Inland American Lodging Group, Inc. announced that it has formed two new joint ventures for a combined investment of $68.5 million with Kessler Enterprises. The joint ventures will focus on developing two luxury boutique hotels, totaling 150 rooms, in Charleston, S.C., and Mountain Brook, Ala., a suburb of Birmingham. Both hotels will be affiliated with Marriott's Autograph Collection, a collection of high quality boutique hotels known for their rich character details.

Set to debut in early 2015 as an Autograph Collection hotel, in the city of Mountain Brook's Lane Parke Village development, the anticipated 100-room boutique hotel will boast an on-site Grand Bohemian Art Gallery, signature Poseidon Spa, interactive cooking school, wine blending experience, 12,630 square feet of meeting space and a vibrant rooftop terrace and restaurant. Set to debut in early 2015 as an Autograph Collection hotel, Grand Bohemian Hotel Charleston will mark The Kessler Collection's property in South Carolina. The 50-room luxury boutique hotel, located in Charleston's Historic District at the corner of Wentworth and Meeting Street just steps away from historic landmarks, shopping and dining, will incorporate diverse offerings including an on-site Grand Bohemian Gallery, more than 3,000 square feet of meeting and event space, wine blending and tasting room with curated wine selections, fitness center, specialty coffee shop with micro-roasted coffee, farm-to-table culinary offerings with regional ingredients, as well as a rooftop restaurant and terrace providing breathtaking views of the sought-after Southern escape.

Under the joint venture agreements, Inland American will be the majority owner of the properties and Kessler Enterprises will develop both properties. The properties will be managed by Kessler Collection Management under a 15-year management agreement.