New Hotel For The New Year. The Embassy Suites Detroit-Metro Airport celebrates 2008 by opening its doors. (left to right) : Joe Vig, President, JS Vig Contractor, Timothy Keyes, Economic Development Director for the City of Romulus; Jim Sheridon, Project Superintendent, JS Vig Contractor; Pace Cooper, President and CEO, Cooper Hotels; Geoff Thompson, General manager of the Embassy Suites Detroit Metro Airport; Hugh McFarland, Vice President of Operations for Cooper Hotels; Brian Carney, Director of Food and Beverage for Cooper Hotels and Webb Myers, Director of Construction.

The Embassy Suites Detroit-Metro Airport rang in the New Year at 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 2008, with both a Midnight Gala & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of the 151-suite hotel, and their distinguishing title as "First Hilton Family Hotel Born in 2008"! The midnight gala and ribbon cutting ceremony benefited Jewish Vocational Services of Detroit and was attended by city officials, local dignitaries, Chamber of Commerce officials and members and prominent area business owners, in addition to management and ownership Complete with seven meeting rooms and 2,500 square feet of meeting space, the hotel is ideal for business meetings or family functions. "We are pleased to welcome the Embassy Suites Detroit-Metro Airport into the Hilton Family and are excited it is the first Hilton Family Hotel born in the New Year," said Jim Holthouser, senior vice president, Embassy Suites brand management.

The newly opened Embassy Suites Detroit Metro Airport hotel in Romulus, Michigan is the only full service, all-suite hotel in the Detroit Metro Airport area. The hotel features seven meeting rooms and 2,500 square feet of meeting space; onsite Starbucks; open-air atrium, complete with greenery and water feature, and two-room suites that include an ergonomically advanced Herman Miller chair and two 32" HD LCD TVs.