While the Hilton Minneapolis was drawn to LED solutions for energy and maintenance savings, it was the quality of light, instant-on, and plug and play simplicity delivered by the lamps from Lunera Lighting that won rave reviews from guests and employees.

Hilton Minneapolis after LED upgrade. (LEDinside/Lunera Lighting)

The Hilton Minneapolis wanted an easily-installed lighting solution that would raise the bar on their guest experience, while lowering energy usage and reducing maintenance costs. A custom guest corridor fixture had already been designed for CFL lamps, but the quality of light was not as beautiful as the Hilton Minneapolis had hoped. Lunera’s Helen Lamp was the perfect solution, delivering daylight-quality light that guests loved, plus additional energy and maintenance savings that exceeded those of the CFLs that were being replaced.

Hilton Minneapolis after LED upgrade. (LEDinside/Lunera Lighting)

In addition to the flush-mount drum corridor fixtures, the Helen Lamp was used to replace CFLs in the property’s 850 guest room entry foyers. This enabled the light quality to flow from the corridors into the guest rooms and unlike the CFLs, had the additional advantage of being an instant-on solution.

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In total, 2,350 CFL lamps were made obsolete overnight, energy bills were reduced, and with a 50,000 hour life, routine maintenance costs were eliminated.

Working with the local utility company, rebates reduced the Hilton’s upfront cost of upgrading. The Helen Lamp brightened the guest experience at the Hilton Minneapolis and sent CFLs packing.