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America 250: Why Ohio is the Perfect Place to Celebrate

May 30, 2026

Make Oberlin your home base for the historic Semiquincentennial celebration! This July, experience the best Fourth of July festivities across Lorain County. From hometown fireworks in Tappan Square to lakeside displays over Lake Erie.
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Our Cutting-Edge Geothermal & Radiant System

April 22, 2026

This March, as we observe National Women’s History Month, we are looking back at the trailblazers who walked the very streets where our hotel stands today. At The Hotel at Oberlin, we believe that history isn't just something you read about; it’s something you inhabit.
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Sustainable Love: A Wedding Celebration as Unique as Your Story

April 02, 2026

Your wedding day is the first chapter of your future together. Why not start it in a place that honors both history and the future? The Hotel at Oberlin offers a sophisticated, LEED Platinum-certified backdrop for couples who value authenticity, sustainability, and community.
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Celebrating Lucy Stone and Women’s History

March 03, 2026

This March, as we observe National Women’s History Month, we are looking back at the trailblazers who walked the very streets where our hotel stands today. At The Hotel at Oberlin, we believe that history isn't just something you read about; it’s something you inhabit.
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Hosting Meaningful Events in Oberlin

February 10, 2026

At The Hotel at Oberlin, we believe that coming together is the spark for progress. Nestled in the heart of a community known for its progressive vision, our hotel serves as a modern-day forum where local businesses, college alumni, and global thinkers connect and share new ideas.
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Groundbreaking Hotel Celebrates 1st Year

September 19, 2017

When The Hotel at Oberlin opened last September it significantly raised the bar for environmentally sustainable hotels. It was not only one of the first hotels in the US built to meet the rigorous LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council but also the first hotel in the US to incorporate solar and geothermal power, as well as use radiant heating and cooling.
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Students lying on the grass outside the Memorial Arch at Oberlin College

"Summer Obie-Nights" for the College Road Trip Tour

May 31, 2017

Summer is when parents and their high schoolers hit the road, blending the requisite college tours with vacation fun. After Forbes ranked Oberlin College one of the top 25 Colleges in the Midwest last year, it's no surprise that a stop in this charming Ohio town is programmed into the GPS of prospective students and parents. To welcome road warriors, The Hotel at Oberlin is offering its “Summer Obie-Nights” package, specifically designed for the college-bound and their family.
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Paying-it-Forward with Green Meetings in Oberlin Ohio

November 03, 2016

The Hotel at Oberlin is one of the most environmentally sustainable hotels in the world and features meeting spaces that were designed and purpose-built for today’s most discerning meeting planners and their attendees.
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A Groundbreaking Green Hotel Opens in Oberlin Ohio

September 15, 2016

The Hotel at Oberlin is the first hotel in the U.S. to incorporate solar, geothermal, and radiant heating and cooling. The 70-room property is engineered to be one of the most environmentally sustainable hotels in the world and is one of only five hotels in the country designed to qualify for the rigorous LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
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Hotel at Oberlin ballroom decorated for a wedding

Oberlin to Present Landmark Conference on Climate Change

September 01, 2016

Oberlin College and The Oberlin Project announce After Fossil Fuels: The Next Economy, a landmark conference to be held October 6 - 8, 2016 in Oberlin, Ohio. Bringing together some of the most innovative and influential thinkers in the world with key elected officials who have a solid and active track record on climate change issues.
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The Hotel at Oberlin: Innovative Architecture, Design & Green Technology

August 25, 2016

The Hotel at Oberlin will officially open on September 13, 2016, a 70-room property designed to be one of the most environmentally sustainable hotels in the world. The Hotel at Oberlin is the first hotel in the US to incorporate solar, geothermal, and radiant heating and cooling and one of only five hotels in the US to qualify for the rigorous LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
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Raising the Bar on Ohio Farm Favorites at the New 1833 Restaurant

July 13, 2016

Executive Chef Jim Barnhart, a native of surrounding Lorain County, oversees The Hotel at Oberlin's 1833 restaurant. Chef Barnhart's approach is to take on the classics "and make them cool again." That's why you'll see Midwestern favorites such as deviled eggs and Lake Erie Walleye on the menu of 1833.
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Setting Standards for Environmentally Sustainable Hotels

May 13, 2016

The Hotel at Oberlin, one of the most innovative green hotels in the world, will have its soft opening today in Oberlin, Ohio, followed by the official opening in September 2016. Designed to be one of the most environmentally sustainable hotels to date, The Hotel at Oberlin is the first hotel in the nation to incorporate solar, geothermal, and radiant heating and cooling.
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Olympia Hospitality to Manage Hotel in Oberlin College’s New Peter B. Lewis Gateway Center

April 21, 2016

Olympia Hospitality will manage a state-of-the-art hotel that is currently being built in Oberlin, Ohio by Oberlin College. The property will anchor The Peter B. Lewis Gateway Center, the cornerstone of Oberlin’s Green Arts District, an ongoing development encompassing the northeast corner of North Main Street and East College Street.
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