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The Laurel Hotel and Spa

Name: The Laurel Hotel and Spa
Address: 130 East Thach Avenue, Auburn, Alabama, 36830, United States
Telephone: 833-950-1819

A campus getaway that earns high marks

VERIFIED LUXURY

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Auburn University may be better known for football than formal hospitality, but with the polished Laurel Hotel & Spa, that may soon change. A centerpiece of the Tony & Libba Rane Culinary Science Center on Auburn University’s campus, The Laurel ...READ MORE

Our Inspector's Highlights

The Laurel Hotel & Spa’s rooms have a sophisticated but unstuffy vibe. The velvet chairs, gold coffee tables and massive area rugs would have been right at home in the study of a stylish professor.
Bathrooms keep an opulent air with marble-framed tubs, rainforest showers and fragrant Bvlgari toiletries.
Suites are equipped with wet bars that come fully stocked with all the tools (a drink cooler, a cocktail mixing kit) and tipples (full bottles of Hendrick’s Gin and 1800 Tequila for purchase) you’ll need.
The spa consists of serene treatment rooms, a salt room and a eucalyptus steam room. When you need to cool off, head up to the rooftop pool for a tranquil escape that comes with tantalizing views of town.
If you’re planning a visit to Auburn University, there isn’t a more convenient home base than The Laurel. Your room is just a short walk from Samford Hall, Toomer’s Corner, Jordan-Hare Stadium and most of the school’s other major landmarks.

The Restaurants

A fully integrated teaching restaurant, 1856 is a dining experience unlike any you’ve ever had. Students from the Horst Schulze School of Hospitality Management help the front and back of house run smoothly while a rooftop garden maintained by the university’s horticulture program ensures that only the freshest ingredients are used.
The culinary program at 1856 is overseen by a rotating lineup of esteemed chefs. The restaurant has been under the gastronomic guidance of James Beard winner Joël Antunes, five-time James Beard nominee Ford Fry and inventive chef Tyler Lyne.
Walt’s on the Roof may lure you with its spectacular looks across campus, but it’ll hook you with a revolving menu of small bites and seasonal cocktails.
The rooftop is also the scene for a robust lineup of weekly epicurean events. Toast with Towers & Tinis on Tuesdays, join in on the Oyster Hour fun on Wednesdays and don’t miss Bourbon & Bites on Thursdays.
On the building’s ground floor, you’ll find Thrive Coffee Roastery & Café, a great place to kick off your day or stop for an afternoon pick-me-up. And when it comes to lunch and dinner, Hey Day Market is a quaint food hall with everything from Mexican and Malaysian street noodles to pizza and poke bowls.

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