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The Study at Yale Officially Opens With Whiffenpoofs On Hand

Where: 1157 Chapel St [map], New Haven, NH, United States, 06511

A few months ago, The Study at Yale opened on campus at the Ivy League school in October and back then, we were chomping at the bit for some real photos rather than renderings. And now that the hotel has officially opened today we finally got 'em.

A ribbon-cutting is being held today at 4pm to celebrate the opening. Not sure if it will be a kegger because kids are either wrapping up their last exams or they have already headed home for the holidays.

Here's what you can expect:

At 4 pm, New Haven Mayor John DeStefano will join [Hospitality 3's developer Paul] McGowan to cut a ceremonial ribbon at the entrance of the 124-room hotel at 1157 Chapel Street. A reception featuring the Yale Whiffenpoofs*, America's first and oldest collegiate a cappella group, will be held immediately after at The Study at Yale’s restaurant, Heirloom.

The a capella group! Andy Bernard is probably jealous.

The rooms at The Study do sound extremely inviting for an on-campus visit. Each guest room has a leather reading chair and ottoman, an expanded desk area, marble and glass showers and wireless internet. But what really stirs the preppy inside of us is the bath robe. Each room also comes with a custom designed seersucker bathrobe, stitched with the hotel’s logo which is a pair of reading glasses.

More photos after the jump. Thanks Susie!

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Hotel Swag: Get Stylish in the Morning, Kimpton-Style

Hotel swag just gets better and better. This week the most attractive merchandise to catch our eye is courtesy of the Kimpton Hotel chain, where we already knew they're into animal print luggage.

The exciting news--well, somehow we're feeling excited about it today--is that the whole animal print thing goes a step further, and you can also buy animal print bath robes from Kimpton's online shop. Kimpton thinks that wearing these bath robes will "let your wild side run free", and what's more they'll "add character and style to your daily routine".

And here we were thinking our daily routine was already stylish enough. The big question is which animal print to choose: leopard, zebra or giraffe. For us it's a no-brainer: giraffe. Leopards and zebras are try-hards, but giraffes are so stylish they don't even know it. We are checking our credit card still has $120 left on it and we're ordering.

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Is a Bathrobe Proper Hotel Dinner Wear?

In the "be careful what you wish for" category, on Friday the Wall Street Journal noted that hotels who won't shut up about their fancy new spas are now having to deal with guests wearing their robes to dinner. It's like having Tony Soprano stay at your hotel!

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