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The Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio, United States · Ritz-Carlton · High Luxury
The Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland is physically connected to Terminal Tower, the 1927 skyscraper the Van Sweringen brothers built as the second-tallest building in the world at completion, a title it held outside New York City until 1964. The hotel opened in 1990 inside Tower City Center's redevelopment of the old rail terminal complex, and a 1994-95 skyway expansion connected it directly to Progressive Field and Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, a physical link to professional sports found nowhere else in the Ritz-Carlton's American portfolio.
- 206 rooms
- Opened 1990
- Neighborhood: Tower City
- Rooms from 400 sq ft (37 m²)
- Architect: Graham, Anderson, Probst and White
About The Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland
- Terminal Tower was designed by Graham, Anderson, Probst and White, the same architecture firm behind Washington D.C.'s Union Station and Chicago's Merchandise Mart.
- The Van Sweringen brothers, two Shaker Heights real estate developers who built the tower, went bankrupt during the Depression before Forest City Enterprises revived the complex with a 1982 redevelopment that produced today's Tower City Center.
History
The Terminal Tower complex was the great civic ambition of Oris and Mantis Van Sweringen, two brothers from Shaker Heights who began in the 1910s as suburban real estate developers and ended up building one of the most architecturally significant urban complexes in American history. Their plan was to consolidate all of Cleveland's railroad lines into a single terminal on Public Square, with a tower above it that would serve as the city's de facto vertical symbol. Designed by Graham, Anderson, Probst and White — the same firm responsible for Union Station in Washington, D.C., and the Merchandise Mart in Chicago — the Terminal Tower was completed in 1927 and opened to tenants in 1928, with the Union Terminal complex formally dedicated in 1930. At completion, the 52-story, 708-foot tower was the second-tallest building in the world, and it remained the tallest building in North America outside of New York City until 1964.
The Van Sweringen brothers went bankrupt during the Depression, and the complex cycled through difficult decades of underuse. Forest City Enterprises acquired most of the Tower City property in 1982 and embarked on a massive redevelopment that would eventually produce Tower City Center — the retail, office, and hotel complex that opened in March 1990 and is credited with catalyzing downtown Cleveland's revival in the 1990s. Among the two new 11-story buildings constructed as part of that redevelopment was one housing the Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland, which opened in 1990 and immediately became the downtown benchmark for luxury hospitality.
The hotel's skyway connections to Progressive Field and Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse — added during the 1994–95 expansion that linked Tower City to Cleveland's new Gateway sports complex — gave the Ritz-Carlton a physical relationship to the city's professional sports infrastructure found nowhere else in the brand's American portfolio. The 206-room hotel occupies a building connected directly to a 1930 railroad terminal whose 52-story tower was, for thirty-four years, proof that the tallest structures on the American continent could rise from the banks of the Cuyahoga River.
The setting
Sits inside Tower City Center, a 1930 complex that is home to the 52-story Terminal Tower, for four decades the second-tallest building in the world outside New York City.
Restaurants and bars
- TURN Bar + Kitchen — Restaurant · Modern, drawing on local ingredients
- Sushi by Bou — Restaurant · Japanese sushi and omakase
Experiences
- TURN Bar — Bar offering a blend of luxury and contemporary elegance for unwinding, celebrating or nights out.
- Ritz-Carlton Club Lounge — Exclusive lounge for Club-level rooms and suites with culinary presentations and a space for relaxation.
- Festive Celebrations — Exclusive events and seasonal dining experiences.
Amenities
- Ritz-Carlton Club Lounge on the 23rd floor
- 24-hour fitness center and indoor lap pool
- Tower City Center shopping below the hotel
- Sauna
- Pet-friendly
- EV charging
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
- Forbes Travel Guide Recommended (2026)
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