Watches in Detroit, MI

“Writing this review as both a hotel guest and a wedding guest, so speaking to both the Shinola hotel stay AND their event space experience! In short, everything was basically immaculate and while Shinola is extremely pricey, they really deliver on the level of quality and service that makes it worth it! Hotel: Everything about it is delightful. Probably the biggest selling point to me is the fact that Shinola is dog-friendly! They are so welcoming to dogs - they have a terrace in the middle of the hotel where you can take the dogs out rather than having to navigate all the way back down to the street level! My main frustration with the hotel was the check-in process. I was hoping for early check in, which they were really good at communicating with me wasn't going to be a guarantee. So the day I was coming in, early check in sadly didn't work out, but regular check in was at 3 pm and so when I showed up at 3 pm on the dot and a room still wasn't available for me to check in to. They said that one should be ready in 15-20 minutes and so I went to park my car in a nearby parking lot (you can do valet or find your own parking, the price is comparable). When I came back almost 30 minutes later, the room still wasn't available. At this point, I think there was a bit of miscommunication because while I would have preferred a room on the floor with the pet terrace, in the interest of time (I had a wedding to get ready for!) I just needed an available room regardless of which floor, so the front desk was able to get me checked into a different room and we were on our way. Again, such lovely customer service because all the front desk attendants remembered me and my dogs and would follow up throughout the stay! Shinola has 24/7 room service, which is lovely to see. The food isn't the same kitchen at the San Morello restaurant at the base of the hotel, but it's still very tasty! They also offer late check out if you need it. The rooms themselves are amazing, with high quality bedding, linens, everything! Everything is beautifully designed and dreamy! Truly just like how I would imagine Shinola to stage a home! As for the event space, my goodness JUST as delightful! It's a bit of a maze to get from the hotel lobby to the event space, but doable! There is also a separate entrance to just the event space itself. The glasshouse is beautiful and such a dream wedding venue! Again, all those working the event were so friendly and kind, great bartenders, AMAZING food at the wedding, such comfortable seats and other amenities that just really set this apart from other wedding venues. I know it must be so expensive to get married here, but you definitely see the difference in the quality! The two big observations that took away a slight bit from the overall experience were: 1) The glasshouse event space is so stunning and filled with greenery, but the hanging plants in the air were very obviously fake, which was a bit mystifying. Would really love to see real plants in these and more diversity in their plant selection as most of theirs were relatively basic! 2) This one is the big doozy, but the day I was at Shinola was a very humid, muggy day in Detroit. There were some sprinkles throughout the afternoon and evening, but never enough to break the humidity. What's surprising to me is how humid it felt throughout the entire Shinola building. Not just in the glasshouse event space, which is to be expected given that it almost mimics a greenhouse, but truly everywhere else. On my hotel floor as I walked through the hallways, it would be so hot and muggy. It was to a point where I wonder if the hotel did not have central air or good enough insulation. Thankfully my hotel room had great A/C, but there was such a shocking difference between inside my hotel room and out in the hallway on several of the floors that I went to that it was truly significant enough to note here! But overall, I absolutely loved my little staycation in Detroit at Shinola. I was so grateful I got to do this stay with my dogs AND cel”

“When in Detroit... Shinola is a must for modern-day visitors. Prices are in line with the quality, but may provide a little sticker shock for the uninitiated. Staff are kind and happy to help without being pushy.”

“They do very good work I have been going to them since I was like 11 or 12 just getting rope chains and minx back in the day with my mom and dad and that was like 2001 and my dad and mom shit since 1970's 5star in my book frfr”