Robert Russell, gaming analyst with East Lansing-based Regulatory Management Counselors PC, toured the facility on Tuesday. 'There was no luxury product in downtown Detroit until now.'
'They simply didn't choose to have meetings in Detroit because the products simply are not here,' he said. John Hutar, MGM Grand Detroit's vice president of hotel operations, said the extra elements are important for attracting business from the automotive industry and others. But officials spent more time emphasizing many of the facility's non-gaming features, such as its two-level, 20,000 square-foot Immerse Spa five lounges and bars and 30,000 square feet for private parties, conferences and events.
MGM Grand's slice of that is 90 tables and more than 4,000 slots in 100,000 square feet of gaming.
