Life House Chattanooga Choo Choo
Local Owners Partner with Life House to Transform the Historic Chattanooga Choo Choo into a Luxury Boutique Hotel
The beautiful historic Chattanooga Choo Choo and Terminal Station is getting a contextual makeover with the help of local owners in partnership with Life House - a hotel brand specialized in reimagining historic hotels. The existing 132-room hotel and its collection of luxury Pullman Train Cars will be fully transformed into a authentically local hospitality experience that is rooted deeply in its history, a storied destination on the first public transportation route connecting the north to the south. Life House will immediately take over operations of the hotel leveraging its white-label management solution, with a comprehensive renovation slated for Fall 2020 and a full relaunch anticipated by Spring 2021.
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Over the last 4 years, the Chattanooga Choo Choo has seen a pivot to a multi-faceted property that features great entertainment with two music venues and a museum holding the world's largest private guitar collection, Songbirds, the iconic comedy club The Comedy Catch, terrific restaurants with the award-winning STIR, Nashville based Frothy Monkey and slated for opening later this year, Nic and Norman's, the creation of Greg Nicotero and Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead. The property has also added Gate 11 Distillery, Chattanooga Jewelry Company, Echelon Fitness Studio, American Draft Beer Bar, Run Away Train Escape Experience, the Coin-Op arcade and Play Wash Pint. The property has also seen the addition of over 500 residential units and the creation of Station Street, Chattanooga's entertainment destination and only the third open-container street in Tennessee.
Life House's value add comes not only in the rebranding, but the operation itself. Originally a Hilton, the reimagined Chattanooga Choo Choo will be far greater experience to travelers, while begin much more operationally efficient behind the scenes.