DETROIT - It’s one of the swankiest hotels in Michigan and now Travel + Leisure has just given it some pretty big recognition. The magazine’s March issue, on newsstands on Feb. 21, puts the Shinola Hotel in Detroit on its 15th annual “It List,” which is a selection of the top new and renovated hotels in the entire world.

The hotel, which opened on Jan. 2, 2019, is located at 1400 Woodward Ave.. It has 129 guest rooms with 50 different room configurations that are “beautifully appointed with custom millwork, wallpaper inspired by patterns found during the renovation process and Shinola audio equipment.”

The hotel occupies five buildings, including the historic former Singer Building and the T.B. Rayl Co. store. The main structure, which is occupied by the Shinola Hotel, was built by the T.B. Rayl Company in 1915.

Detroit's Shinola Hotel is located at 1400 Woodward Ave. (Photo by Tanya Moutzalias | MLive)

Travel + Leisure says each year it scouts hundreds of new hotels from around the world to find ones which offer a special, holistic experience based on location, ambiance, service and amenities. ”Our annual It List is packed with hotels that make you feel spoiled, nurtured, safe and also seamlessly connected to the outside world," said Jacqueline Gifford, Editor in Chief of Travel + Leisure.

Inside the Shinola hotel is one of Detroit’s most popular restaurants, San Morello. The Italian eatery is one of the most difficult places to score a table at.

San Morello restaurant is located inside the Shinola Hotel in Downtown Detroit. (Photo by Tanya Moutzalias | MLive)

What Travel + Leisure’s “It List” says about the Shinola Hotel: “It was designed with the same built-to-last ethos of the brand’s timepieces, offering a comfortably sleek place to recharge in the heart of a revitalized downtown. Craftsmanship abounds: millwork adorns the common areas, and each of the 129 rooms and suites is kitted out with Shinola products. The five-building complex is a fitting gateway to the new-and-improved Motor City, giving guests a taste of the flourishing art and food scenes. Pieces in the hotel’s “living room,” like fluorescent works by painter Beverly Fishman, are curated by Library Street Collective, a gallery just around the corner. Off of the lobby, San Morello rivals the best Italian spots in the city”

The Travel + Leisure 2020 “It List” includes 19 hotels in the United States with the Shinola Hotel in Detroit being the only one on its list from Michigan. The list has 72 hotels in total from around the world.

Travel + Leisure’s hotel “It List” 2020 - United States:

Asbury Ocean Club — Asbury Park, NJ, USA

Shinola Hotel — Detroit, MI, USA

Four Seasons Lodge at Koele — Lanai, HI, USA

Mauna Lani — Big Island, HI, USA

Soho Warehouse — Los Angeles, CA, USA

Palihouse Miami Beach — Miami, FL, USA

Maison de la Luz — New Orleans, LA, USA

Equinox Hotel — New York, NY, USA

The Times Square EDITION — New York, NY, USA

Four Seasons Hotel at Comcast Center — Philadelphia, PA, USA

TWA Hotel — Queens, NY, USA

Santa Monica Proper Hotel — Santa Monica, CA, USA

MacArthur Place — Sonoma, CA, USA

Willow House — Terlingua, TX, USA

Posada by the Joshua Tree House — Tucson, AZ, USA

Blackberry Mountain — Walland, TN, USA

The Lodge at Blue Sky — Wanship, UT, USA

Captain Whidbey Inn — Whidbey Island, WA, USA

Canyon Ranch Woodside — Woodside, CA, USA

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