SAN FRANCISCO—Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants has announced it has been selected to manage a new, luxury boutique hotel in 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 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 that reflects Vermont’s culinary traditions. The space will be designed to encourage lingering, with wrap-around porch seating and a double-sided fireplace. The hotel will also feature a 2,600-square-foot ballroom, along with an outdoor venue. In addition, the hotel will have a boutique selling a variety of locally sourced, unique specialty items.
