Holiday Inn Express Detroit - Downtown

The Holiday Inn Express Detroit - Downtown (also known as the Holiday Inn Building, and the Ambassador Hotel) is a skyscraper located at 1020 Washington Boulevard in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. The building was constructed in 1965, stands at 17 floors (52.7 metres / 173 feet high), and has 289 rooms. This high-rise building was designed in the modern architectural style.

The building stands at the southeast corner of Michigan Avenue, and is across the street from famous buildings as the Book-Cadillac Hotel, Book Tower, and Industrial-Stevens Apartments.Architectural Style. Companies involved with this building include Summit Group LLC, The Summit Group, Inc, Holiday Inn Express (Six Continents PLC).

History

This building originally was a Days Inn, but underwent a renovation in 2000 and re-opened under the Best Western Hotel chain. Three years later, the building would receive another renovation, and become a Holiday Inn Express, its current branding. One of Detroit's first skyscrapers (219 Michigan Avenue) occupied this hotel's site, and was demolished to make way for this hotel in 1965.

External links

* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=1020+Washington,+Detroit,+MI&sll=37.0625,-95.677071&sspn=37.819897,81.738281&ie=UTF8&ll=42.331305,-83.050531&spn=0.002157,0.004989&t=k&z=18&om=1 Google Maps location of Holiday Inn Express - Downtown Detroit]
* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=holidayinnexpresshotelsuitesdetroitdowntown-detroit-mi-usa Holiday Inn Express Detroit - Downtown at Emporis.com]
* [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=29748 SkyscraperPage.com's profile on the Holiday Inn Express Detroit - Downtown building]