A new hotel could soon be attached to the Cincinnati Convention Center. A joint announcement was made on Monday afternoon in the shadow of the Duke Energy Center. Hamilton County guides; the city of Cincinnati; the Cincinnati USA Convention & Visitors Bureau, or CVB; The port and the Cincinnati Center City Development Corp. (3CDC) gathered to officially announce that they would jointly launch a call for proposals for the development of a new, upscale convention center hotel on the grounds of the Fifth and Plum car park. It’s a Rubicon Crossing Moment for elected guides tired of waiting for the Millennium Hotel to improve their game. They didn’t chop up words and talk about what it takes to stay competitive and expand the existing downtown convention facility. Some city officials said they were tired of negotiating with the owner of the Millennium Hotel. Alderman David Mann said Monday it was time to move away from the Millennium and that the city “cannot be held captive by an absent owner who is so little committed to our community”. The desired land for the hotel room belongs to the port authority. It’s an above-ground parking lot south of the current convention center, and it would move from sparse use to a flagship 600-room hotel. “I mean, when you look at this, and when you look at the convention center behind me, it’s pretty obvious that this is by far the best place to develop a convention center hotel,” said 3CDC’s Steve Leeper. “It’s big enough. It’s the proximity, the fact that it’s publicly owned – it gives us all the tools we need. Now we can all want a hotel. But you really have to – it’s just economy, which contributes to it. ” Drive this. “Now city officials will wait to see which developers, if any, bite. On Monday evening, Millennium Hotel officials released a statement that read,” We have been proud, good corporate citizens of the Cincinnati community for over more than 20 years Have provided safe and clean rooms at affordable prices. We welcome the opportunity to have meaningful and productive discussions about how our hotel can continue to support Cincinnati’s long-term vision and vitality. ”
CINCINNATI –
A new hotel could soon be attached to the Cincinnati Convention Center.
A joint announcement was made on Monday afternoon in the shadow of the Duke Energy Center.
Hamilton County guides; the city of Cincinnati; the Cincinnati USA Convention & Visitors Bureau, or CVB; The port and the Cincinnati Center City Development Corp. (3CDC) gathered to officially announce that they would jointly launch a call for proposals for the development of a new, upscale convention center hotel on the grounds of the Fifth and Plum car park.
It’s a “Crossing the Rubicon” moment for elected leaders tired of waiting for the Millennium Hotel to improve their game. They didn’t chop up words and talk about what it takes to stay competitive and expand the existing downtown convention facility.
Some city officials said they were tired of negotiating with the owner of the Millennium Hotel. Alderman David Mann said Monday it was time to move away from the Millennium and that the city “cannot be held captive by an absent owner who is so little committed to our community”.
The desired country for the hotel room belongs to the port authority. It’s an above-ground parking lot just south of the current convention center and would move from sparse use to a 600-room flagship hotel.
“I mean, if you look at this and the convention center behind me, it’s pretty obvious that this is by far the best place to develop a convention center hotel,” said 3CDC’s Steve Leeper. “It’s big enough. It’s the proximity, the fact that it’s publicly owned – it gives us all the tools we need. Now we can all want a hotel. But you really have to – it’s just economy, which contributes to it. ” drive that. “
Now city officials will wait and see which developers, if any, bite.
On Monday evening, Millennium Hotels officials released a statement titled, “We have been proud, good corporate citizens of the Cincinnati community for more than 20 years, providing safe, clean rooms at affordable prices. We welcome the opportunity to do so Participate in meaningful and productive discussions about how our hotel can continue to support Cincinnati’s long-term vision and vitality. “
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