I made my way to Ann Arbor with the wife in tow to spend the day discovering two things:

1. even in the summer there's STILL no parking available in the residential Hill (Thayer) area
2. the renovations are gorgeous and I will likely never see them again

While I have yet to see any sort of release with a number estimate of how many toured the facilities, I know there was at least 2-300 people for the hour I was there. Times 12 and you have to guess 5-10k people wound up touring the new suites and club seats, which is an accomplishment in of itself on a Wednesday afternoon.

My observations:

• The suites are everything someone who could afford them would want and possibly more. With framed and autographed memorabilia as well as easily accessible bathrooms and food options, I highly doubt any millionaires will be griping about their donation and ticket prices.
• The suites are also stunning in their closeness and accessibility (poor word choice) to the field. Rather than feeling distant and disconnected from play, the suite view feels like an upper-level basketball ticket seat.
• No opinion as of yet on hallway/dining area sound but it appears there will be about 9000 20-30" flatscreens throughout the suites and club seats to make sure a moment is not missed.
• My Sparty wife was awestruck by the renovations and was jealous of the effort. While she admittedly has limited interest in football, she did say she was impressed by the melding of history and modern day amenities.
• There is limited/no difference between the two levels of club seating aside from the overhang on 4. Spent less than 5 minutes on the 3rd floor because it was a rehash.

Suites:

 

 

 

 

Club level:

 

If for some bizarre reason anyone wants the original size of these, I'd be happy to email them out. Shot with my Evo