A new boutique hotel is just weeks away from opening in downtown Amherstburg.
Hotel STRY began taking bookings earlier this month and will open to guests beginning in October.
“As soon as we started this project, the walls started to talk to us in terms of what they needed, what they wanted and what they could become,” said owner, Lauri Brouyette.
“Amherstburg is a heritage town. It’s got a lot of history behind it. We have a fort, for goodness sake. So, there’s a lot of architecture here that needs to be saved. We’re proud to have done just this little part.”
Constructed in 1875, the building at 70 Murray Street previously served Amherstburg as a grocery store, a furniture store, a bank and an auto parts store. Brouyette said Hotel STRY has undergone extensive renovations and is now ready for its next chapter.
“Amherstburg has been starving for places …