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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Hilton Worldwide is bringing Columbia its first dual-branded hotel at 1615 Gervais St., the site of the current Clarion Hotel Downtown. Franchisee Gervais Street Hotel LLC and development and management firm CN Hotels Inc. will rebrand and convert the Clarion into a 110-room Hilton Garden Inn and 100-room Home2 Suites by Hilton. The new hotel property will open in 2016 and will join Hilton’s existing 16 dual-branded hotels. The two hotels will share amenities, including 5,500 square feet of meeting space, an outdoor pool, indoor pool, outdoor garden, firepit and Carolina’s Restaurant.