This is probably too late, but I twice rented a ($25 or so) car at the Hol. Inn Crowne Plaza at "hotel row", and drove about 30 min, straight west on I-94 to Ann Arbor, home of the Univ of MI. Very easy to get to. It is a really nice clean little downtown with a number of good restaurants, all close together plus at least one microbrew pub. Just be careful to read the signs at parking lots-they tow cars quite often. I've often jogged from the hotels by the airport and never encountered any problems with people. It's not a bad area, at least near the main area of hotels.
[This message has been edited by Ignition Override (edited 29 July 2000).]