the commons hotel
AJ Capital Partners Opens 304-Room Graduate Minneapolis Following Renovation and Rebranding
AJ Capital Partners | December 5, 2017
Minneapolis, Mn. – AJ Capital Partners is thrilled to announce that Graduate Minneapolis is officially open. The 304-room hotel, formerly The Commons Hotel, is located on the East Bank campus of the University of Minnesota and is the only on-campus lodging. In addition to the hotel's neighborhood gastropub, The Beacon, Graduate Minneapolis will feature food cart service in the lobby with culinary concepting lead by celebrity chef Richard Ruskell. Created for travelers who seek memory-making journeys, Graduate Hotels are part of a well-curated, thoughtfully crafted collection of hotels that reside in the most dynamic, university-an...
AJ Capital Partners Acquires The Commons Hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Be Converted to Graduate Hotel
AJ Capital Partners | January 3, 2017
Minneapolis, Minn. – January 3, 2017 – AJ Capital Partners announced today that it has acquired The Commons Hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from leading investment firm, Rockbridge. In 2017, the hotel will undergo a conversion into a Graduate Hotel. The eight-story, 304-room, full-service hotel is located on Washington Avenue at the heart of the University of Minnesota's campus. With over 20,000 square feet of meeting and event space, a fitness center, as well as The Beacon Public House – the hotel's restaurant and bar, The Commons Hotel is an established destination for University visitors and business travelers alik...
Noble House Appoints Frederic Bermond as Executive Chef to The Commons Hotel in Minneapolis
Noble House Hotels & Resorts | November 11, 2015
SEATTLE, Wash. – Noble House Hotels & Resorts – a collection of luxury hotels and resorts – is pleased to announce the appointment of Frederic Bermond as Executive Chef to The Commons Hotel, located close to downtown Minneapolis on the University of Minnesota campus. Bermond's focus in this position will be overseeing all culinary operations for the hotel and its signature gastropub restaurant, The Beacon Public House, which combines great mixology, good times and superior regional cooking in an industrial schoolhouse chic setting. "We are thrilled to have Frederic join our team as Executive Chef, and could not thi...
