2020
July
Good Morning America
We want to hang out at this Dolly Parton-inspired bar from 9 to 5
Floor-to-ceiling windows show the outside patio with oversized daybeds, bright pink seating vignettes and a wading pool. There are pink striped exterior walls and a larger-than-life Dolly Parton statue crafted from pink chicken wire.
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July
Eater
The Graduate’s Glam Rooftop Is a Pink-Splashed Eclectic Ode to Dolly Parton
The Barbie Dreamhouse-esque space was designed by Graduate Hotels’ in-house studio, crowned with a vibrant outdoor patio complete with daybeds and a wading pool dubbed “the Governor’s Pool.” Striped pink exterior walls and greenery push whimsical energy throughout the outdoor space, which offers views of Midtown.
May
ESPN
Hotel Offers Recreation of Michael Jordan's UNC Dorm Room
But there will be lots more to see in the hotel — including game-worn sneakers from 1983, a $5 check Jordan cashed after winning a game of pool, and last but not least, Jordan's actual student ID card.
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April
Entrepreneur
Graduate Hotels Is Beating Its Competitors By Going Hyper, Hyper Local
Ben Weprin, CEO of the company behind Graduate Hotels, is standing tall on the unfinished rooftop of the building he has spent four years willing into existence. Once complete, this will be the only hotel on Roosevelt Island, a two-mile crust of grass and concrete that runs alongside Manhattan’s eastern shore. “Every time I’m up here, I still can’t believe this is happening,” Weprin says. “It’s unreal.”
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March
Travel + Leisure
Graduate Hotels Will Have You Wishing You Were in School Again
With minimalist design at peak popularity from vacation rentals to hotels large and small aiming to win over millennial travelers, Graduate Hotel's approach is the polar opposite — creating a refuge with abundant locality in its maximalist style.
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