Located in downtown Clemson, SC, The Shepherd Hotel is the dream of Rick Hayduk, a luxury hotel leader who has long aspired to own a hotel and employ individuals with disabilities as service providers. Hayduk’s vision was inspired by his daughter who has Down Syndrome. In 2011, Clemson University Head Football Coach Dabo Sweeney introduced Hayduk to Rich Davies, a third-generation real estate developer and Clemson alumnus who was looking to build a boutique hotel. Through the partnership formed by the trio, The Shepherd Hotel was born.
Everything about the design of the Shepherd Hotel is intended to create an atmosphere of approachable luxury and Southern hospitality. This includes the aesthetic created by the more than 41,000 square feet of precast concrete core walls and architectural precast concrete cladding with a thin-brick, medium sandblast finish.
