Portland, Maine
Need a place to hammer out the next Great American Novel? (Or just some envy-inducing vacation tweets?) Click-clack your way over to the Press Hotel, opening in May inside a former newspaper building in the historic Old Port district. Word geeks will strain for superlatives to describe the design, from a “letterpress art wall” sculpture at the front desk to drink coasters shaped like typewriter keys. The 110 guest rooms’ decor is inspired by 1920s newsrooms: Picture herringbone prints, reeded glass doors and leather desk chairs imprinted with Times New Roman pangrams. Collaborations with Maine artists and authors are highlighted in the hotel’s art gallery, whose first exhibition features a display of antique typewriters. And when guests aren’t slurring words at the Inkwell, the classic cocktail bar, they can stuff their mouths at UNION, the latest from farm-to-table chef duo Mark Gaier and Clark Frasier, which trades the Renaissance Italian-inflected cuisine of their Boston spot, M.C. Spiedo, for distinctly American coastal cookery. In addition to offering an in-house lecture series, Press Hotel will partner with area arts and culture groups to give guests insider opportunities—so if you want a relaxing getaway that will still engage your mind, this seems like a no-brainer.
-Portland has a helluva food scene. Right now all eyes are on the internationally inspired small plates at rustic wunderkind Central Provisions, a James Beard award finalist for the country’s Best New Restaurant.
-Hit the neon-glowing dance floor at the awesomely named Bubba’s Sulky Lounge, where it’s all about ’80s pop, shooting pool and cheap drinks in a bric-a-brac-strewn space that resembles a hoarder’s rec room. (Retro tin lunchboxes: Everywhere.)
-For an arts scene overview, plan your trip to coincide with a First Friday Art Walk among galleries skewing classic, contemporary and occasionally kooky.
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By Scott Kearnan | Photo Credit: Irvin Serrano | May 1, 2015
The Press Hotel
Portland, Maine
Need a place to hammer out the next Great American Novel? (Or just some envy-inducing vacation tweets?) Click-clack your way over to the Press Hotel, opening in May inside a former newspaper building in the historic Old Port district. Word geeks will strain for superlatives to describe the design, from a “letterpress art wall” sculpture at the front desk to drink coasters shaped like typewriter keys. The 110 guest rooms’ decor is inspired by 1920s newsrooms: Picture herringbone prints, reeded glass doors and leather desk chairs imprinted with Times New Roman pangrams. Collaborations with Maine artists and authors are highlighted in the hotel’s art gallery, whose first exhibition features a display of antique typewriters. And when guests aren’t slurring words at the Inkwell, the classic cocktail bar, they can stuff their mouths at UNION, the latest from farm-to-table chef duo Mark Gaier and Clark Frasier, which trades the Renaissance Italian-inflected cuisine of their Boston spot, M.C. Spiedo, for distinctly American coastal cookery. In addition to offering an in-house lecture series, Press Hotel will partner with area arts and culture groups to give guests insider opportunities—so if you want a relaxing getaway that will still engage your mind, this seems like a no-brainer.
-Portland has a helluva food scene. Right now all eyes are on the internationally inspired small plates at rustic wunderkind Central Provisions, a James Beard award finalist for the country’s Best New Restaurant.
-Hit the neon-glowing dance floor at the awesomely named Bubba’s Sulky Lounge, where it’s all about ’80s pop, shooting pool and cheap drinks in a bric-a-brac-strewn space that resembles a hoarder’s rec room. (Retro tin lunchboxes: Everywhere.)
-For an arts scene overview, plan your trip to coincide with a First Friday Art Walk among galleries skewing classic, contemporary and occasionally kooky.
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