$5M hotel and restaurant renovation unveiled at Ann Arbor Holiday Inn

After a year and $5 million worth of investment, the Holiday Inn on Plymouth Rd. in Ann Arbor looks and feels like a whole new place. 

 

"We literally touched every surface in the hotel," says Joe Sefcovic, general manager for the Holiday Inn Near the University of Michigan. "We completely remodeled the exterior of the hotel, as well as inside."

 

Renovations extended into every guest room, a completely refurbished lobby, including a 24-hour pantry store and business center, a newly renovated ballroom and more. 

 

According to Sefcovic, the renovations were inspired by the beginning of the hotel's third 10-year agreement with Holiday Inn. 

 

"They came in and told us some of the things we needed to do," says Sefcovic. "We took that opportunity to say, 'What kind of things would we like to do differently?' We really tailored the hotel to serve the community for the next 10 years." 

 

The upgrades even included a total renovation and rebranding of the hotel restaurant, now called Guy Hollerin’s Ann Arbor Bar & Grill. No longer a sports bar, the restaurant will feature new menu items including healthier dishes as well as gluten free and vegan options. 

 

The Holiday Inn and Guy Hollerin's Ann Arbor Bar & Grill grand re-opening was marked with a blues-themed celebration last week. The festivities continue online, where a contest to name the hotel's new mascot – a wood-carved wolverine – will be open to the public for the next several weeks.