This was due to the fact that back in the 1990s , the Stouffer 's company ( who owned the hotel at the time ) renovated the 1000 room Hotel Cleveland at Public Square ( connected to the iconic Terminal Tower ) down to just 500 rooms . Not many Clevelanders knew this , but tourist groups and convention planners certainly did . This had become something of a liability to the tourism of Cuyahoga County and Cleveland was no longer be considered a convention town . It was acknowledged that the Hilton Hotel project was instrumental in landing the 2016 Republican National Convention
2016 Republican National Convention
2016 Republican National Convention
Hilton Cleveland Downtown Hotel