Vegas-style hotel opens in Detroit MI on Oct 3rd

This is great news for all the gaming enthusiasts out there!

MGM Grand Detroit says its $800 million hotel opening this week is the first ever Las Vegas-Style destination built in a major metropolitan core. "Upon opening, MGM Mirage (parent company of MGM Grand Detroit) will have invested more than $1 billion into the community, demonstrating its commitment to the redevelopment of downtown Detroit and its intent to fuel economic growth while increasing business and leisure travel to the area," according to the company.

Key features in the new MGM Grand Detroit:

• Four hundred rooms and suites ranging from 510 to 2225 square feet.
• A 20,000-square-foot world-class spa with every imaginable amenity -- the only resort-style spa in southeast Michigan.
• Three signature restaurants by renowned chefs Michael Mina and Wolfgang Puck, and 24-hour in-room dining from Puck.
• Five high-energy nightlife destinations.
• Thirty thousand square feet of meeting and event space.
• Advanced in-room technology that includes a telephone "Butler" with color touch-screen features that enables guests to access property information, schedule wake-up calls, order room service and connect to the Internet without picking up the phone.

You can visit them on-line at http://www.mgmgranddetroit.com or call 1-800-MGM-DETR