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Renovated Hotel Pontotoc expected to open this summer

By , Daily Memphian Updated: May 19, 2025 10:17 AM CT | Published: May 19, 2025 4:00 AM CT

Hotel Pontotoc, the century-old hotel renovated into a luxury boutique European-style hotel, is scheduled to open in late June or early July.

The three-story building at 69 E. Pontotoc Ave. has been through many iterations, starting as Hotel Pontotoc, then a bordello, a bar called The Cellar Club, another hotel, a recording studio, a Turkish bathhouse and apartments. 

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Sophia Surrett

Sophia Surrett

Sophia Surrett is a University of Alabama graduate, where she received her B.A. in news media and M.A. in journalism and media studies. She covers small business, nonprofits, restaurant real estate, hospitality and tourism, manufacturing, and transportation and logistics.


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