FLORENCE, South Carolina—Raines introduced the official opening of The Lantern Columbia, a 59-key boutique resort in Columbia, South Carolina.
The Lantern Columbia is a part of Raines’ Woven portfolio of life-style motels. By a strategic partnership with the College of South Carolina’s Faculty of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Administration and the CarolinaLIFE program, the resort gives profession pathways and gainful employment for people with mental and developmental disabilities.
“The Lantern Columbia represents the way forward for what we name ‘intentional hospitality,’” stated David Tart, Raines managing companion. “We’ve taken a cherished native landmark and reworked it into an area that serves each visitors and the neighborhood in really outstanding methods. The collaboration between seasoned hospitality veterans, future hospitality leaders, and the scholars from CarolinaLIFE creates an environment of real heat that’s not like anything out there.”
A Reimagined Landmark
Located steps from the State Capitol and the College of South Carolina, the property’s adaptive reuse efforts had been led by Raines Improvement, with structure by Garvin Design Group and development by Mashburn Development. The design honors the constructing’s legacy as a firehouse whereas introducing trendy, boutique luxurious.
The property consists of Ladder 13, a signature restaurant serving cocktails and Mediterranean-inspired choices with Lowcountry type. The F&B program is crafted by Kevin Johnson, who is thought for his eating places, The Grocery in downtown Charleston and Lola Rose in Mount Nice.
Management
Main the group at The Lantern is basic supervisor Rick Hayduk, a 35-year hospitality veteran. Hayduk beforehand served because the opening basic supervisor for The Shepherd Resort in Clemson, SC, the place he labored with the ClemsonLIFE program to create an employment mannequin wherein about 30 p.c of the workers had been comprised of people with disabilities.
“The Lantern Columbia’s visitor expertise is outlined by the distinctive tradition we’re constructing inside these historic partitions,” Hayduk stated. “Having our group made up of native hospitality professionals, native people with disabilities, USC’s Resort, Retail, and Sports activities Administration college students, and CarolinaLIFE college students is a primary, anyplace. We expect it is going to painting one of the best of Columbia. Our ambition is to have visitors of The Lantern and the patrons of Ladder 13 go away impressed, apart from having an unimaginable keep or eating expertise.”
For Raines, the opening of The Lantern is a very significant milestone.
“This mission is private proof that high-end hospitality and significant neighborhood influence should not mutually unique,” stated Gray Raines, Raines managing companion. “Seeing the historic Central Hearth Station revitalized is unimaginable, however seeing our group—comprised of seasoned professionals and keen college students from the HRSM and CarolinaLIFE applications—working side-by-side is the true achievement. We’re opening minds to what inclusive management seems to be like, proper right here within the Columbia neighborhood.”
