Cheap Car Hire & Rental Detroit

Detroit

The “Motor City”, otherwise known as Detroit Michigan, is historically a rough tough city where American cars are made. There is Detroit and there is Detroit Metro, which really is the larger Detroit surrounds including suburbs and urban sprawl that has grown over time as residents sought to be further out of the city but still close enough to commute back and forth each day.

The resident population of Detroit has been steadily falling as people move out to the suburbs and beyond that to other parts of the United States. The city itself is laid out in muted tones of gray and black. It is clearly linked to the vacillating fortunes of the U.S. motor industry, with its cyclical ups and downs.

Over the years Detroit has seen its fair share of racial tensions, riots and civic unrest. However, this has lessened in recent years. In the distant past, Detroit had prohibition to deal with and the local river was used to transportation illicit booze from Canada. Labor unions were also prevalent, especially in the 40s when infamous union operatives like Jimmy Hoffa sought influences over the auto-mobile industry by nefarious means.

Today, both the art and music scene are representative of the gritty nature of life in the Motor City.

Looking to accommodation, there are a good range of hotels, motels and inns in Detroit. On the lower price range, A Victory Inn & Suites and Stay Inn and Suites Downtown Detroit offer room rates starting at $60 a night. Hotel St. Regis is more pricey starting at just over one hundred bucks per night, but is well located near the Motown Historical Museum and Detroit Institute of Arts.

The Detroit Metro airport is the main conduit for air travel. The airport sits 15 miles southwest of Detroit. Getting to and from the airport however is expensive, costing in the vicinity of $50 for a one way journey.

Getting around Detroit on foot is not the best idea. Furthermore, as detailed above, car transportation using taxi services is prohibitively costly. It is therefore a great idea to look into car hire in Detroit. Anycarhire.com is a solid source for information on the best car rental rates available and you can even book before you travel.