Construction on the Hilton Columbus Downtown, the city’s new convention headquarters hotel, is officially under way.
The property will be located on the west side of High Street connected to the Greater Columbus Convention Center and Nationwide Arena. The $140 million, full-service convention hotel is expected to open in fall 2012 and will feature 532 rooms, 48 suites and 22,800 square feet of meeting space, including a 12,000-square-foot ballroom.
“The addition of the [hotel], combined with the existing amenities of the Greater Columbus Convention Center, will enable our city to compete as a convention destination for more than 900 national trade shows, conventions and meetings in our target convention market,” said Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority Board Chairman John S. Christie.
