book a room? Is it supposed to put you in the mood? We haven't heard one customer who likes this. Hotel website designers take note.

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