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>> SEVERAL NEW BOUTIQUE HOTELS

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HAVE OPENED ACROSS THE STATE

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OVER THE LAST YEAR GIVING

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TRAVELERS... AND LOCALS,

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ALIKE... UNIQUE LODGING

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EXPERIENCES. HERE ARE FIVE

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HOTELS TO ADD TO YOUR BUCKET

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LIST JUST IN TIME FOR

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VALENTINE'S DAY OR A WINTER

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STAYCATION.

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IN THIS MONTH'S TRENDIANA,

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YELP'S DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY

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CAMPAIGNS, BRITTANY SMITH HAS

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MORE.

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BRITTANY, WELCOME TO THE SHOW,

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AS ALWAYS.

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>> THANKS SO MUCH, GERRY.

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>> Gerry: WE WERE TALKING BEFORE

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THE INTERVIEW HERE OFF CAMERA,

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THE PANDEMIC HAS MADE IT

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DIFFICULT ON THE HOTEL INDUSTRY

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IN GENERAL.

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DURING THESE CHALLENGING TIMES,

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THE BOUTIQUE HOTEL SEGMENT OF

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THE INDUSTRY HAS ACTUALLY DONE

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PRETTY WELL, RIGHT?

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>> DEFINITELY.

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THIS CATEGORY IN PARTICULAR HAS

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BEEN BOUNCING BACK AT A MUCH

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FASTER RATE.

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FOLKS ARE LOOKING FOR A REALLY

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UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY WHEN THEY GO

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FOR THEIR LODGING EXPERIENCE, IT

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IS NOT JUST A PLACE TO REST

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THEIR HEAD, THEY WANT TO SEE

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LOCAL INGREDIENTS, ONE-OF-A-KIND

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RESTAURANTS, THEY WANT A

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MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE WITH THEIR

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HOTEL.

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>> Gerry: YOU HAVE A GREAT TRIP

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AROUND THE STATE OF INDIANA,

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SOME NEW BOUTIQUE HOTELS.

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WE BEGIN AT A TRADITIONAL PLACE,

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THE UNION CLUB HOTEL AT PURDUE

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UNIVERSITY IN WEST LAFAYETTE.

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>> YEAH, IT WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT

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IN 1929, LAST YEAR COMPLETELY

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REIMAGINED.

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WHEN YOU LOOK AT YELP REVIEWS,

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FOLKS ARE NOTING THE CLEVER AND

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TASTEFUL TOUCHES OF PURDUE

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HISTORY YOU FIND IN EACH ROOM.

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THE DECOR, EVEN AN ON SITE

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COCKTAIL BAR, PASTRY AND COFFEE

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BAR, AND A MODERN BISTRO.

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A LOT OF THEM ARE DOG FRIENDLY.

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>> Gerry: CERTAINLY METRO AREA

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IS GETTING THEIR FAIR SHARE

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BOUTIQUE HOTELS IN DOWNTOWN

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INDIANAPOLIS, A PROPERTY HOTEL

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INDY.

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>> THIS ONE IS GORGEOUS.

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I WAS THERE YESTERDAY MORNING.

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WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT A GREAT

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LOCATION, JUST A COUPLE BLOCKS

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FROM MONUMENT CIRCLE ALONG THE

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CULTURAL TRAIL, COULDN'T ASK FOR

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A BETTER WALKABLE LOCATION.

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FOLKS ARE LOVING THE INTO TO

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CEILING WINDOWS, MID CENTURY

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MODERN DESIGN, A ROOFTOP BAR

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KNOWN AS THE CANNONBALL LOUNGE,

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HALF PRICED WINE BOTTLES MONDAY,

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LIVE MUSIC THURSDAY.

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ALSO A FUN DESTINATION WHEN YOU

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THINK ABOUT LOCALS WHO MAYBE

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AREN'T STAYING THE NIGHT, A

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PLACE YOU CAN GO FOR DINNER.

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>> THERE IS A ROOFTOP BAR AT THE

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BRADLEY IN DOWNTOWN FORT WAYNE.

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FORT WAYNE REALLY UNDERGOING A

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DOWNTOWN RENAISSANCE.

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BRADLEY IS BIG PART OF THAT.

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>> TRUE.

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A GREAT EXAMPLE OF FORT WAYNE

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COMING BACK.

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THIS HOTEL IS TRULY AN EXAMPLE

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OF VERA BRADLEY FASHION.

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FEATURING STUNNING DESIGN

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TOUCHES, VIBRANT WALLPAPERS,

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FEATURED IN ARCHITECTURAL

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DIGEST.

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ROOFTOP BAR FOR FUN VIEWS OF

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DOWNTOWN.

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IT'S A REALLY FUN SPOT.

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>> UP TO ELKHART NOW.

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SO COOL TO BLEND HISTORY INTO

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SOME OF THESE BOUTIQUE HOTELS,

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HOTEL ELKHART JUST REOPENED IN

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2021.

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>> YEAH.

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AFTER BEING CLOSED SINCE THE

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1970S.

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JUST REOPENED, 93 ROOMS THERE,

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GREAT MEETING SPACES, AND A LOT

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OF ELKHART AUTHENTICITY, LOCAL

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ART, AMISH WOOD FURNISHINGS, AN

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EXAMPLE OF WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS

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ABOUT, MANAGERS WINE HOUR,

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CORNER BAR AND CAFE, HOMEMADE

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BREAKFAST AND DESSERT.

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STAY IN YOUR HOTEL ROOM THE

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WHOLE TIME.

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>> NORTHWEST INDIANA, MICHIGAN

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CITY, AND THE BREWERY LODGE AND

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SUPPER CLUB.

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>> IT IS GREAT AS A HOME BASE IF

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YOU WANT TO EXPLORE THE WINE AND

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BEER OF THE REGION.

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A 12-SUITE BOUTIQUE HOTEL,

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REALLY INTIMATE, ON A 40-ACRE

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WOODED SETTING.

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VERY RELAXING ATMOSPHERE, PONDS,

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WILDLIFE, HEARTY FARE, TOMAHAWK

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STEAKS, ELK BURGERS, GOOD FOR A

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WINTER STAYCATION.

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>> THIS INTEREST IN STAYCATION,

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PLAYS RIGHT INTO THIS BOUTIQUE

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HOTEL TREND.

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>> COMPLETELY.

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REALLY HOTELS THAT ARE PART OF

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THE COMMUNITY.

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EVEN IF I'M NOT GOING TO STAY

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THE NIGHT, I CAN BE PART OF THE

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RESTAURANT OR THE ROOFTOP BARS,

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SOMETHING FOR THE LOCALS AS MUCH

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AS THE TOURIST.

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>> BRITTANY SMITH, AS ALWAYS,

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GREAT TOUR OF SOME GREAT

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BOUTIQUE HOTELS AROUND THE STATE

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OF INDIANA.