Graduate Hotels Explained
| Graduate Hotels |
| Type: | Private |
| Industry: | Hospitality |
| Predecessors: | --> |
| Successors: | --> |
| Founder: | Ben Weprin |
| Hq Location City: | Nashville, TN |
| Hq Location Country: | United States |
| Locations: | 33 |
| Area Served: | United States
England |
| Owners: | --> |
| Parent: | AJ Capital Partners |
Graduate Hotels is a collection of hotels located in college towns, primarily in the United States, launched in 2014 by Nashville-based real estate company AJ Capital Partners.[1] [2] [3] There are currently 31 operating hotels in the United States and two in England.[4]
History
Graduate Hotels was founded in 2014 by Nashville-based real estate investor Ben Weprin and his firm, AJ Capital Partners.[5] The company launched the Graduate Hotels brand by acquiring and remodeling hotels in university-anchored towns across the country.[6] The first hotel opened in Athens, Georgia in 2014, centered around the University of Georgia.[7]
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. agreed to buy Graduate Hotels in March 2024. AJ Capital Partners will retain real estate ownership of the existing Graduate properties under new long-term Hilton franchise agreements.[8]
Locations
United States
Hotel! style="width:250px;" | Location | Opening Year | Nearby University |
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| Graduate Annapolis | Annapolis, Maryland | 2019 | United States Naval Academy |
| Graduate Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, Michigan | 2016 | University of Michigan |
| Graduate Athens | Athens, Georgia | 2014 | University of Georgia |
| Graduate Berkeley | Berkeley, California | 2017 | University of California, Berkeley |
| Graduate Bloomington | Bloomington, Indiana | 2018 | Indiana University |
| Graduate Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 2020 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Graduate Charlottesville | Charlottesville, Virginia | 2015 | University of Virginia |
| Graduate Cincinnati | Cincinnati, Ohio | 2020 | University of Cincinnati |
| Graduate Columbia | Columbia, South Carolina | 2019 | University of South Carolina |
| Graduate Columbus | Columbus, Ohio | 2019 | Ohio State University |
| Graduate East Lansing | East Lansing, Michigan | 2021 | Michigan State University |
| Graduate Eugene | Eugene, Oregon | 2019 | University of Oregon |
| Graduate Evanston | Evanston, Illinois | 2020 | Northwestern University |
| Graduate Fayetteville | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 2019 | University of Arkansas |
| Graduate Iowa City | Iowa City, Iowa | 2018 | University of Iowa |
| Graduate Knoxville | Knoxville, Tennessee | 2020 | University of Tennessee |
| Graduate Lincoln | Lincoln, Nebraska | 2017 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| Graduate Madison | Madison, Wisconsin | 2015 | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Graduate Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 2017 | University of Minnesota |
| Graduate Nashville | Nashville, Tennessee | 2020 | Vanderbilt University |
| Graduate New Haven | New Haven, Connecticut | 2019 | Yale University |
| Graduate Oxford | Oxford, Mississippi | 2015 | University of Mississippi |
| Graduate Palo Alto | Palo Alto, California | 2022 | Stanford University |
| Graduate Providence | Providence, Rhode Island | 2020 | Brown University |
| Graduate Richmond | Richmond, Virginia | 2017 | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Graduate Roosevelt Island | New York (Roosevelt Island), New York | 2021 | Cornell Tech |
| Graduate Seattle | Seattle, Washington | 2018 | University of Washington |
| Graduate State College | State College, Pennsylvania | 2019 | Pennsylvania State University |
| Graduate Storrs | Storrs, Connecticut | 2020 | University of Connecticut |
| Graduate Tempe | Tempe, Arizona | 2014 | Arizona State University |
| Graduate Tucson | Tucson, Arizona | 2020 | University of Arizona |
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England
Future
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: This college town boutique hotel chain is the anti-Airbnb . CNBC . 2018-02-20 . 2020-04-28.
- Web site: Graduate Hotels graduates into a bigger chain. USA Today. 2019-10-15.
- Web site: Visiting Colleges? The Era of Staying in a Sad Hotel Is Over. Bloomberg L.P.. 2019-10-15.
- Web site: Loews Annapolis reopens as Graduate Annapolis following remodel. Felice. Selene San. capitalgazette.com. 2019-10-15.
- Web site: The Revivalist: Young Hotelier Ben Weprin Has An Eye For An Aged Luxury Gem. Brown. Abram. Forbes. 2019-10-15.
- News: The Education of a Brotelier. Rosman. Katherine. 2018-07-14. The New York Times. 2019-10-15. 0362-4331.
- Web site: Boutique Group Graduate Hotels Finds Its Niche in University Towns. 2017-05-30. Skift. 2019-10-15.
- Web site: Clark. Patrick. Hilton Agrees to Buy Graduate Hotels Brand for $210 Million. Bloomberg. 14 March 2024. 14 March 2024.
