What to expect: The Westin Southfield provides indoor access to Southfield Town Center's five modern corporate towers, site of numerous Fortune 500 offices as well as specialty shops and restaurants. The hotel's lobby sets a stylish tone, with orchids and other tropical flowers, an indoor waterfall and pond, and a wall of windows. The Westin Southfield Detroit is 100-percent non-smoking.

Amenity highlights: Working and working out are the focal points here: The hotel has a 24-hour business center offering complimentary wireless Internet access and 17,000 square feet of meeting space. The 24-hour fitness center features cardio machines with TVs, along with resistance equipment, exercise balls, and core-training gear. The heated indoor lap pool is flanked by a tiled terrace, where guests can order room service for relaxed poolside dining.

Insider tip: With many corporate headquarters, stores, and restaurants on site or nearby, Southfield Town Center is a destination unto itself. For travelers not planning to leave the Center, a fine-dining option is the Japanese restaurant Musashi, in the 3000 building of the Southfield Town Center. Musashi offers traditional and contemporary Japanese food, including a complete sushi menu and myriad sake selections.

What to expect: Newly renovated, the Detroit Southfield Marriott is in the heart of the suburb's business district and with easy access to downtown Detroit.

Guests can relax with a drink in the hotel's bar, or read a complimentary newspaper in front of the gas fireplace in the lobby.

Amenity highlights: A complimentary shuttle whisks visitors to sites within a five-mile radius.

A 24-hour fitness center contains brand-new cardio equipment and free weights. An indoor pool, sauna, and spa tub are also on site. Towel service is complimentary.

Insider tip: Detroit is the only American city that is actually south of its neighboring city of Windsor, in Ontario, Canada.