Woo-Woo Chattanooga

Admit it. Chattanooga, Tenn., is not where you expect to find the latest and greatest, especially in Southside, the warehouse-filled economic development zone 10 blocks south of the riverfront tourist area. For the most part, your assumptions were correct; that is, until April, when the city opened The Chattanoogan, a 200-room conference center managed by Benchmark Hospitality. Benchmark has made its name in the tech meeting market running such properties as Chaminade Executive Conference