Uncommon Hospitality is teaming with New York-based design firm Post Company on the former’s newest project, The Longfellow Hotel. Opening in Summer 2023, The Longfellow will be Post Company’s first hotel in Maine, delivering a distinctive design and new wellness offering to the city of Portland.
The property will be the first independent full-service hotel to open in Portland in 20 years and is the namesake of famed Portland poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
The Longfellow will be a five-story, ground up building located in Portland’s historic West End neighborhood, envisioned by brothers Nate and Tony DeLois of Uncommon Hospitality. The hotel will be located across the street from Uncommon Hospitality’s Francis Hotel, a meticulously restored historic mansion they reimagined as a hotel in 2017. The Longfellow will offer a residentially inspired and design-forward hospitality concept with a Nordic-inspired wellness offering.
“Having been born and raised in Maine, we felt passionate about continuing to elevate the hospitality offering in Portland through a focus on design and holistic wellbeing. We are thrilled to collaborate with Post Company, and our Maine-based architectural and development team, to create a destination that will complement Portland’s vibrant restaurants,artistic culture and the natural beauty of the region,” said Tony DeLois, Co-Founder and COO of Uncommon Hospitality
The Longfellow was designed with a residential feel in mind, with nods to Portland’s historic West End architecture and character. Post Company’s interiors underscore paired-back minimalism with gestures of materiality related to Maine’s distinctive environment. The design ethos plays into the idea that Portland can be a place of rugged elements, but the hotel provides an immediate ambiance for relaxation and restoration once a guest walks through the front door.
The lobby at The Longfellow serves as the heart of the hotel with a communal lounge featuring casual seating and an intimate bar, handcrafted by local millworkers. The bar is a focal point of the lobby experience at The Longfellow and is meant to be a welcoming entry and gathering place for the entire property.
The boutique property will feature 48 rooms with 44 king rooms and four suites. Several of the rooms boast French balconies or bay windows, and The Longfellow will also offer pet-friendly rooms.
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