Nashville’s Hilton Downtown, a luxury all-suites, full-service hotel in the heartland of country music sits right next to the Country Music Hall of Fame (formerly the Grand Ole Opry). The owner, Turnberry Associates, recently completed a multi-million dollar modernization project upgrading this world-class site from the ground up.
The renovation included an extensive makeover to the atrium, lobby, ballroom, fitness center, concierge and front desk areas, as well as a complete overhaul of all 330 guest suites.
Seemingly small details that add a sense of luxury for guests were essential to the makeover. Hilton required an automatic illumination source in the closets of their guest suites. That’s where Leviton came in.
One solution was a plunger-style door jam switch. The other was to use a occupancy sensor to automate lighting control. The closet doors in Hilton’s guest suites slide bi-directionally. “The use of a passive infrared occupancy sensor triggered by the movement of either door was a perfect match for our needs.” Said Shaw Flippen, the Project Manager for Turnberry Associates.
He placed a call to Empower Electric, the hotel’s electrical contractor, to source out product options. Empower worked with Keith Wiemann, their local Leviton sales rep from our Lebanon Tennessee location. They went through multiple Leviton options and finally decided to try out the Leviton OSF10 Fixture Mount Occupancy Sensor. Samples were sent to the contractor for a test installation and it turned out to be the perfect solution!