travel42 Hotel Review: The Read House Hotel

The Read House Hotel travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Located at Martin Luther King Boulevard in the center of town, this evocative local monument is a staunch independent and generally considered to be the best lodge in town. It's the oldest continually operating hotel in the South, which is quite a feat.

The original 10-story hotel, which dates from 1872 and is on the National Register of Historic Places, connects to a six-story addition; even the annex shows updated style. This landmark building is marked ...