As a result, PIA closed the hotel for an extensive renovation on July 1, 1995, and the hotel building was temporarily covered in scaffolding. PIA planned to rebrand the hotel as the Radisson Roosevelt. The hotel had 1,031 rooms at the time of its closure, but PIA expanded the capacity slightly to 1,040 rooms.
As a result, PIA made the decision to shut down the hotel for extensive renovations on July 1, 1995, and the hotel building was temporarily concealed in scaffolding. PIA aimed to rebrand the hotel as the Radisson Roosevelt. At the time of its closure, the hotel had 1,031 rooms, but PIA increased capacity slightly to 1,040 rooms.