Inns & B&Bs / Midtown · East Ferry Avenue (Cultural Center)
The Inn on Ferry Street
Independent
Four Victorian mansions and a carriage house on Midtown's East Ferry Avenue, a block from the Detroit Institute of Arts: 33 one-of-a-kind rooms, and your dog can come too.
You book on the hotel’s own site. We don’t charge you anything and we never see your booking.
Quick facts
- Rooms
- 33
- Opened
- 2001
- Check-in
- 16:00
- Check-out
- 11:00
- Parking
- On-site parking, included in the $25 nightly destination fee.
- Pets
- Dogs up to 75 lb welcome for a $50 fee.
- Breakfast
- Not included right now; coffee, tea and fruit are out all day.
- Shuttle
- No airport shuttle; DTW is 25–30 minutes by car.
01 / What’s around
A walk or a short hop from here
02 / The next two weeks
What’s on around the hotel?
Concerts, games, exhibitions and markets within a short walk, straight from our own events calendar.
Dirty Dancing: The Musical brings live music and dance to the Fisher TheatreFisher Theatre · 21 min walk
The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman author talk – DetroitDetroit Public Library ( Main Branch) · 6 min walk
Dirty Dancing: The Musical brings live music and dance to the Fisher TheatreFisher Theatre · 21 min walk
Memory in the Margins: Junk Journaling WorkshopDetroit Artists Market · 13 min walk
Dirty Dancing: The Musical brings live music and dance to the Fisher TheatreFisher Theatre · 21 min walk
Guided TourDetroit Historical Museum · 5 min walk
Guided TourDetroit Historical Museum · 5 min walk
Who Votes: Making Your Voice CountCharles H. Wright Museum of African American History · 8 min walk03 / The story of this place
What’s it like to stay here?
The four late-19th-century Victorian houses and their carriage house belonged to the Detroit Institute of Arts from the 1970s until they were renovated into an inn around 2000–2001. Each of the 33 rooms is styled differently, and some have big soaking tubs. The front desk is staffed 24 hours, and you can rent a whole house for an event. A 2026 renovation is adding a full-service restaurant, and the inn stays open while the work goes on. The DIA, Wayne State and the Detroit Medical Center are all a block away.
- Four Victorian mansions on East Ferry
- 33 rooms, some with soaking tubs
- Dogs up to 75 lb welcome
- Historic building
- Part of the East Ferry Avenue Historic District, on the National Register of Historic Places since 1980.
Getting there
Book direct: it's cheaper 7 days ahead, for stays of 3 nights or more, or with AAA. Parking is included in the $25 nightly destination fee; check-in is at 4 pm, check-out at 11 am.
Accessibility
Select rooms and areas are ADA accessible; not every house has an elevator.
What comes with your room?
- Pet-friendly
- Meeting space
- Accessible rooms
- 24-hour front desk
The hotel’s packages
What the hotel offers on its own site: check the exact price and terms there.
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