Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, part of IHG Hotels & Resorts’ luxury and lifestyle collection, is set to open a boutique hotel in downtown Raleigh, N.C., in late 2025. The property will be part of a new-build 20-story mixed-use development.
Owned by Tidal Real Estate Partners, the new Kimpton in Raleigh will take up the first six floors of the building and will have 179 guestrooms, including approximately 20 suites.
Architects at Earl Swensson Associates will build an entirely new mixed-use structure at the intersection of Hillsborough and S. Dawson Streets. INC Architecture and Design will handle interiors. The property will have three restaurant and bar concepts including a rooftop bar and lounge and more than 6,500 square feet of meetings and events space.
“We’re thrilled to be opening up a new boutique hotel in downtown Raleigh,” Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants’ CEO Mike DeFrino said in a statement. “We’ve had great success with our Kimptons in North Carolina, and we look forward to offering Raleigh as a new destination in our portfolio. We think our design-led brand and welcoming, innovative restaurants and bars will really resonate with the city’s locals and visitors alike.”
The Research Triangle, which includes Raleigh and its sister cities Durham and Chapel Hill, is home to academic and healthcare institutions such as University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University and Duke University Health System.
When it opens in late 2025, Kimpton in Raleigh will be the brand’s fourth property in North Carolina, joining its sister properties Kimpton Cardinal Hotel in Winston-Salem, Kimpton Arras Hotel in Asheville and Kimpton Tryon Park Hotel in Charlotte.