Senate Street front and Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse entry at the new Hilton between the State House and the Convention Center Photo courtesy of Windsor/Aughtry

• 165,000 square feet total

• 222 sleeping rooms

• Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse seating: 250, to include four private dining rooms

• 6,300 square feet of meeting and

banquet space

• 3,900 square feet in the main

ballroom, seating 300 for banquets

• Brick and stone exterior

• Blue granite finished lobby

• Fitness center with aerobics and resistance

• Pool and sun deck

• WiFi and wired throughout

• Business center with secured printing from any room

• Construction this spring

Contributed by John Temple Ligon