Georgetown University has selected Crestline Hotels & Resorts to manage the Hoya Hotel at Georgetown on the university's Hilltop campus in Washington, D.C. The five-story building, which was recently used for student housing adjacent to the Leavey Center, will undergo a major renovation, redesign and rebranding ahead of its reopening as a new hotel in the spring of 2026. The new facility will include 146 guestrooms, a restaurant and bar and 13,000 square feet of meeting and event spaces. The lobby will have an open concept with natural lighting from floor-to-ceiling windows.
The Hoya Hotel will be Crestline Hotels & Resorts’ fifth university hotel. “The successful management of university-affiliated hotels requires a specialized approach that blends hospitality excellence with an understanding of academic environments,” James Carroll, president & chief executive officer of Crestline Hotels & Resorts, said in a statement. “University hotels are more than just lodging facilities; they are hubs for academic conferences, visiting faculty, alumni, athletics programs, prospective students, and the community. Crestline employs a tailored strategy to ensure each university property operates at peak efficiency while supporting the institution’s broader mission. We strive to retain and foster strong relationships with university stakeholders and academic departments, as well as empowering the general manager to anticipate and quickly react to the university’s needs.”
Crestline’s history in this specialty market began more than two decades ago with the management of the Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center and the Emory Conference Center Hotel and the Inn at Emory, in Atlanta Georgia. Today Crestline’s university-related properties also include The Inn at Virginia Tech; Skelton Conference Center in Blacksburg, Va.; and The Ohio University Inn & Conference Center in Athens, Ohio.