Graduate Hotels
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Hospitality |
Founded | 2014 |
Founder | Ben Weprin |
Headquarters | Chicago, IL |
Parent | AJ Capital Partners |
Website | graduatehotels |
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Graduate Hotels is a collection of hotels located in college towns across the country, launched in 2014 by Chicago-based real estate company AJ Capital Partners.[1][2] Each hotel reflects the nearby college.[1][3] As of October 2019, there were 21 operating hotels across the United States, with eight more planned in the following two years.[4]
History
Graduate Hotels was founded in 2014 by Chicago-based real estate investor Ben Weprin and his firm, AJ Capital Partners.[5] The company launched the Graduate Hotels brand by acquiring and remodeling university-anchored towns across the country.[6] The first hotel opened in Athens, Georgia in 2014, centered around the University of Georgia.[7]
References
- ^ a b "This college town boutique hotel chain is the anti-Airbnb". CNBC. 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ^ "Graduate Hotels graduates into a bigger chain". USA Today. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- ^ "Visiting Colleges? The Era of Staying in a Sad Hotel Is Over". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Felice, Selene San. "Loews Annapolis reopens as Graduate Annapolis following remodel". capitalgazette.com. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- ^ Brown, Abram. "The Revivalist: Young Hotelier Ben Weprin Has An Eye For An Aged Luxury Gem". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- ^ Rosman, Katherine (2018-07-14). "The Education of a Brotelier". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- ^ "Boutique Group Graduate Hotels Finds Its Niche in University Towns". Skift. 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2019-10-15.