This was a mystery hotel on Hotwire and we thought that we made out when we got it. If you don't take the right airline you end up at the other terminal and have to take the shuttle. When we got to the front desk everyone was in business attire and we felt like bumpkins that had just come in on a hay wagon. We got to our room which was spacious, clean and well furnished. A bottle of wine greeted us on the counter which I thought was a nice touch until I saw the $28 price tag on it. Water was $4/bottle. You're given a key for the goodie cabinet but there's also a seal and if you break it there's a charge for that too. We had a week's worth of laundry that we needed to do so my wife called and they said that there was a chart in the closet and they would pick it up. $2.50 for one pair of shorts! Now truth be told you'd have to pay me a lot more to touch somebody's nasty shorts but throw in some shirts and socks and you're talking real money. We stuffed them back into the bag and bought new ones.
They advertise that you can come and go to the terminal easily. I beg to differ. First they have to call a Detroit police officer to come down and sign you in. That can be up to 1/2 an hour. Then you have to go through TSA where you are checked more extensively than any other airport. Then you can go and get a meal where you are served with a fork and KNIFE that you can take on the plane if you so chose. And this is every time.
The next morning we went to take a cab to the Henry Ford museum. Our driver never heard of it, drove all over and dropped us 1/2 mile from the entrance. Not the hotel's fault, just more fun. I rented a car and it's a 15 min. drive.
You're given a $5 voucher if they don't change the sheets. We got two. Went for breakfast.
$4 for a cup of coffee. $17 for a couple of eggs. I got the croissants and left a $2 tip.
The computer which is gratis at the other two hotels where we stayed is $32/hr and $1.50 a page to print.
I think the reason that this hotel's rooms appear on the super saver rates is that if someone paid the full price and had to put up with the constant take off noise they'd demand another.
Even worse is that the Ford museum has packages that include hotel and admission for cheaper than this room alone.
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