Hotels in Rochester, Michigan

A little about Rochester...

Rochester is a suburb of Detroit, Michigan in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10,467 at the 2000 census. The City of Rochester is bordered on the west by the City of Rochester Hills.

While most of Rochester is residential in nature, it's considered to be one of the communities which make up Automation Alley, a high-tech company corridor located along I-75 in Oakland County.

Rochester has great natural beauty due to the three waterways that surround the city, the abundant green space of three parks, and two winding trails. It is not uncommon to see fishing in the Clinton River or biking along the Paint Creek Trail.

Oakland University is located in Rochester, and a campus of Thomas M. Cooley Law School is located in nearby Auburn Hills. Rochester College also brings young academia to the city.

1. City is at the cross section of two major "Rails-to-Trails" projects: the Paint Creek Trail and Clinton River trail. These trails are used for recreational activities, like biking and walking. They connect to several major parks, including Bloomer Park, Rochester Municipal Park, Stoney Creek Metropark and the Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve.

2. The Paint Creek Center for the Arts is a community non-profit art center providing studio art classes for children and adults, and a year-round exhibition of fine art.

3. The Rochester Avon Recreation Authority (RARA) has been a recreation provider to Rochester and Rochester Hills since 1946. It provides recreation programs from 12 months to adults in a variety of areas, such as dance, sports classes, sport leagues, pre-school classes, special events, fitness, skiing, etc.

4. The Older Persons Commission provides social and educational activities, nutritional meals, health and wellness to community members 60+ years of age, in a new state-of-the art facility built in 2002.

5. The city is also home to a relatively large guide dog training school, Leader Dogs for the Blind, and it is not uncommon to see guide dog teams walking around downtown and in the residential neighborhoods nearby.

6. The Farmer's Market takes place every Saturday, May thru October, in downtown. It features fresh produce, flowers, handmade goods and other products from Michigan.

7. Several festivals take place in downtown: Dancing in the Streets (August), Music in the Park (Thursdays in summer), Arts and Apples Festival (Fall), and the Heritage Festival (Spring).