BLOOMINGTON If you're planning to visit Bloomington and stay overnight, you will soon have a new option downtown that is not affiliated with any major hotel chains.

The Posh on Kirkwood hopes to open its 45 guest rooms as soon as the middle of the month. It is taking reservations starting on October 1.

The fully-independent five-story hotel is on the corner of Kirkwood Avenue and Washington Street. It was built within a former Peoples State Bank branch and keeps elements of the bank, such as its former vault.

"This is an opportunity for us to really showcase this property as the jewel box of Bloomington," Posh on Kirkwood general manager Matt Swisher said. "Bloomington brings a different level of energy. To help lure potential leisure travelers and have a potential destination for them

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