AJC Photos: A look inside the Candler Hotel Atlanta

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Photos: A look inside the Candler Hotel Atlanta

Atlanta’s Candler Hotel makes its debut as the city’s newest boutique hotel in July 2019.

Exterior of The Candler Hotel Atlanta. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

May 22, 2019 Atlanta - Exterior of The Candler Hotel Atlanta on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The Candler Building in downtown Atlanta will make its debut as the cityâs newest boutique hotel next month. The building has been going under renovations for more than two years and weâll tell why it took so long, how it fits in metro Atlantaâs hospitality portfolio and what it says about re-imaging old buildings. On the National Register of Historic Places, the hotel is a 17-story high-rise that was originally built in 1906 by Coca-Cola magnate Asa Griggs Candler as Atlantaâs first steel skyscraper. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Martin Wormull, general manager, shows off the Candler Ballroom at The Candler Hotel Atlanta on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

May 22, 2019 Atlanta - Details of marble staircases at The Candler Hotel Atlanta on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The Candler Building in downtown Atlanta will make its debut as the city's newest boutique hotel next month. The building has been going under renovations for more than two years and we'll tell why it took so long, how it fits in metro Atlanta's hospitality portfolio and what it says about re-imaging old buildings. On the National Register of Historic Places, the hotel is a 17-story high-rise that was originally built in 1906 by Coca-Cola magnate Asa Griggs Candler as Atlanta's first steel skyscraper. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

May 22, 2019 Atlanta - Water fountain on ground floor of The Candler Hotel Atlanta on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The Candler Building in downtown Atlanta will make its debut as the city's newest boutique hotel next month. The building has been going under renovations for more than two years and we'll tell why it took so long, how it fits in metro Atlanta's hospitality portfolio and what it says about re-imaging old buildings. On the National Register of Historic Places, the hotel is a 17-story high-rise that was originally built in 1906 by Coca-Cola magnate Asa Griggs Candler as Atlanta's first steel skyscraper. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

May 22, 2019 Atlanta - View from a suit on 17th floor of The Candler Hotel Atlanta on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The Candler Building in downtown Atlanta will make its debut as the city's newest boutique hotel next month. The building has been going under renovations for more than two years and we'll tell why it took so long, how it fits in metro Atlanta's hospitality portfolio and what it says about re-imaging old buildings. On the National Register of Historic Places, the hotel is a 17-story high-rise that was originally built in 1906 by Coca-Cola magnate Asa Griggs Candler as Atlanta's first steel skyscraper. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

May 22, 2019 Atlanta - Tile floor on ground floor of The Candler Hotel Atlanta on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The Candler Building in downtown Atlanta will make its debut as the city's newest boutique hotel next month. The building has been going under renovations for more than two years and we'll tell why it took so long, how it fits in metro Atlanta's hospitality portfolio and what it says about re-imaging old buildings. On the National Register of Historic Places, the hotel is a 17-story high-rise that was originally built in 1906 by Coca-Cola magnate Asa Griggs Candler as Atlanta's first steel skyscraper. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

May 22, 2019 Atlanta - Details of marble staircases at The Candler Hotel Atlanta on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The Candler Building in downtown Atlanta will make its debut as the cityâs newest boutique hotel next month. The building has been going under renovations for more than two years and weâll tell why it took so long, how it fits in metro Atlantaâs hospitality portfolio and what it says about re-imaging old buildings. On the National Register of Historic Places, the hotel is a 17-story high-rise that was originally built in 1906 by Coca-Cola magnate Asa Griggs Candler as Atlantaâs first steel skyscraper. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

May 22, 2019 Atlanta - Details of marble staircases at The Candler Hotel Atlanta on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The Candler Building in downtown Atlanta will make its debut as the city's newest boutique hotel next month. The building has been going under renovations for more than two years and we'll tell why it took so long, how it fits in metro Atlanta's hospitality portfolio and what it says about re-imaging old buildings. On the National Register of Historic Places, the hotel is a 17-story high-rise that was originally built in 1906 by Coca-Cola magnate Asa Griggs Candler as Atlanta's first steel skyscraper. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

