Inside the South’s Revived Historic Hotels

A nook by the entrance to Dwell Hotel in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Bright printed wallpaper at the Dwell Hotel.

Reclaimed mid-century furniture is a hallmark of the Dwell Hotel‘s style.

The original lobby staircase inside the Dwell Hotel.

Southern hospitality with Old Hollywood glamour and a bit of South Beach flair at the Dwell Hotel.

The front desk at the Dwell Hotel.

Each room at the Dwell Hotel is like its own gallery—complete with vintage art.

St. Anthony Hotel in San Antonio, Texas.

A room key at the St. Anthony.

An exterior view of the St. Anthony Hotel.

The St. Anthony is known for its omnipresent parrot-green hue, pulled from china that the famed designer Dorothy Draper custom created for the hotel in 1959.

The St. Anthony Hotel doorman Tony Mayonal.

A very Texas breakfast at the St. Anthony.

A bartender at work inside the refurbished St. Anthony Club.

The St. Anthony’s 1924 Steinway piano once again entertains guests inside Peacock Alley.

The oak-shaded St. Charles Avenue entrance to the Pontchartrain Hotel in New Orleans.

Cocktails at the Pontchartrain’s rooftop bar, Hot Tin.

Local artist Ashley Longshore’s portrait of the rapper Lil’ Wayne outside the Pontchartrain’s Caribbean Room.