The Press Hotel, Autograph Collection, Portland

The Press Hotel, Autograph Collection provides rooms with design inspired by a 1920s writer's office. Features include a vintage-styled journalist desk and newsroom references. Bathrooms feature floor-to-ceiling marble. Deluxe King and Deluxe Doubles provide room to stretch out. Marshmallowy soft pillows and device docks are installed in the headboards. One-bedroom suites are located on the second and sixth floors. All rooms provide ironing facilities, heating, air conditioning, tea and coffee facilities, a sitting area, trouser press, free toiletries, AM/FM alarm clock, and a flat-screen TV with streaming services. The spacious double room offers air conditioning, a tea and coffee maker, as well as a private bathroom boasting a walk-in shower and a hairdryer. The double room features a wardrobe, a safe deposit box, heating, as well as a flat-screen TV with streaming services. Each unit has 1 or 2 beds.

UNION, the 65-seat restaurant, is headed by Head Chef Christian Bassett. UNION sources ingredients from local farmers and fisherman. Turndown includes local Dean's chocolate. The lobby bar, Inkwell, features hand crafted cocktails and an iconic letterpress art wall. Inkwell starts each day with complimentary coffee and a selection of muffins and pastries for purchase. Union serves breakfast through dinner. The Market Table features natural light, a custom-built walnut table, and mid-century modern seating for semi-private dining.

The hotel features an Art Gallery, open to the public, with works by local Maine artists. The gallery includes a two-story installation of vintage typewriters called the SWARM. A small fitness center contains an iron scale once used for weighing rolls of newsprint. Guests can also power their next workout with state-of-the-art machines, including two Peloton Cycling Bikes. Tactile art from Kate Cheney is on display. The hotel also has lovingly tended rooftop hives that produce uber-local honey.

The Press Hotel, Autograph Collection sits at the edge of the Old Port district, near boutiques, bars, and restaurants along cobblestone lanes. Landmarks nearby include the Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine (1 km), Wadsworth-Longfellow House (0.5 km), DiMillo's Old Port Marina (0.5 km), Old Port (0.5 km), Portland Museum of Art (1 km), Market Street (0.5 km), and Commercial Street (0.5 km). Portland International Jetport is 10 km away. Accessible public entrances, meeting spaces, onsite restaurants, and fitness center entrance are provided.

The Press Hotel, Autograph Collection offers free Wi-Fi, free coffee/tea, bicycle rental, dry cleaning service, room service, wake up calls, daily housekeeping, mobile key, digital check-in service request, and valet parking for vehicles outfitted for drivers in wheelchairs. Well-behaved dogs are welcome, with a nonrefundable pet fee of $75 per stay. Daily parking is $40, and catering events include a $20 daily parking fee. Guestrooms feature accessible vanities, adjustable height hand-held shower wand, alarm clock telephone ringers, deadbolts on doors, electronic room key, flashing door knockers, self-closing doors, lever handles on doors, lowered deadbolts, lowered electrical outlets, lowered viewports, mobility accessible rooms, non-slip grab rails, roll-in shower, TTY/TTD compatibility, toilet seat at wheelchair height, and transfer showers.