Leading Rock Hill business consortium set to develop The Lantern Hotel in downtown Rock Hill
ROCK HILL, S.C. – 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.
“We are extremely excited to announce The Lantern Hotel will open in Rock Hill in the fall of 2026,” said Warren Norman, Managing Partner of the Warren Norman Company. “It will consist of 56 guest rooms, The Noble restaurant, bar, private speakeasy, event space, a private dining room and a membership program that will bring to Rock Hill an experience never seen before. Its unique architecture and design will lend itself perfectly to merging the past and future to create a community of places of gathering around extraordinary food and beverage service.
“My personal favorite part of this hotel and restaurant is the mission to employ people with disabilities. The hospitality industry is a perfect opportunity to train and equip people with differing abilities to not only provide job opportunities, but to learn skills to apply to other job opportunities elsewhere. Our partnership with the WinthropLIFE program is a central part of this mission and continues the efforts that the people of Rock Hill have already shown through initiatives like Miracle Park,” Norman said.