The Westin Book Cadillac Detroit

The gym is in a section of the hotel that also houses the pool. It’s a spacious room, plenty of cardio equipment, including some variety (treadmill, rower, bikes, elliptical). Core LifeFitness machines are present - lat pulldown, chest press, leg curl, shoulder press, etc. Cable machine. Well-stocked dumbbell rack up to 50 lbs. Kettlebells, balance balls, medicine bells. No free weights or racks.

We booked this stay last minute as a replacement for a cancelled spring break trip to Chicago, where we had planned to stay at the Langham. We were hoping for something special to soften the blow for our kids. Unfortunately, this stay fell short — and at over $700 for the room, the issues we encountered were hard to overlook. To be absolutely clear: roughly 98% of the staff we interacted with were genuinely warm and did their best and truly great to work with. I truly believe what went wrong here is an organizational and management problem, not a staff problem. The people were great — the systems failed them and us. Arrival & Room Condition We arrived around 3:20 PM and the room wasn’t ready until 4:35, which was understandable as check-in was not until 4:00. Outside our room in the hallway sat a broken-down refrigerator — not a great first impression for a Westin property. Inside, the in-room refrigerator didn’t work either. Which we didn't even notice until we tried to put leftover dinner in to save and realized it was not working and not cooling at all. Since it was a suite, there was a second built-in fridge space, however it was simply empty. Multiple pieces of furniture had very large visible stains, including the couch where the pullout was, and the armchair. The Rollout Bed That Never Came When checking in we requested a rollout bed — and confirmed it again when the room was ready. We were told both times it was no problem. It was never delivered. A Bedding Ordeal Until Nearly 11 PM There was zero bedding for the pullout sofa. Before dinner we called asking for bedding for the pullout, and they were great and came up and made the pullout sofa, however it only came with a very light blanket, and our kids were cold and needed something a bit heavier. We called around 9:30PM requesting a comforter and two additional pillows — nothing arrived. We waited until 10:48 PM and called again. The woman who answered was noticeably annoyed from the start, pointed out she had “just started at 10,” and informed us they didn’t have comforters — only blankets. For a room advertised as sleeping four guests, the fact that basic bedding wasn’t readily available is not acceptable, but then to argue with me about a comforter that is on all beds throughout the hotel was odd. After I mentioned it was for our kids, she agreed to send bedding up. We finally received a gray blanket, a comforter, and two pillows at 11:08 PM. Pool Towels ran out at the pool and were never restocked during the entire hour we were there. Valet The valet staff were great, they were friendly, quick and the whole experience was very easy to navigate. Even our son (7) told the valet team member that he was nice :) This is a historic, beautiful hotel and we so badly wanted to love it. We don’t leave reviews like this lightly — but at this price point, at a Westin, the basics are non-negotiable. Someone in management needs to take a hard look at how this property is being run. The staff on the floor deserve better support, and so do the guests.

Our stay was excellent. It greatly exceeded my expectations in every way. Plenty of choices to eat at most times of the day. Excellent staff.

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No free internet, kind of necessity in 2026