Article: HILTON HOPE: A GRAND HOTEL THE 14-STORY, 240-ROOM HILTON MADISON OPENS FEB. 26 ON EAST WILSON.(BUSINESS)

The lobby of the new Hilton Madison is not a grand space with a vaulted ceiling or gilded molding, and that's just fine with John Archibald, hotel general manager.

"We are a convention hotel, but because of our size we can operate as a boutique hotel with a very personalized feel," Archibald said.

With 240 rooms, the hotel at 9 E. Wilson St. is on the small side for a convention-center hotel, Archibald said. Touted for the climate-controlled skywalk that links it to the Monona Terrace Convention Center, the Hilton opens to the public Feb. 26, the culmination of a long process that included a referendum to approve tax incremental financing and objections ...

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