After some fits and starts, construction is complete at the Greektown Casino Hotel. It began welcoming guests this past weekend. And for those priced out of all the other new downtown hotels, Greektown is offering a special $99 rate until at least April.
The 400 rooms are housed in the blue-clad glass tower that sprung up from the casino last year. All rooms have 42-inch plasma screen TVs, 300-thread-count sheets and coffeemakers. Twenty-nine are two- and three-bedroom suites, which start at $250 per night.
The hotel also includes a fitness room and 10,000 square feet of meeting and conference facilities.
As for dining and drinks, the hotel's primary restaurant is Bistro 555, which serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. The International Buffet is an all-you-can-eat-for-$18.95 affair, and Shades, the bar, is a lounge outfitted with specialty drinks served by go-go girl cocktail waitresses.
All-inclusive packages include Romance -- a deluxe room with champagne,
chocolate-covered strawberries, an aromatherapy basket and breakfast in
bed for two for $189 -- and The Party's Getting Bigger which, for $229, includes a
deluxe room, dinner for two at Bistro 555 and $75 to gamble with at the casino.
The hotel employs 300. Architect of record was
Rossetti. For reservations, call 877-GCH-5554 or visit
GreektownCasino.com.
Source: James Woodrow, spokesperson for Greektown Casino Hotel
Writer: Kelli B. Kavanaugh
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