Skybridge Connects New Hotel to Spokane Convention Center
December 12, 2014The skybridge connecting the new Davenport Grand Hotel and the Spokane Convention Center was installed December 7. Joining the DoubleTree by Hilton Spokane City Center, the Davenport Grand Hotel is the second hotel connected to the Spokane Convention Center.
With an expansion project expected to be completed in January 2015, the Spokane Convention Center will total more than 500,000 sf, including 120,000 sf of exhibit space and 83,512 sf of meeting space. The 17-story Davenport Grand Hotel, set for completion in summer 2015, will have 62,500 sf of meeting space. The 716-room hotel will be join the Autograph Hotel Collection by Marriott.
With the addition of the new hotel, a total of 1,100 rooms will be connected to the convention center. Additionally, the number of hotel rooms within eight blocks of the convention center rises to 3,300.