DEARBORN, Mich. (WXYZ) — The historic Dearborn Inn, originally envisioned by Henry Ford and designed by Albert Kahn, has reopened with major renovations.
7 News Detroit was there on Wednesday as officials marked the grand reopening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
See a tour inside the hotel, the rooms and restaurants in the video below
The hotel is now part of Marriott and the company's Autograph Collection, featuring 135 rooms across 23 acres. It's also on the National Register of Historic Places.
During the renovations, crews retained original design elements like checkerboard marble floors and a green marble fireplace in the lobby. The redesign was executed closely with the Ford family.
The hotel was originally built in 1931 and has welcomed legendary guests including Walt Disney, Orville Wright, Norman Rockwell and more.
Guests will have plenty of interactive elements including a vintage photo booth, open sketchbooks and roving bar carts.
There are also two new dining concepts. The first is a farm-to-table restaurant called Clara's Table, inspired by Clara Ford's love for gardening. There's also a cocktail bar called Four Vagabonds in honor of the road trips taken by Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, John Burroughs and Harvey Firestone.
Later this year, officials said they will reintroduce guest rooms in five colonial homes on the property and 17,000 square feet of meeting and event space.
