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The Press Hotel, Autograph Collection

Name: The Press Hotel, Autograph Collection
Address: 119 Exchange St, Portland, ME 04101, Portland (Maine), United States
Rating: 4.7

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The Press Hotel, Autograph Collection

Portland (Maine) • Old Port • SPLURGE

avg. $563 / night

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PB hotel design editorial

For nearly a century, the building at 119 Exchange Street served as the home of the Portland Press Herald, one of New England's oldest daily newspapers. That history saturates every corner of The Press Hotel, which opened in 2015 after Portland-based Archetype Architects converted the 1923 beaux-arts structure into 110 rooms across seven floors. The exterior — pale brick with restrained classical detailing, broad double-hung windows, and a bold vertical sign running down the corner facade — survives essentially intact, the building carrying the civic confidence of early twentieth-century commercial architecture without revision. Inside, the interiors developed by Sohan Design reference the newspaper trade with enough intelligence to avoid nostalgia. The lobby lounge arranges walnut-framed slatted chairs, low leather drum stools in brass-footed navy, and long grey upholstered banquettes across herringbone tile floors, the palette of cobalt, orange, and warm timber giving the space an editorial sharpness. Guest rooms pursue a quieter register: deep walnut headboard surrounds framing navy textile walls, dark-stained cabinetry with mirrored wardrobes, and artwork drawn from Maine cartographic and photographic archives. The restaurant below exposes the building's concrete frame directly, pairing it with tufted tan leather banquettes, a striped wood bar fascia, and light oak tables — a material conversation between the industrial bones of the old press building and a considered contemporary hand.

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The Press Hotel, Autograph Collection Reviews

1,226 reviews

"The hostess ignored customers walking in. To chat on the phone. She walked away from the hostess station. Leaving customers waited to be seated. The place was fairly empty. Many tables were available. Management refused to provide food service. When the kitchen was open."

A Tripadvisor traveler review

Mar 08, 2026

"Nice hotel in Portland. Great bar area and very nice lobby. The room was nice nothing special. We did eat at the bar which was very good and they had a happy hour as well."

A Tripadvisor traveler review

Feb 21, 2026

"This is a good and fun hotel very well located in downtown Portland. A great base station to explore an amazing city and its almost limitless supply of amazing restaurants. Pet friendly and all of the people were energetic and helpful until…. … we came with another couple and we each had rooms for three nights. Total spend between us was about $5000 including food and drinks. One couple left at 9am on Sunday and we asked to have a one hour extension in terms of late checkout. Hotel said they could not accommodate that. Really? After spending that much money you can’t find an hour? Is it really going to be that crowded on Sunday night in November? Seems like a total miss for the hotel and a stain on an otherwise good trip."

A Tripadvisor traveler review

Nov 09, 2025

"We mistakenly booked a non-cancellable room which was very pricey. We were ill and could not make the trip and wanted to move it to a later date. When we called the hotel three days before the scheduled trip, they were absolutely immovable, inflexible and rude to us. They had no interest in the fact that we had stayed at the Press Hotel numerous previous times. Since it was busy season, I am certain they were able to sell the room again at top dollar. They referred us to Marriott Bonvoy to file a grievance and ask for help. We called Bonvoy and they established a case number and promised a call back in 3-5 days. They did not call back so we called Bonvoy after 10 days or so. They also were not willing give us any credit for the room or use the money we paid toward a future stay. The loyalty of being a Bonvoy member is worth nothing and we are very disappointed."

A Tripadvisor traveler review

Oct 29, 2025

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