May 22, 2019 Atlanta - Restroom inside a suit on 17th floor of The Candler Hotel Atlanta on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The Candler Building in downtown Atlanta will make its debut as the cityâs newest boutique hotel next month. The building has been going under renovations for more than two years and weâll tell why it took so long, how it fits in metro Atlantaâs hospitality portfolio and what it says about re-imaging old buildings. On the National Register of Historic Places, the hotel is a 17-story high-rise that was originally built in 1906 by Coca-Cola magnate Asa Griggs Candler as Atlantaâs first steel skyscraper. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

May 22, 2019 Atlanta - Interior of Heritage Ballroom
at The Candler Hotel Atlanta on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The Candler Building in downtown Atlanta will make its debut as the cityâs newest boutique hotel next month. The building has been going under renovations for more than two years and weâll tell why it took so long, how it fits in metro Atlantaâs hospitality portfolio and what it says about re-imaging old buildings. On the National Register of Historic Places, the hotel is a 17-story high-rise that was originally built in 1906 by Coca-Cola magnate Asa Griggs Candler as Atlantaâs first steel skyscraper. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

May 22, 2019 Atlanta - Details of marble staircases at The Candler Hotel Atlanta on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The Candler Building in downtown Atlanta will make its debut as the city's newest boutique hotel next month. The building has been going under renovations for more than two years and we'll tell why it took so long, how it fits in metro Atlanta's hospitality portfolio and what it says about re-imaging old buildings. On the National Register of Historic Places, the hotel is a 17-story high-rise that was originally built in 1906 by Coca-Cola magnate Asa Griggs Candler as Atlanta's first steel skyscraper. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

May 22, 2019 Atlanta - Interior of Candler Ballroom
at The Candler Hotel Atlanta on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The Candler Building in downtown Atlanta will make its debut as the cityâs newest boutique hotel next month. The building has been going under renovations for more than two years and weâll tell why it took so long, how it fits in metro Atlantaâs hospitality portfolio and what it says about re-imaging old buildings. On the National Register of Historic Places, the hotel is a 17-story high-rise that was originally built in 1906 by Coca-Cola magnate Asa Griggs Candler as Atlantaâs first steel skyscraper. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

May 22, 2019 Atlanta - Glass window near marble staircases at The Candler Hotel Atlanta on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The Candler Building in downtown Atlanta will make its debut as the city's newest boutique hotel next month. The building has been going under renovations for more than two years and we'll tell why it took so long, how it fits in metro Atlanta's hospitality portfolio and what it says about re-imaging old buildings. On the National Register of Historic Places, the hotel is a 17-story high-rise that was originally built in 1906 by Coca-Cola magnate Asa Griggs Candler as Atlanta's first steel skyscraper. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

May 22, 2019 Atlanta - Martin Wormull, general manager, shows bank vault on ground floor of The Candler Hotel Atlanta on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The Candler Building in downtown Atlanta will make its debut as the cityâs newest boutique hotel next month. The building has been going under renovations for more than two years and weâll tell why it took so long, how it fits in metro Atlantaâs hospitality portfolio and what it says about re-imaging old buildings. On the National Register of Historic Places, the hotel is a 17-story high-rise that was originally built in 1906 by Coca-Cola magnate Asa Griggs Candler as Atlantaâs first steel skyscraper. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

May 22, 2019 Atlanta - Details of marble staircases at The Candler Hotel Atlanta on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The Candler Building in downtown Atlanta will make its debut as the cityâs newest boutique hotel next month. The building has been going under renovations for more than two years and weâll tell why it took so long, how it fits in metro Atlantaâs hospitality portfolio and what it says about re-imaging old buildings. On the National Register of Historic Places, the hotel is a 17-story high-rise that was originally built in 1906 by Coca-Cola magnate Asa Griggs Candler as Atlantaâs first steel skyscraper. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

