Downtown Detroit HOSPITALITY GUIDE D HOTELS • CASINOS • STADIUMS • RESTAURANTS

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Downtown Detroit HOSPITALITY GUIDE D HOTELS • CASINOS • STADIUMS • RESTAURANTS

WELCOME TO DO NOT PATRONIZE We have NO UNION contract DOWNTOWN at the following hotels: • Crowne Plaza Pontchartrain Hotel DETROIT • Doubletree Hotel UNITEHERE! Local 24 is the Union that represents members who work in all areas of Metro Detroit’s hospitality industry. We are the Bartenders, Cooks, Housekeepers, Kitchen Workers, Servers and Planning to travel? Please use the UNITEHERE! Union others. No matter where they work, our members take great pride in Hotels Guide App at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hotels- delivering quality and professional service. guide/id557229771?mt=8 Or type UNITE HERE into the search in your iPhone App Store and download the app to your phone. Doubletree Hotel NO UNION CONTRACT! Crowne Plaza Pontchartrain Hotel UNION Ghamdan Alsaidi, Cook II, MGM Grand Detroit, TAP. Downtown Detroit HOSPITALITY GUIDE D HOTELS • CASINOS • STADIUMS • RESTAURANTS ALLIED UNION SERVICES For More Information go to: www.local24unitehere.org CASINOS & HOTELS RESTAURANTS Thank you for patronizing Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center Roma Café GM Renaissance Center Detroit’s Oldest Italian Restaurant our UNION places of work Detroit MI 48243 3401 Riopelle St 313-568-8000 Detroit MI 48207 • Restaurant: Volt Bar and Lounge and all Banquet Facilities (Located in Eastern Market) 313-831-5940 Greektown Hotel and Casino 555 E Lafayette Blvd Sindbad’s Restaurant Saloon and Marina Detroit MI 48243 100 Saint Clair St 877-GCH-5554 Detroit MI 48214 • Restaurants: 313-822-7817 • Asteria • Bistro 555 • Brizola • Market District Dining Court • Shotz Sports Bar & Grill • The Fringe STADIUMS Hilton Garden Inn Detroit Downtown 351 Gratiot Ave Comerica Park Detroit MI 48226 Delaware North Company – Sportservice 313-967-0900 2100 Woodward Ave • Restaurant: Chrome Grille and all Banquet Facilities Detroit MI 48201 313-471-2255 MGM Grand Detroit Hotel and Casino 1777 3rd St Ford Field Detroit MI 48226 Levy Restaurants 877-888-2121 2000 Brush St • Restaurants: Detroit MI 48226 • Breeze Dining Court • Palette Dining Studio 313-262-2000 • Starbucks • TAP • Wolfgang Puck Pizzeria • Wolfgang Puck Steak Joe Louis Arena & Cucina Olympia Entertainment, Inc. 19 Steve Yzerman Dr. Fred Harvey, Banquet Server, Detroit Marriott Hotel Motor City Hotel and Casino Detroit MI 48226 2700 Grand River Ave 313-983-6606 Detroit MI 48226 866-Stay MCC • Restaurants: • Assembly Line Buffet • Grand River Deli CONVENTION CENTER • Iridescence • Little Caesars • Pit Stop • The Lodge Diner Cobo Arena Centerplate Westin Book Cadillac Detroit 300 Civic Center Dr 1114 Washington Blvd Detroit MI 48226 Detroit MI 48226 313-983-6616 313-442-1600 • Restaurants: Boulevard Room and all Banquet Facilities Please visit www.local24unitehere.org for other Metro Detroit Venues.

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