Hotel David Whitney, Autograph Collection
Expert reviews
“The Hotel David Whitney, a 160-room hotel located beside the Grand Circus Park, seamlessly combines the past and present. Situated within the ornate David Whitney Building, which opened in 1915, the structure is defined by a stunning lobby rotunda. Several rooms have a view of Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers.”
Featured in New York Times’ 36 Hours in Detroit, Michigan.
What guests liked
- Perfect location
- Comfortable beds
- Friendly staff
- Excellent Wifi
- Continental breakfast
All you need to know
Located on One Park Avenue, this grand hotel offers the needed luxury room options for visitors in the city. Situated in Downtown Denver, the hotel enjoys proximity to the city’s commercial and economic hub while several places of attraction are located around the hotel. The Cobo Convention Centre is located at a distance of just 800 m away from the hotel while several popular and renowned restaurants are located in the area of the hotel. The closest airport to the hotel is the Detroit Metro Airport which is 38 km away from the hotel premises.
Hotel David Whitney features several quality facilities and offers the best of hospitality services in the city. Guests can make use of free high-speed Wi-Fi available in the hotel to stay connected to the outside world. The hotel is located near a golf course which guests can easily make use of and reach.
The rooms are well furnished with the latest modern decors and finest furniture while quality services are provided by the modern amenities fitted in the room. The rooms feature amenities such as free Wi-Fi, air conditioning, a 42-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels and a private bathroom. Each room has a private bathroom that features thoughtful touches such as bathroom slippers and free toiletries. The hotel provides other amenities such as a desk, coffee maker, and comfy pillowtop mattresses.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
18 June 2022
excellent
location and view. style
a nicer restaurant
11 May 2022
My stay was great, staff was wonderful
Staff was incredible. Extremely helpful and polite
If I had one complaint it would be that the shower was a little lacking in water pressure and the water itself took a very long time to heat up.
8 May 2022
A great place to stay when looking for a quality hotel in Detroit.
Its gorgeous. the amount of marble is absolutely amazing! The property is absolutely beautiful.
I don’t have anything negative to say about the property at all. I enjoyed the interactions with all of the staff except for the young lady I saw around 3:00 the day I checked out. She must’ve been having a bad day but other than that the trip was an A+.
25 April 2022
Excellent Location, Clean, Friendly Staff and I will return
Location
The lower floors can be a little noisy
18 April 2022
Enjoyable Stay
The rooms were comfortable with great view of the city. Excellent aesthetics of the room.
2 April 2022
Very good
The cleanliness of the hotel and how comfortable the rooms felt.
29 March 2022
Fabulous
location
28 March 2022
Very good
Detroit is a hidden gem for most people, but not us. My wife and I live about an hour outside Detroit, and we made this a weekend getaway. There is so much to explore and do in Detroit, if you're from outside the area you probably have no idea how awesome and cool it is! The restaurants, entertainment, culture, vibe, and history in this City are incredible. Oh, and our room's view of Comerica Park, Ford Field, the Opera House, etc. was spectacular!
They need to work on the welcome at the entrance. Having a person out on the sidewalk to greet us, get us assistance with luggage, and tell us where to go would have really helped with our first impression. We were a little uncertain about our choice, at least until we walked into the incredible lobby of this historic old building. From then on, everything was perfect!
28 February 2022
Family night in Detroit
The location is awesome when doing things downtown. The hotel is always clean and the staff is very friendly. This is one of my favorite places to stay in Detroit when going to events in the downtown area.
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20 February 2022
Nice hotel, could use some hospitality
I thought the hotel was beautiful and there were nice touches like the coffee and tea bar. The room was well appointed. The windows were nice, but I didn't like the view.
We had an issue where the fire alarm sounded for quite some time while we were trying to rest and we were made to wait outside in freezing weather. Additionally, there were several people nearby with loud, barking dogs. Finally our room view was into other rooms which wasn't the best.
