# Hilton Cleveland Downtown — COMPARE-HOTELS Spoke Intelligence

- **Hub URL:** https://conventions.com/hotels/hilton-cleveland-downtown
- **Spoke URL:** https://conventions.com/hotels/hilton-cleveland-downtown/compare-hotels
- **City / Corridor:** Cleveland, OH (Cleveland)
- **Guest Rooms:** 600 | **Total Event Space:** 45,263 sq. ft.
- **Negotiated Group Block:** $239/nt ($0 Resort Fee) | **All-In:** $274/nt
- **Group Housing Desk:** Sara Chaval · (702) 576-1312

## Master Specifications
- **Guest Room Inventory & Peak Group Allocation:** 600 Total Keys · Up to 252 Peak Group Block Rooms — Standard 1-per-40 cumulative complimentary room credit; request 1-per-35 comp ratio + 3 VIP suite upgrades at group rates during RFP.
- **Total Event Space & Breakout Room Ratio:** 45,263 Sq. Ft. Total · 18 Dedicated Meeting & Breakout Rooms — Optimal for 360–2,167 attendee conferences requiring simultaneous keynote and breakout tracks.
- **Largest Pillarless Ballroom Capacity:** 20,587 Sq. Ft. · 2,167 Theater · 1,525 Plated Banquet — Divisible soundproof airwalls; supports up to 103 standard 10×10 tabletop/exhibit booths (~200 gross sq. ft./booth) with 24-hour hold option.
- **Primary Convention Campus Connectivity:** Cleveland Convention Center (3–6 min covered walk to Exhibit Halls) — Primary headquarter and exhibitor room-block anchor serving Cleveland Convention Center.
- **Airport Transfer & Motorcoach Staging:** CLE (Cleveland Hopkins International Airport) · 9.5 mi (15 mins off-peak / 26–36 mins peak) — Dedicated group porte-cochere / motorcoach staging lane available with 14-day advance manifest submission to hotel convention services.
- **Nightly Room Rate, Resort Fee & Tax Structure:** $239/nt Group Block vs. $389/nt Peak Rack · 14.5% Cleveland Municipal & State Lodging Tax — Mandatory $30/nt resort/destination fee is 100% waived when contracted through the Conventions.com Housing Desk (saves $206/room/night all-in).
- **Banquet F&B '++' Multiplier & Catering Minimums:** $28,000 Ballroom Waiver Min · 24% Service + 8% Tax (+33.9% Effective) — Contract F&B minimums on a cumulative multi-day program basis (breakfasts + breaks + reception combined) rather than per-room/per-day minimums.
- **Attrition, Cutoff & Cancellation Protection:** 80% Cumulative Pickup Allowance · 30-Day Cutoff · 100% Rebooking Resell Credit — Always insist on cumulative (not night-by-night) attrition calculation and a 'Resell Mitigation Clause' crediting any rooms resold by the hotel after cutoff.