The Lantern Hotel at Rock Hill
Business Leaders Unite to Develop Rock Hill’s First Boutique Hotel Focused on Inclusive Employment
Leading hospitality management, development, and investment organization Raines is joining forces with The Warren Norman Company, Noble Food and Pursuits, Comporium and WinthropLIFE to create the first boutique hotel in Rock Hill with the mission of employing individuals with disabilities. It will pair boutique-comfort accommodations and elevated service with an exceptional food and beverage enclave, all designed to give every guest an opportunity to become part of something greater.
Like the 59-key Lantern Hotel in Columbia, S.C., scheduled to open this month in that city's historic Central Firehouse, The Lantern Hotel Rock Hill will incorporate a new standard of inclusive hospitality. As in Columbia, the Rock Hill hotel will also build on the historic provenance of its site, emerging as an upscale, adaptive "return to use" of the Andrew Jackson Hotel. The property was most recently known as the Guardian Building.
The Lantern concept will be directed by General Manager Rick Hayduk, whose passion for inclusive hospitality was inspired by the birth of his daughter, Jamison, who has Down syndrome. His familiarity with this deeply personal journey transformed his professional focus, influencing him to create expanded career pathways for individuals with disabilities in hospitality.