Marriott Detroit Troy

With convenient access to Interstate 75, the Marriott Detroit of Troy (Mich.) is 19 miles north of downtown Detroit. The Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is 37 miles away. This hotel is a favorite of business travelers, with 16,881 square feet of flexible meeting space with high speed Internet access, and a business center with a computer, a printer and fax and photocopying services. At check-in, guests can select the hotel's "Wired for Business" program, which provides unlimited local and U.S. long-distance calls and high- speed Internet access for one daily fee.

Relaxation is a premium feature of the Troy Marriott, where a light-filled natatorium features an indoor pool and hot tub. There is also a fitness facility and an outdoor sundeck for admiring Michigan's vivid sunsets.

The on-site restaurant, Shula's Steakhouse, is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Shula's is decorated with Miami Dolphin memorabilia, and sure to be popular during the Detroit Lion's winning streaks.

This 17 story high rise offers 350 guestrooms and suites with a multi- line phones with voice mail, Internet access, coffeemakers, 37-inch flat screen televions and video game consoles.

Families and history buffs will enjoy a visit to the Greenfield Village indoor-outdoor museum complex, dating back to 1929, and paying tribute to American inventions and America's past. At this museum, guests can witness the Wright brothers as they gain access to the skies, or witness Thomas Edison's lab as electric light dawns, then watch costumed re-enactors work on an old-time farm. Special events like candle making and sheep shearing are seasonal. Also on the grounds are replicas of famous homes, including those of Patrick Henry, Edgar Allen Poe, and Walt Whitman. Guests can tour the complex on foot, on a vintage locomotive, by horse-drawn carriage or even a Model T Ford. Seasonally, an authentic paddle steamer is available for guest cruises.