CLEVELAND—The $272-million Hilton Cleveland Downtown is on pace to open in Spring 2016, signifying anticipated readiness for next year’s National Republican Convention.
The 600-room, convention-style hotel property, which topped out September 2015, will be located on Lakeside Avenue directly adjacent to the Lake Erie shoreline, FirstEnergy Stadium and connected to the new Cleveland Convention Center and Global Center for Health Innovation.
The project is a collaboration between the Cuyahoga County Council, Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council and the City of Cleveland. Hilton Hotels & Resorts will operate the hotel and provide day-to-day operations support including sales, marketing and customer service.
The 32-floor, convention-style hotel has more than 46,000 sq. ft. of function space, including a 20,778-sq.-ft. Grand Ballroom and 15,729-sq.-ft. Junior Ballroom. Nine meeting rooms, featuring natural lighting with floor-to-ceiling windows and lake views, accompany the ballrooms on the third and fifth floors. On the concourse level, a subterranean passageway will connect visitors to the Cleveland Convention Center. The Convention Center contains 225,000 sq. ft. in meeting space, including 36 private meeting rooms and a 32,000-sq.-ft. ballroom.