The Indigo Road Hospitality Group Ventures into Hotel Management The Indigo Road Hospitality Group, a Charleston, S.C.-based restaurant group that owns and operates 24 restaurants throughout the Southeast, is venturing into the hotel management and consulting space. Under the leadership of industry veteran Larry Spelts, the team will launch two boutique projects in 2020. Spelts is a partner of The Indigo Road and president of the new Lodging & Lifestyle Adventures division, joining founder and managing partner Steve Palmer. The two first met 20 years ago, working at Charleston’s Relais & Châteaux Planters Inn, expanding the hotel and opening the Peninsula Grill. Following that project, Spelts continued his lifestyle development and management career, securing more than 30 development and management deals to-date, including hotels, restaurants, spas, co-working spaces, and social and fitness clubs. Spelts established three hospitality companies, including the Texas-based Village Hospitality, which spearheaded the programming for a $500 million, 500,000 square-foot, mixed-use development, now operated by the group. His recent work includes serving as president and chief development officer at Expotel Hospitality Services and as vice president of business development with Charlestowne Hotels. “As we looked to begin this next chapter for The Indigo Road, the hotel industry was a natural fit, given our current concepts coupled with our passion for hospitality,” said Palmer. “Larry is a longtime friend, and I’ve respected his work over the years. I look forward to working alongside him as these next two projects come to fruition.”
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