May 22, 2019 Atlanta - Lion statue at marble staircases at The Candler Hotel Atlanta on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The Candler Building in downtown Atlanta will make its debut as the city's newest boutique hotel next month. The building has been going under renovations for more than two years and we'll tell why it took so long, how it fits in metro Atlanta's hospitality portfolio and what it says about re-imaging old buildings. On the National Register of Historic Places, the hotel is a 17-story high-rise that was originally built in 1906 by Coca-Cola magnate Asa Griggs Candler as Atlanta's first steel skyscraper. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

May 22, 2019 Atlanta - Exterior of The Candler Hotel Atlanta on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The Candler Building in downtown Atlanta will make its debut as the cityâs newest boutique hotel next month. The building has been going under renovations for more than two years and weâll tell why it took so long, how it fits in metro Atlantaâs hospitality portfolio and what it says about re-imaging old buildings. On the National Register of Historic Places, the hotel is a 17-story high-rise that was originally built in 1906 by Coca-Cola magnate Asa Griggs Candler as Atlantaâs first steel skyscraper. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

May 22, 2019 Atlanta - Elevators on second floor of The Candler Hotel Atlanta on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The Candler Building in downtown Atlanta will make its debut as the cityâs newest boutique hotel next month. The building has been going under renovations for more than two years and weâll tell why it took so long, how it fits in metro Atlantaâs hospitality portfolio and what it says about re-imaging old buildings. On the National Register of Historic Places, the hotel is a 17-story high-rise that was originally built in 1906 by Coca-Cola magnate Asa Griggs Candler as Atlantaâs first steel skyscraper. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

May 22, 2019 Atlanta - Restroom inside a suit on 17th floor of The Candler Hotel Atlanta on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The Candler Building in downtown Atlanta will make its debut as the city's newest boutique hotel next month. The building has been going under renovations for more than two years and we'll tell why it took so long, how it fits in metro Atlanta's hospitality portfolio and what it says about re-imaging old buildings. On the National Register of Historic Places, the hotel is a 17-story high-rise that was originally built in 1906 by Coca-Cola magnate Asa Griggs Candler as Atlanta's first steel skyscraper. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

May 22, 2019 Atlanta - Interior of Candler Ballroom
at The Candler Hotel Atlanta on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The Candler Building in downtown Atlanta will make its debut as the cityâs newest boutique hotel next month. The building has been going under renovations for more than two years and weâll tell why it took so long, how it fits in metro Atlantaâs hospitality portfolio and what it says about re-imaging old buildings. On the National Register of Historic Places, the hotel is a 17-story high-rise that was originally built in 1906 by Coca-Cola magnate Asa Griggs Candler as Atlantaâs first steel skyscraper. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

May 22, 2019 Atlanta - Tile floor on second floor of The Candler Hotel Atlanta on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The Candler Building in downtown Atlanta will make its debut as the cityâs newest boutique hotel next month. The building has been going under renovations for more than two years and weâll tell why it took so long, how it fits in metro Atlantaâs hospitality portfolio and what it says about re-imaging old buildings. On the National Register of Historic Places, the hotel is a 17-story high-rise that was originally built in 1906 by Coca-Cola magnate Asa Griggs Candler as Atlantaâs first steel skyscraper. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

May 22, 2019 Atlanta - Bank vault on ground floor of The Candler Hotel Atlanta on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The Candler Building in downtown Atlanta will make its debut as the cityâs newest boutique hotel next month. The building has been going under renovations for more than two years and weâll tell why it took so long, how it fits in metro Atlantaâs hospitality portfolio and what it says about re-imaging old buildings. On the National Register of Historic Places, the hotel is a 17-story high-rise that was originally built in 1906 by Coca-Cola magnate Asa Griggs Candler as Atlantaâs first steel skyscraper. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

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Exterior of The Candler Hotel Atlanta. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

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