Hotels in Southfield, Michigan

A little about Southfield...

Southfield is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a suburb of Detroit and is part of the metro Detroit area. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 78,296. Southfield Township is adjacent to the city on the north side. A part of metro Detroit's upscale office market, the city's marque is a cluster of five golden skyscrapers that form the ultra-modern 2.2 million square feet (204,000 m²) Southfield Town Center office complex with a Westin Hotel and a conference center. In addition, there is a 33 story luxury residential high-rise which is not part of the complex. To the west, near the confluence of I-696 and M-10, is the American Center, a separate skyscraper.

Southfield is home to 700 acres (2.8 km²) of parkland, a nationally recognized public school district, eight colleges including Lawrence Technological University, Oakland Community College, and more than 26 million square feet of office space.

Southfield's skyline is a mix of several skyscrapers built in the 1970s and 1980s and many mid- and low-rise residential and office buildings. Northland Center, built in 1954, claims to be the oldest suburban shopping mall in the United States. In 2003, Southfield unveiled its new library to the metropolitan Detroit area. The building is over 127,000 square feet, houses 250 computers and 1,000 wire internet connections.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 68.0 km² (26.2 mi²). 67.9 km² (26.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.04% is water. The main branch of the River Rouge runs through Southfield. The city is bounded to the south by Eight Mile Road, its western border is Inkster Road, and to the east it is bounded by Greenfield Road. Southfield's northern border dœs not follow a single road, but lies approximately around Thirteen Mile Road. The city is bordered by Detroit and Redford Township to the south, Farmington Hills to the west, Franklin, Bingham Farms, Beverly Hills to the north and Royal Oak, Berkley and Oak Park to the east. Also the completely separate city of Lathrup Village sits in the eastern part of the city and is completely surrounded by Southfield.