MANCHESTER, Vt.
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants announced it has been selected to manage a new, luxury boutique hotel in the vacation destination of Manchester, Vt.
The 87-room, new-construction project, owned as a joint venture between Florida-based developer Heaton Companies, local partner Clark French and Boston financial partner Janet Jiang of First Cambridge Capital, is under construction and is slated for a fall 2015 opening as The Taconic Hotel.
Named for the Taconic Mountains, The Kimpton Taconic Hotel will feature guest rooms with a variety of expansive views of the Taconic and Green mountain ranges, as well as three standalone cottages. A 110-seat tavern with an additional 75 outdoor patio seats adjacent to the hotel, will serve regional American fare, and the space will be designed to encourage lingering, with wrap-around porch seating and a cozy, double-sided fireplace. The hotel will also feature a 2,600-square-foot ballroom, along with an elegant outdoor venue perfect for various events. In addition, the hotel will have a boutique selling a variety of locally sourced items.
Located in Bennington County, Manchester offers close proximity to two award-winning ski resorts - Bromley and Stratton - along with a host of spring, summer and fall attractions and outdoor activities.
As Kimpton's first Vermont property, the Taconic signifies the brand's expanding presence in leisure travel and resort locations. Over the past year, the company has added hotels in Savannah, Ga; Sedona, Ariz.; Palm Beach, Fla.; and Huntington Beach, Calif.
Inspired by the area's grand resorts of the late 19th and early 20th century, the Taconic's exterior will include a hotel façade highlighted by classic clapboard and shingle-style architecture and anchored by large wrap-around porches and porch columns, which were a favorite feature in the early Manchester hotels.
The paired porch columns and French doors continue the greeting, and divided light windows and dormers will emphasize the hotel's warm ambiance.
