USA-based Graduate Hotels group is due to makes its maiden venture across the Atlantic in Spring 2021 and will open its first European hotels in Oxford and Cambridge.
The 148-bedroom Graduate Cambridge was formerly the Doubletree by Hilton Cambridge City Centre. The hotel will undergo a complete refurbishment of all its bedrooms plus its pool and fitness centre. The Graduate Cambridge will feature Poindexter, the Graduate Hotels’ café and bar concept, as well as a refurbished full-service restaurant.
Graduate Cambridge will include seven meeting and events suites including the main Magdalene Ballroom accommodating up to 200 guests.
Graduate Cambridge is situated along the banks of the River Cam on Mill Lane in the centre of Cambridge.
Meanwhile the Graduate Oxford property was previously the Macdonald Randolph Hotel which is now undergoing a comprehensive refurbishment of its bedrooms and communal spaces.
The Graduate Oxford will have 151 bedrooms. Expect a boutique-styled hotel taking its inspiration from the local architect and landmark sites in Oxford as well as an ‘Alice in Wonderland’ theming. The Alice will be Graduate Oxford’s all-day brasserie, with the Morse Bar named after the television detective who solved Oxford’s many and varied crimes.
The Magdalene Ballroom will be the main events suite accommodating up to 250 guests and supported by two smaller meeting rooms. Leisure facilities will include a fully equipped gym.
Graduate Oxford is surrounded by the University of Oxford and its various colleges, including Trinity and St. John’s as well as the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology.
Graduate Hotels Group currently has 21 operating hotels in towns across the U.S., including: Washington, Athens, Georgia, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Berkeley, California; Providence, Rhode Island and Seattle amongst others. An additional 12 properties are under development and scheduled to open by the end of 2021.
