New boutique hotel set for Chattanooga’s Southside

The Kinley, a boutique hotel by Vision Hospitality Group, is to go up starting next spring on Market Street across from the Chattanooga Choo Choo. (Rendering by Tinker Ma) The Kinley, a boutique hotel by Vision Hospitality Group, is to go up starting next spring on Market Street across from the Chattanooga Choo Choo. (Rendering by Tinker Ma)

By Mike Pare December 12, 2018 3 min read

A new boutique hotel is slated for Chattanooga’s Southside that will aim for the millennial market, offering a so-called speakeasy for food and drink and even bunk beds in some rooms.

“It’s catering to a new generation of folks,” said Ross Edwards, vice president of development and construction for Chattanooga-based Vision Hospitality Group.

ROOM RAMP UP

Eleven hotels are under development or recently completed in downtown Chattanooga.

Called the Kinley Hotel, the four-level, 64-room property will go up on what’s now a parking lot across Market Street from the Chattanooga Choo Choo.

Work is to begin on the multimillion-dollar project in spring 2019 with an opening about a year later, Edwards said. Valet parking will be offered as the hotel contracts with lots nearby.