Ray Waters, general manager of the Hilton Nashville Downtown stated that change was necessary as meeting professionals and customers have commented on numerous occasions that this hotel was not a typical suite property. Waters conducted in-depth research on the impact of a name change and the results showed that the name change would reflect the true services and facilities of the hotel and provide clear representation of the product to the public. Suite hotels typically offer limited options

Hilton Nashville Downtown 121 Fourth Avenue South Nashville, Tennessee

�We are proud to be a part of the Hilton Family,� said Waters.  �We know this name change will assist meeting planners, our local convention and visitors bureau and our customers in promoting this property as a full-service upscale hotel to their constituents.�

�The Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau sales and marketing team is ecstatic about the name change,� said Butch Spyridon, president of the Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau.   �The new Hilton Hotel name will greatly assist our team in selling the downtown hotel package to meeting professionals as a premier destination for conventions all over the country.� 

�For the past four years the Tennessee Bankers Association has used the Hilton,� said Susan Taylor Baker, CMP.  �We are all excited to be a part of this upgrade for the Hilton.  Our meeting attendees have high expectations for the hotel we select for their conferences.   The Hilton Nashville Downtown delivers exemplary service and accommodations for us which reinforces why this name change is appropriate.� Ms. Taylor Baker is the Director of Professional Development Associate Director of Education for the Tennessee Bankers Association.

Located in the heart of downtown Nashville, the Hilton Nashville Downtown is an award winning AAA Four Diamond luxurious full-service all-suites hotel.  The hotel is located across the street from the Gaylord Entertainment Center, Country Music Hall of Fame and one block from the Nashville Convention Center.   An elegant atrium with residential charm fills the lavish lobby. The hotel has more than 15,000 square feet of flexible meeting space for conventions and social events. The hotel offers exemplary customer service matched with award winning dining options from the famed steak house the Palm Restaurant to the relaxed atmosphere of Eddie�s Sports Grille named after Tennessee Titan�s running back, Eddie George, as well as the Parkview Lounge for specialty seasonal martinis and beverages with live entertainment.