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2024
A Star Inspired Maine Hotel
From the Boston Globe. Inspired by the brilliant stars in the Central Maine sky, Hotel Ursa is a new 95-room hotel located at the University of Maine in Orono. It blends historic buildings with modern amenities and offers a cafe, bar, and access to a gym and recreation center. The hotel is perfect for visitors to the university or anyone exploring the area's outdoor activities.
Visit Site Mar15
2024
UMaine's new 95-room hotel already has hundreds of reservations
A 95-room hotel opening March 5 on the University of Maine's campus already has about 400 reservations through October. Hotel Ursa includes two historic buildings on campus that sat mostly unoccupied for more than a decade and were repurposed, plus the newly built Polaris Hall. Coburn Hall and Holmes Hall were built in the late 1880s and housed the agriculture and history departments and the chemistry department, respectively. The hotel is named for the Ursa Major and Ursa Minor constellations, meaning "greater bear and lesser bear," according to its website. It is also a nod to UMaine's mascot, the black bear.
Visit Site Mar15
2024
Hotel Ursa Opens on the Campus of the University of Maine
Olympia Hospitality has announced the opening of Hotel Ursa, a new hotel on the campus of the University of Maine (UMaine) in Orono. Hotel Ursa has 95 guest rooms and is located at the center of the campus. The new property serves a variety of needs for UMaine while providing visitors to the region with a unique and compelling experience.
Continue Reading Mar08
2024
Historic buildings at UMaine are now a hotel
Some of the oldest buildings at the University of Maine in Orono are now part of a new independent hotel. Hotel Ursa opened this week with 95 rooms and suites, using the former Coburn and Holmes Halls. Both halls were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The hotel is displaying features and artifacts from UMaine's history.
Visit Site Mar07
2024
95-room boutique hotel opens in Orono
Some of the University of Maine’s historic buildings now serve as part of Hotel Ursa, a new independent hotel. The hotel, displaying features and artifacts of the university’s history opened to the public this week. Over the last couple of years, the university has been working with a developer to convert Coburn and Holmes Halls into the boutique hotel. Both halls are among the oldest buildings at UMaine.
Visit Site Oct02
2023
Hotel Ursa opening at UMaine in the spring
An independent hotel named Hotel Ursa will open at the University of Maine this spring. As the newest addition to the university, this upcoming hotel was refurbished from what were originally Coburn and Holmes Halls, the two oldest buildings on the UMaine campus. Another building has also been erected to accompany them. Named after the North Star and the Ursa Major and Ursa Minor constellations, the hotel has been designed to feature a warm and inviting atmosphere that aims to reflect the Black Bear spirit.
Visit Site Nov03
2022
Olympia Hotel Management to Operate a New Hotel on the Campus of the University of Maine
Olympia Hotel Management (OHM) has announced that it has been selected to operate a new hotel on the campus of the University of Maine (UMaine) in Orono. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on October 1, 2022, and the hotel is expected to be completed in early 2024.
Visit Site Sep28
2022
Groundbreaking Ceremony Oct. 1 for $28M Hotel Project at UMaine
A groundbreaking ceremony will be held Oct. 1 at the University of Maine for a $28 million project to renovate Coburn and Holmes halls, two of the oldest buildings on campus, both of which have been unoccupied for more than a decade, and develop them into boutique hotels. With the construction of a new 24,800-square-foot building adjacent to Holmes Hall, the three buildings will provide 95 hotel rooms and suites, and a bistro café.
Visit Site Sep16
2022
Boutique Hotel Plans Underway on UMaine Campus
The hotel will take over what was previously known as Holmes Hall and Coburn Hall. Jake Ward, UMaine vice president of innovation and economic development, said the buildings were built in the late 1800s. Holmes was most recently home to agricultural research space and chemistry labs, whereas Coburn housed the university's original library, as well as agriculture space and office space.
Visit Site Sep15
2022
Developers Form Partnership to Convert Historic UMaine Buildings into Hotel
A Chicago-based investment firm and a Pennsylvania-based real estate developer have formed a partnership through which they will renovate two historic buildings on the University of Maine campus in Orono into a boutique hotel. Harrison Street, the investment firm, said Thursday that it has formed a joint venture with Radnor Property Group LLC to turn Coburn and Holmes halls into a campus hotel.
Visit Site Jul26
2021
UMaine Trustees Advance Boutique Hotel Renovations for Historic Buildings on Orono Campus
University of Maine System trustees voted Monday to move forward with a project that would turn two long-vacant buildings on the University of Maine’s campus in Orono into an on-campus, boutique hotel. During a board meeting, the trustees voted unanimously for a resolution to complete negotiations and enter into a 99-year lease agreement with Radnor Property Group, LLC. In April, the university named Radnor as its choice to redevelop the historic Holmes and Coburn halls.
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