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Hotel David Whitney
Detroit, Michigan, United States · Autograph Collection · Core Luxury
Daniel H. Burnham's 1915 David Whitney Building, an 18-story neo-Renaissance tower on Detroit's Grand Circus Park, opened as a shopping and office center around a four-story skylit atrium of terra cotta and marble. After closing in 2000, a roughly $92 million renovation brought an Aloft hotel in 2014; in March 2024 it became Hotel David Whitney, an Autograph Collection hotel with 136 rooms in the restored Burnham landmark.
- 136 rooms
- Opened 2014
- Neighborhood: Downtown
- Architect: Daniel H. Burnham
About Hotel David Whitney
- Named for lumber baron David Whitney Jr., the 18-story neo-Renaissance tower was designed by Daniel H. Burnham and completed in January 1915.
- After closing in 2000, a roughly $92 million renovation reopened it as an Aloft on December 15, 2014, marked by relighting the facade.
- In March 2024 it was rebranded Hotel David Whitney and joined Marriott's Autograph Collection, with 136 rooms in the restored Burnham landmark.
History
Hotel David Whitney occupies the landmark David Whitney Building, an 18-story neo-Renaissance skyscraper at Grand Circus Park in downtown Detroit. Designed by the renowned architect Daniel H. Burnham and completed in January 1915 (construction began in 1914), the building opened as an exclusive shopping and office center, with retail on its first four floors and offices above, organized around a dramatic four-story, skylight-covered atrium lobby clad in decorative terra cotta and marble.
After decades of decline the building closed in 2000, and earlier plans to convert it to a hotel fell through. A roughly $92 million renovation finally transformed the tower into a mixed-use property, with an Aloft hotel opening on December 15, 2014, an event marked by relighting the Whitney's facade, alongside 105 apartments that opened in early 2015.
In March 2024 the hotel was rebranded as Hotel David Whitney and joined Marriott's Autograph Collection, offering 136 rooms within the restored Burnham landmark.
The setting
2-minute walk to Detroit Opera House. 1.4 miles from Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.
Restaurants and bars
- The Library Bar - Hotel David Whitney — Restaurant
Amenities
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
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