Graduate Hotels Debuts Graduate Princeton Spring 2024

Next spring, Graduate Hotels debuts Graduate Princeton in New Jersey, marking the brand’s 34^th hotel in its growing portfolio. Slated to include 180 guestrooms, signature food and beverage outlets, and nearly 6,000 square feet of public space, Graduate Princeton will embrace Graduate Hotels’ signature maximalist style.

The new hotel is a hybrid adaptive reuse and new-build project, where a 1918 building formerly used as a dormitory for Princeton University students will be restored and expanded. Graduate Princeton focuses on intentional storytelling full of rich colors, textures and tributes to the original building’s Gothic architecture.

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“Our approach with this adaptive reuse project was to emulate as many of the original details as possible, and pay homage to the incredible heritage of the place with interesting and subtle design details — like our custom lamps inspired by revolutionary-war era cannons that were found buried behind the University’s Nassau Hall,” said Ben Weprin, founder and CEO, Graduate Hotels. “The walls of this building are bursting with history, and soon our guests will be able to experience that for themselves.”

Features of the new hotel include a two-story library lounge lined with a collection of colorfully embroidered Senior Jackets (a token received by students upon graduating) and a 30-foot custom carved wooden communal table to gather and connect.

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The Varsity Club, Graduate Princeton’s community-focused food and beverage outlet, serves comfort and traditional food reminiscent of the classic American college experience. The restaurant includes an all-day menu for guests to get cozy and socialize, whatever the hour.

Graduate Princeton sits directly opposite the historic university campus and will double the number of available accommodations in Princeton.