THE GRADUATE STORY
From our very first outposts way back in 2014 to today's collection of 33+ handcrafted hotels, we've been on a mission to create spaces worthy of their communities. Take a trip into the world of Graduate and check out some highlights from a decade of unapologetically unique hospitality.
2024
Graduate Hotels joins Hilton’s global portfolio of award-winning brands, offering millions of travelers the opportunity to experience the stay in iconic university towns.
Graduate Hotels joins Hilton’s global portfolio of award-winning brands, offering millions of travelers the opportunity to experience the stay in iconic university towns.
2023
Graduate Palo Alto, our 33rd hotel, opens down the road from Stanford University.
Graduate Palo Alto, our 33rd hotel, opens down the road from Stanford University.
We team up with LeBron James and his foundation again for Training Camp, a hospitality training and education program in Akron, Ohio.
Way to row! We celebrate our second year as the official hotel partner of The Boat Race.
2022
The Graduate Hotels coffee table book hits shelves, with 272 glorious pages of design stories and college nostalgia.
The Graduate Hotels coffee table book hits shelves, with 272 glorious pages of design stories and college nostalgia.
Look, Ma. We're famous! "Handcrafted Hotels" premieres on the Magnolia Network, showcasing some of Graduate's most memorable designs.
2021
New hotels open in Oxford and Cambridge, U.K. Stateside, we also welcome Graduate East Lansing and Graduate New York to the team.
New hotels open in Oxford and Cambridge, U.K. Stateside, we also welcome Graduate East Lansing and Graduate New York to the team.
Things get weird in Bloomington with the opening of our immersive Stranger Things Suite.
2020
The I PROMISE Village by Graduate Hotels opens, our project in partnership with the LeBron James Family Foundation and James' life-changing I PROMISE School.
The I PROMISE Village by Graduate Hotels opens, our project in partnership with the LeBron James Family Foundation and James' life-changing I PROMISE School.
Graduate Eugene and Graduate Madison go head-to-head at the Rose Bowl.
Saloon 16, our bar with Peyton "The Sheriff" Manning opens in Knoxville, down the road from his alma mater. Go Vols!
Guests live out their Kevin McAllister dreams in Graduate Evanston's Home Alone Suite. (Just go easy on the Pepsi.)
We end the year with 28 hotels, opening new outposts in Chapel Hill, Cincinnati, Evanston, Knoxville, Storrs, and Tucson.
2019
Fashion icon Andre Leon Talley visits his portrait at Graduate Providence.
Fashion icon Andre Leon Talley visits his portrait at Graduate Providence.
The world's first pizza pay phone arrives at Graduate New Haven.
A pair of rare Nike Moon Shoes land at Graduate Eugene.
It's our biggest year yet, with nine new hotels: Annapolis, Columbia, S.C., Columbus, Eugene, Fayetteville, Nashville, New Haven, Providence, and State College.
2018
Fast Company names us one of the World's Most Innovative Companies.
Fast Company names us one of the World's Most Innovative Companies.
Graduate keeps growing, with new hotels in Bloomington, Iowa City, and Seattle.
2017
Inc. gives Graduate their 2017 "Interior Design" Design Award, which recognizes entrepreneurs using design to build great companies.
Inc. gives Graduate their 2017 "Interior Design" Design Award, which recognizes entrepreneurs using design to build great companies.
We hit double digits, with four hotel openings — Berkeley, Lincoln, Minneapolis, and Richmond.
2016
Ann Arbor joins our growing list of Graduate locations.
Ann Arbor joins our growing list of Graduate locations.
2015
Three new hotels open in Charlottesville, Madison, and Oxford.
Three new hotels open in Charlottesville, Madison, and Oxford.
2014
Graduate Hotels officially launches with our first two hotels — Graduate Athens and Graduate Tempe.
Graduate Hotels officially launches with our first two hotels — Graduate Athens and Graduate Tempe.