The Dwell Hotel

- Mairead Walsh

Chattanooga’s first luxury boutique hotel presents an interior with bold style and energetic statements.From the romance of Old Hollywood to the pastel vibrance of Miami’s South Beach, this property is a feast for the design enthusiast’s eyes at every turn. While its exposed brick and limestone exterior, a vestige of Chattanooga’s industrial heritage, belies its dynamic and spirited interiors, it also adds to the intrigue of this 18th-century building.

With a rich history of hospitality, the property was built in 1909 as The Colonial Hotel, later renamed The Stone Fort Inn in deference to the location’s Civil War background. Then in 2016, it was reintroduced to the city as The Dwell Hotel by native Chattanooga Seija Ojanpera.