The Dean
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}}The Dean is a 52-room boutique hotel located at 122 Fountain Street in Providence, Rhode Island. The hotel was part of the renewal of downtown Providence,<ref name=":0">GRIMALDI, PAUL. "providence | From shelter to strip club to hip hotel." Providence Journal (RI), 1 ed., sec. Features, 14 Nov. 2013, p. TMC_01. NewsBank: Access World News – Historical and Current, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/152420D10C428108. Accessed 18 Dec. 2019.</ref> the beginning of a wave of small boutique hotels in the city of Providence and the surrounding area,<ref>Anderson, Patrick. "HOTEL BUILDING BOOM IN PROVIDENCE How many new hotels will go up? If the plans materialize, the city could increase number of rooms by a third." Providence Journal (RI), sec. RI News, 27 Nov. 2017, p. A1. NewsBank: Access World News – Historical and Current, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/168717666B9D2558. Accessed 3 Jan. 2020.</ref> and the beginning of a wave of "hip" hotels across the United States.<ref name=":1">TUDELA, ALEX. "The Search for Hipness in Hotels". The New York Times, November 15, 2013 Friday. advance-lexis-com/api/document?collection=news&id=<nowiki>urn:contentItem:59V1-N3D1-JBG3-60H7-00000-00&context=1516831</nowiki>. Accessed March 6, 2020.</ref> Further, the building the hotel occupies is considered an "architectural gem."<ref name=":0" />
Design
The hotel was designed by ASH NYC, and the architects were Kite Architects Inc. <ref name=":0" /> The Dean opened in 2014.
Rooms in The Dean include oil paintings, tables by Rhode Island sculptor Will Reeves, and fixtures by The Steel Yard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cntraveller.com/article/best-boutique-hotels-usa|title=Offbeat hotels in the USA|last=Traveller|first=Condé Nast|website=CN Traveller|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref> Tenants are able to borrow refurbished bicycles.<ref name=":1" />
The Dean contains four businesses: currently two food establishments: North, run by James Beard Foundation Award-nominated chef James Mark, and Bolt Coffee, and two bars: The Dean Bar and The Boombox.
History
Prior to being a hotel, 122 Fountain Street was built in 1912 as a shelter run by the Episcopal church and operated as a several adult entertainment establishments known for their illegal actions. In its last iteration before The Dean, it was a strip club called the Sportsman's Inn. Elements of the hotel's design and decor reference the building's origins. <ref>PELLETIER, JENNA. "Designed with staying power in mind | Providence." Providence Journal (RI), 1 ed., sec. News, 3 Apr. 2014, p. MAIN_01. NewsBank: Access World News – Historical and Current, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/15241E866F0673C0. Accessed 18 Dec. 2019.</ref>
Reception
The hotel was listed as one of Condé Nast Traveler|Condé Nast Traveller's top bargain hotels of 2014,<ref>"Travel; Providence's Dean Lands On Elite Condé Nast List". Providence Journal, June 8, 2014 Sunday. advance-lexis-com/api/document?collection=news&id=<nowiki>urn:contentItem:5CCV-5B71-DY30-11GY-00000-00&context=1516831</nowiki>. Accessed March 6, 2020.</ref> and one of Condé Nast Traveller's top hotels in New England in 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cntraveler.com/readers-choice-awards/united-states/new-england-top-hotels|title=Top 30 Hotels in New England: Readers' Choice Awards 2019|website=Condé Nast Traveler|language=en|access-date=2020-01-03}}</ref>. It has been reviewed positively in Vogue (magazine)|Vogue,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/where-to-eat-drink-find-art-in-providence-rhode-island-travel-guide|title=Why Providence, Rhode Island, Should Be Your Next Weekend Getaway|last=Sherman|first=Julia|website=Vogue|language=en|access-date=2020-01-03}}</ref> Goop (company)|Goop,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://goop.com/travel/experiences/three-easy-train-trips-from-new-york-city/|title=Three Easy Train Trips from New York City|date=2018-08-20|website=Goop|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-03}}</ref> Architectural Digest,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/chic-bunk-bed-hotels|title=Inside 8 Chic Hotel Guest Rooms Where Four's Never a Crowd|last=Flanagan|first=Keith|website=Architectural Digest|language=en|access-date=2020-01-03}}</ref> The New York Times,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Field|first=Elizabeth|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/24/travel/hotel-review-the-dean.html|title=Hotel Review: The Dean|date=2015-05-21|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-01-03|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and GQ.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/providence-city-guide|title=Providence, Rhode Island: Your Guide to America's Coolest City|last=Vaughan|first=Brendan|website=GQ|language=en|access-date=2020-01-03}}</ref>
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Category:Hotels in Rhode Island
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