{"id":26099,"date":"2015-07-25T19:20:42","date_gmt":"2015-07-26T01:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=26099"},"modified":"2018-02-07T13:48:04","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T19:48:04","slug":"chancellors-house-looks-to-redefine-hospitality-on-the-square-opening-summer-2016-by-alex-thiel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/chancellors-house-looks-to-redefine-hospitality-on-the-square-opening-summer-2016-by-alex-thiel\/","title":{"rendered":"Chancellor\u2019s House Looks to Redefine Hospitality on the Square – Opening Summer 2016 (by Alex Thiel)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ice sculpture of the Chancellor’s House Hotel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Several of the state\u2019s most important and recognized public figures packed The Lyric<\/strong>\u00a0Friday morning , July 24, for the announcement of Oxford\u2019s new boutique hotel, Chancellor\u2019s House<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Located at the intersection of South Lamar and University Avenue, Chancellor\u2019s House is set to open in the summer of 2016. Featuring a combination of 31 rooms and suites, the Chancellor\u2019s House aims for an unprecedented level of hospitality and elegance in Oxford lodging.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Ceiling\"<\/a>The project is the brainchild of N. David Porter<\/strong>, president of Texas oil and gas company Sendero Energy, Inc.<\/strong> Porter says that he got the idea to open a boutique hotel in the center of Oxford upon visiting his son, an Ole Miss<\/strong> sophomore, and recognizing the demand for such an establishment.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe came up here to visit [our son] during a football weekend, and not being as familiar as we should have been, we didn\u2019t make a reservation here,\u201d Porter explains. \u201cWe really fell in love with Oxford and Ole Miss, [and] the sense of family and tradition.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe said, what if we could build something really nice, where you can just park at the hotel, walk to the Square, walk to school, leave that car, and just enjoy visiting here with our sons and daughters and enjoy this wonderful place?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Trent Lott, former U.S. Senator from Mississippi at the Chancellor’s House reception<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Though Porter is a graduate of Texas A&M University<\/strong>, several Ole Miss graduates join him at the helm of this project: the management group is owned by brothers Fred<\/strong> and William Alias<\/strong>, while PR is handled by Amanda Brown Olmstead<\/strong>\u2019s Atlanta-based company. Tommy Stone<\/strong>, project developer, was the first on-field Colonel Reb<\/strong> mascot.<\/span><\/p>\n

Among the amenities previewed at the luncheon were underground valet parking, a High Tea Room, the Chancellor\u2019s Grill private-club style restaurant, and a Grand Ballroom for wedding receptions and other gala events. The hotel will also feature a rooftop restaurant with views of Oxford and the Square, an outdoor patio, and a fully-stocked Library with different hors d\u2019oeurves<\/em> and liquors served daily. A Steinway grand piano in the lobby confirms that no expense will be spared in treating guests to a luxurious stay.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"homepage-slider-exterior-650w\"<\/a>Several specialty packages will also be available to guests, such as a hunting and fishing school at Prairie Wildlife in West Point, cooking classes with renowned chefs, and performances at the Gertrude C. Ford Center<\/strong> on campus. Perhaps the most attractive and involved of these packages, however, is the football package, which will treat guests to 30 football games over the course of five years, complete with a private box at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium<\/strong>, an exclusive Chancellor\u2019s House tent in the Grove<\/strong>, and golf and spa packages each football season.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Oxford Chef John Currence speaking with us at the event<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Some of the other guests in attendance included Governor Phil Bryant<\/strong>, Lt. Governor Tate Reeves<\/strong>, former Senator Trent Lott<\/strong>, and interim university Chancellor Morris Stocks<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chef John Currence<\/strong> of City Grocery<\/strong> fame was also in attendance, and hinted at plans to potentially provide some concierge accommodations to the property in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOxford has, I think, for the last fifteen or twenty years, been hungry for a real boutique property that will cater to a small segment of the folks that are coming here,\u201d said Currence. \u201cEverything I know about the project so far seems to hit it squarely on the bull\u2019s eye.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI hope that they can meet the level of ambition that they\u2019ve set out with.\u201d\u00a0 \"The<\/a>
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