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The Longleaf Hotel and Lounge Featured in The Agenda by Tablet Magazine

Longleaf Hotel and Lounge was featured on The Agenda from Tablet Hotels! Click here to see the Longleaf in good company.

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In Raleigh, North Carolina, an undistinguished corporate chain hotel was found to have, beneath a layer of stucco, the bones of a fossilized Sixties Travelodge — and after an archaeological-grade restoration and a modernist-inspired redesign it’s back in business, this time as the Longleaf Hotel.

It’s named, fittingly, for a classic-but-endangered emblem of North Carolina’s forests, and while its interiors are instantly familiar to anyone with an appreciation for mid-century modernism, every detail is carefully tailored to the place, from the longleaf needle wallpaper to the textiles by local maker Rise & Ramble. The most basic rooms are comfortable, if cozy, at 230 to 250 square feet, while others add a sitting room or, in the case of the suite, a full-size parlor with a queen sleeper sofa.

Three Maurer Architecture boutique-hotel projects highlighted in Raleigh Magazine

The March edition of Raleigh Magazine highlights the most recent boutique hotels in Raleigh. The article mentions three out of five Maurer projects that have opened since 2015, or will open later this year. Raleigh follows the lead of Durham in the introduction of boutique hotels to the Triangle area. The Durham Hotel, also a Maurer Architecture project, greatly inspired continued this growth trend of boutique hotels, which has been exemplified through its success. Click to read more!