The Press HotelEST. 2014

Magnificently reborn, The Press Hotel is located in what was once the Gannett Building, housing the offices and printing plant of the Portland Press Herald, the state’s largest newspaper. The tapestry brick and stone building in Portland’s historic Old Port District was constructed in 1923 and an adjoining structure added in 1947. The newspaper operated there until 2010. Aptly named The Press Hotel, it retains virtually all of the building’s architectural details, including its vintage exterior lettering and the newspaper’s “City Room” re-purposed as the Inkwell Bar. Many of its artifacts have also been salvaged, including a scale used for weighing the huge rolls of newsprint right down to the ounce. This unique piece will find a new home in the Fitness Center (naturally).

Interior Design Firm Stonehill & Taylor worked on the conversion of this historic building into a Marriott Autograph Collection hotel to be a new four-star, lifestyle boutique. Stonehill & Taylor took inspiration from the site’s unique history in their design narrative. Referencing letterpress type cases, rectangular frame motifs are found throughout the design of the public areas, guestrooms, and function space. The reception desk pops from its surroundings featuring a custom sculptural wall commissioned by a local artist, a collage of enlarged letter blocks. The corridors are lined with digital wall covering containing custom graphics, a pattern comprised of historic headlines from the Portland Press Herald. The property is historically sensitive, energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable.

The Press Hotel offers a truly unique and unimagined event space and experience to enhance and ensure all your wedding festivities are utterly memorable. We will design a celebration that is distinctively personal and representative of you, in the same spirit in which we strive to capture that indefinable essence of Portland. From the ceremony, to the Penthouse Suite and private rooftop deck, to the post wedding brunch, we can customize every aspect and deliver a remarkably authentic occasion. Our full service wedding planners will inspire, harmonize, & streamline all aspects of your event allowing you to enjoy every moment.