Proposed Hotel Construction

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Details of the proposed new hotel construction, based on February 2021 meeting neighbors called with Richard DuBose, president of the Montreat Conference Center (MCC), as well as more recent announcements by the MCC.  The corporate/legal name of the MCC is the Mountain Retreat Association (MRA).

• New hotel to be built between Assembly Drive and Georgia Terrace in the center of Montreat.  See map below.

• Three properties currently owned by the MRA, the Galax House, Lord Apartments and Chestnut Lodge, would be torn down and replaced by a new hotel with 40 guest rooms plus meeting rooms.  Maximum number of guests undetermined.

• An underground parking garage for 30 cars to be built under the hotel, with driveway access from Assembly Drive.   Additional parking to be added along Georgia Terrace and next to Reynolds Lodge.

• Main entrance to the hotel would be from a circle drive off Collegiate Circle, in front of Reynolds Lodge.

• This location and building design have been chosen because market research shows that visitors want rooms which are near the center of town, with a private bathroom, and accessible.

• The MRA board has approved the project in concept and detailed schematic designs are now being drawn.  They hope to start building in 2022.

• Current occupancy rate of MRA properties is 50% annually (several lodges and Assembly Inn), highest during conferences.

Note: Up until June 2021, the MRA's plans called for a larger hotel with 48 to 50 rooms, taking up a total of 33,500 square feet not counting the underground parking.