In March, the long-awaited Convention Center hotel was revealed, and yesterday, Hilton Worldwide officially announced their affiliation as operators of the new 500-room development. “We are thrilled to be operating a new convention center hotel in the heart of Columbus, the state’s dynamic capital city, which is considered a major tradeshow, exhibition and meetings destination, not only for the state, but for the entire region,” said Ted Ratcliff, Senior Vice President, Operations – Eastern North America, Hilton Worldwide.
Construction is scheduled to begin sometime next summer, and the grand opening of the facility is planned for Fall 2012. In addition to the 500 guest rooms, the building will include over 30,000 square feet of additional meeting and space.
For more information, check out the original announcement from March right here.