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Kimpton The Forum Hotel
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States · Kimpton · Accessible Luxury
Kimpton The Forum Hotel opened in April 2023 on the University of Virginia's North Grounds, becoming Kimpton's first hotel located on a university campus. Architect Cooper Carry designed the purpose-built, five-story hotel in a Jeffersonian neoclassical style that echoes UVA's academic heritage, replacing the former UVA Inn at Darden and earning LEED BD+C Silver certification.
- 198 rooms
- Opened 2023
- Neighborhood: UVA North Grounds
- Architect: Cooper Carry
About Kimpton The Forum Hotel
- The hotel's two restaurants, the steakhouse Birch & Bloom and craft-beer bar The Good Sport, sit beside a six-acre arboretum and botanical garden on the hotel grounds.
- Beyond its 198 guest rooms, the hotel has more than 22,000 square feet of meeting and classroom space for Darden School programming.
History
Kimpton The Forum Hotel is a purpose-built, five-story hotel at 540 Massie Road on the North Grounds of the University of Virginia, adjacent to the Darden School of Business in Charlottesville. Designed by architecture firm Cooper Carry in a Jeffersonian neoclassical style that echoes UVA's academic heritage, it replaced the former UVA Inn at Darden and achieved LEED BD+C Silver certification.
Opened in April 2023, it was Kimpton's first hotel located on a university campus. The property offers 198 guest rooms plus suites, more than 22,000 square feet of meeting and classroom space, two restaurants — the steakhouse Birch & Bloom and craft-beer bar The Good Sport — and a six-acre arboretum and botanical garden.
Restaurants and bars
- The Good Sport — Bar · Bar
- Birch + Bloom — Restaurant
Amenities
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
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