LEXINGTON, KY - The Lexington Downtown Hotel and Conference Center is about to begin renovations needed to officially become a Hilton hotel. The $13 million renovation and rebranding is slated to begin this spring and should be finished by the end of 2009, according to a release from the hotel's parent companies Madison W Properties and Interstate Hotels & Resorts.
The renovation will follow a design motif that incorporates the Bluegrass area throughout common areas and the guest rooms. The lobby will have new registration desks and Madison W Properties President Peter C. Lewis said they are working on commissioning local artists for the most visible areas of the lobby.
The Bluegrass theme will be extended in guestrooms with white headboards in the style of horse farm fences. The rooms' furniture and bathrooms will be modernized and large flat panel LCD televisions will be in each guestroom.
The Lexington Downtown Hotel and Conference Center's announcement comes on the heels of renovations being completed at two other large Lexington hotels, a $5.9 million renovation finished this week at the Double Tree Guest Suites at Richmond Road and New Circle and an $18 million renovation across the street from the future Hilton at the Hyatt Regency completed late last year.