OXFORD, Miss.
AJ Capital Partners announced that the Graduate Oxford Hotel officially opened its doors on September 22, in Oxford, Miss., located in Lafayette County.
Joining Graduate Athens in Georgia, Graduate Tempe in Arizona, Graduate Charlottesville in Virginia and Graduate Madison in Wisconsin, the hotel collection targets college markets across America.
The 136-room ground-up hotel development is prominently located on the historic Downtown Oxford Square. Graduate Oxford is a celebration of the city's unique sense of style, the vivid history of the University of Mississippi (also known as Ole Miss) and the beloved Rebels.
The hotel also features two food and beverage outlets: Cabin 82, the hotel's café and coffee shop and The Coop, a rooftop bar and restaurant.
The design of Graduate Oxford reflects Southern comfort and classic style while adding a pop of unconventionality, taking influence from the city's rich literary and artistic history. Guests are welcomed to the hotel by the lobby's iconic pink oak floors, grass cloth walls, seersucker drapery and comfortable seating in a multitude of fresh colors. The hotel includes one-of-a-kind art pieces commissioned from local artists and writers, such as the large multi-media installation by Charlie Buckley featured in lobby.
Cabin 82, the hotel's café and coffee shop, is an updated homage to Mississippi's rustic traditions serving classic Southern comfort food such as fried chicken, house biscuits and scratch sides, as well as traditional breakfast offerings for guests dining in or on-the-go. The Coop, the hotel's rooftop bar and restaurant, offers unparalleled views of Oxford's Square, craft cocktails and creative Southern dishes.
Graduate Oxford partnered with the Williams Brothers general store, based out of Philadelphia, Miss., to supply the hotels' restaurants with a number of products, including bacon, cheeses and sausages, which are prominently featured in many food items on the menus at Cabin 82 and The Coop.
Graduate Oxford also partnered with local, James Beard award-winning chef, John Currence, to operate the catering and events for the hotel. Chef Currence has a number of existing esteemed restaurants in Oxford including City Grocery, Bouré, Big Bad Breakfast and Snackbar.
The hotel features a boardroom and two event spaces to accommodate a range of group sizes and events including weddings, reunions, social gatherings, business meetings and more.
