BREAKING UPDATE: Branson Hilton Hotel to Re-Open Earlier than Anticipated

Hilton Convention Center Hotel, Downtown Branson (Photos By: Monte Schisler)

By: Monte Schisler, News Director
Posted: Tuesday, July 24, 2012

The Branson Hilton Convention Center Hotel is scheduled to re-open earlier than first anticipated. The multi-story lodging facility at Branson Landing took a major hit from Mother Nature February 29^th, when a tornado ripped through town causing millions of dollars in damages.

Hotel General Manager Bill Derbins updated the Branson Board of Aldermen last night:

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Derbins says some work will continue after the Hilton reopens. He told aldermen that the carpet in the convention center ballroom and corridor still has to be replaced, and that won’t happen until late December and early January when hotel business slows down.

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Good news for the Branson Hilton Convention Center Hotel – it’s scheduled to reopen more than a month earlier than first anticipated, following the February 29^th tornado.

Hotel General Manager Bill Derbins told the Branson Board of Aldermen last night that furniture will start to be moved in on Friday, with hotel business to resume the first week of September.

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Derbins says the Promenade section of the hotel complex across the street at Branson Landing has 8 rooms that can’t be used now due to construction.

The actual Convention center re-opened in early April, after crews repaired that section of the facility.

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The Branson Hilton Convention Center Hotel is ahead of schedule, as construction crews work to put the lodging facility back together following the February 29^th tornado.

Hotel General Manager Bill Derbins told the Branson Board of Aldermen last night that the Hilton will reopen the first week of September, more than a month earlier than originally thought.

Derbins said some carpet will need to be replaced once the hotel is back up and running, and will be done in sections:

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The actual Convention Center reopened in April.

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Good news for the Branson Hilton Convention Center Hotel – it’s scheduled to reopen more than a month earlier than first anticipated, following the February 29^th tornado.

Hotel General Manager Bill Derbins told the Branson Board of Aldermen last night that furniture will start to be moved in on Friday, with hotel business to resume the first week of September.

The actual Convention Center reopened in April.

Comments (1) - comment on this story

robo - 07/25/2012 3:59:48 PM

When it first happen they let us believe 90 days to reopen is that because that what they want us to believe|||