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The Union Club Hotel at Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana, United States · Autograph Collection · Accessible Luxury
The only student-run Autograph Collection hotel in the world sits inside Purdue's 1929 Memorial Union in West Lafayette, where hospitality students staff the front desk and kitchens for college credit. White Lodging manages the 182-room hotel for the university after a $35 million renovation that reopened in August 2020; it joined Autograph in February 2022 as a teaching lab for Purdue's School of Hospitality and Tourism Management.
- 182 rooms
- Opened 1929
- Neighborhood: Purdue campus
- Architect: HKS Architects
About The Union Club Hotel at Purdue University
- It is the only student-run Autograph Collection hotel in the world, with hospitality students working the operation for college credit.
- About 75 percent of the staff are students from Purdue's White Lodging-J.W. Marriott, Jr. School of Hospitality and Tourism Management.
- Built beginning in 1929 as an addition to the Purdue Memorial Union, with later wings in 1939 and 1955.
History
The Union Club Hotel at Purdue University was built beginning in 1929 as an addition to the Purdue Memorial Union. A second wing followed in 1939, and a five-story north wing in 1955. It first opened its guest wing in 1929 on the West Lafayette, Indiana campus.
A $35 million renovation from 2018 to 2020 modernized the 182-room hotel, which reopened on August 5, 2020, and joined Marriott's Autograph Collection in February 2022. It is the only student-run Autograph Collection hotel in the world and a teaching lab for Purdue's School of Hospitality and Tourism Management.
The setting
8-minute walk to Purdue Horticultural Garden. 2 miles from Haan Mansion Museum.
Restaurants and bars
- 8Eleven Modern Bistro — Restaurant
- Boiler Up Bar — Restaurant
- Leaps Coffee Shop — Restaurant
Amenities
- Spa
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
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