14 February 2022
Thank you Khalilah 🌹👌🤲
Operation mgr Khalilah exptionally out standing very helpful to all guests in the hotel
Coffee was cold and tasles
23 January 2022
Detroit trip
The location cannot be beat, it's so close to everything. The rooms are clean, comfortable, and updated. The staff is very friendly.
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16 January 2022
great location and facilities
very spacious and comfortable
needed a bottle opener.
19 December 2021
Fabulous
Beautiful building, clean and updated rooms, valet service made for smooth check-in and check-out. Overall great experience.
13 December 2021
Fabulous
The view as great, the staff was super nice and it was a nice spot downtown.
17 November 2021
Love the location. Have stayed there several times. This was not the best.
Only decaf coffee in the room. Our toilet was running constantly.
30 October 2021
Nearly perfect
This hotel’s location couldn’t be better for literally anything. We were seeing a show at the Fox Theater, which was just a short walk down the block. Our room overlooked Comerica Park (so close we could tell you the score) and Ford Field was directly behind that. The hotel staff was super friendly and very accommodating. The room itself was very modern, and well equipped. Our only qualm was that the lights in the bathroom were real dim for makeup application and the lights elsewhere in the room were also relatively dim. This was great for ambiance and for not being visually assaulted in the morning when you turn on the lights BUT not great for smoky eye.
4 October 2021
Fabulous
Front Desk Staff very friendly and helpfull
10 August 2021
Fabulous
Location Location Location
Like must other hotels in the area no pool
26 July 2021
Fabulous
It's right in the heart of downtown Detroit and the building is beautifully restored with nice common areas in the lobby.
23 July 2024
Pleasant
For the price of the hotel, the rooms were a lot more upscale and fancy. The cleanliness was impeccable, and the bed was amazingly comfy.
For the price, it would have made it more worth it to include breakfast, especially since there wasn't any pool etc. in an already expensive hotel, we weren't interested in spending more at the restaurant, although it did look like it had a nice menu. The only comment on the room was that for a two person booking, they only provided one robe. We thought that may have been a mistake. We had an unfortunate bad experience with valet parking. It's hard to know who is at fault, but we paid for the $48/day valet service overnight parking, and our car came back scratched up. An investigation is on going with our insurances now because it will cost us a lot to get the scratches fixed. The hotel was apologetic and got their valet manager right away. We are still waiting on a copy of their incident report and surveillance report 5 days later which I am not very impressed with, so I will be calling. I understand that it's hard to know if it was a valet driver or someone from the city that caused the damage of course, but I would like it figured out and it's just one of those unfortunate things you wish would never happen! Other than that, the stay was good!
20 July 2024
Exceptional
Beautiful space with excellent decor that feels authentic. Right in the heart of downtown. Big rooms.
Nothing
20 July 2024
Exceptional
Well appointed hotel. Great location for events around the area
The attached bar/restaurant is very pricey for what you get. Non observant wait staff.
15 July 2024
Disappointing
It was in fact a beautiful property.
We checked into our room that totaled over $700 for ONE night and our sliding bathroom door was broken. They came up and looked at it and we didn’t find out until check out that they had to order a part for the sliding door. We had a group of people that couldn’t shut the BATHROOM DOOR to use the restroom or to shower and I was charged the full price nor was I given any sort of comp for the major inconvenience. I felt like that was something that could not be overlooked and needed a review.
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Snack bar
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Fruits (additional charge)
- - Coffee house on site
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Luggage storage
- - ATM/cash machine on site
- - Concierge service
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Fitness centre
- - Temporary art galleries
- - Pub crawls (additional charge)
- - Happy hour (additional charge)
Outdoors
- - Terrace
- - Outdoor furniture
General
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Heating
- - Allergy-free room
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Shared lounge/TV area
- - Minimarket on site
- - Pet bowls
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
Parking
- - Parking garage
- - Accessible parking
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key access
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
21 June 2022
Great Location!
The location was perfect for a Red Wings game
The card system was having issues and caused errors on my account which were resolved