Downtown. In fact, and I don’t mind giving them the plug, we stay at the Holiday Inn Express Downtown Detroit. It’s a good hotel, right in the center of town, in an old building that they’ve renovated considerably. There’s a bar and restaurant on the ground floor, and there’s a free breakfast. A free breakfast with actual protein – eggs, bacon, sausage, omelettes – not all on the same day, but it’s a considerable perk compared to the cereal/bagel/juice breakfasts of some hotels. But the main reason we’re downtown isn’t the hotel, it’s because we’ve found that center of city acts as a barometer for the health of the city around it, the neighborhoods where our houses are located. It’s the city center that draws new businesses, tourists, and residents. Since we’ve been coming to Detroit we’ve seen an influx of new restaurants, condominiums, entertainment venues, even another casino, and now there’s a plan in the works to connect Detroit with Ann Arbor by train, but that’s another blog. In the meantime, when you come to Detroit to check on your properties or look for new ones, stay downtown and learn about the heart of the city.