On the edge of Auburn University, The Laurel Hotel & Spa combines a small luxury hotel with a working hospitality education environment. Sixteen rooms and ten suites use warm timber, tailored upholstery and contemporary Southern references, with many looking across the campus and its mature oak canopy. A rooftop pool, garden and bar form the principal social setting, joined by a spa and the 1856 Culinary Residence restaurant. Kitchens, service and guest operations also support the university’s hospitality programme, placing teaching spaces and polished public rooms within the same compact campus building.