Inside Hotel Cleveland: The Former Renaissance Preserves History While Giving Modern Swank

Cleveland is quietly home to an outstanding hotel scene, and Hotel Cleveland is asserting itself into the conversation as one of the best. The Public Square property has been known by many different names throughout its more than 100-year history, including most recently the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel. The newly restored space brings its charming history to the present day as part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection of unique hotels. 

1. Guest rooms inside the hotel have been updated, featuring stunning views of Cleveland. Each room comes with a mural that depicts the city in the late 1800s.

2. The hotel’s roots are displayed in more than just the name on the marquee. The lobby still retains the original marble columns but now has a floor to match. The new flooring comes from the same quarry in Missouri as the pillars.

3. The lobby bar is one of the main attractions. It has an elegant feel while retaining the old-fashioned mood. Off to the side is a nook that pays homage to Cleveland’s place as a leader in the sewing industry in the 1900s.

4. Three ballrooms are set to host events. The most notable is the medium-sized one that features two images spread out across one of the walls, showing what Public Square looked like in 1908 before the hotel first opened.

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