Our story · Auburn, Alabama

A love for Auburn.
A place to come home.

Meet the family behind The Collegiate Hotel, a historic boutique hotel in Auburn, Alabama, where old traditions inspire new memories.

Get to know the CoHo
The Wirth family beside the tiger and flower mural at The Collegiate Hotel in Auburn

Our family. Our favorite town. Your home away from home.

Family owned & operated Historic Wittel Hall Rooted in Auburn
Brian and Kim Wirth at the entrance to The Collegiate Hotel in Auburn

Meet Brian & Kim Wirth

Some roads lead you
right back where you belong.

For us, Auburn was never just where we went to college. It was the place we kept dreaming of coming back to.

That dream took shape when Kim spotted a For Sale sign outside historic Wittel Hall during an Auburn recruiting visit. A call to the listing agent turned into an offer, and the start of a new chapter for our family.

We left our jobs, moved from outside Memphis with our three teenagers, and poured our love of historic renovation, family, and Auburn into The Collegiate Hotel.

Brian & Kim

Auburn graduates · Owners & operators

Once Auburn gets in your heart

“It took us four years to graduate from Auburn and the next 25 trying to figure out how to get back!”

Brian & Kim Wirth

An Auburn story, still unfolding

Historic roots.
A spirited new chapter.

Before it became The Collegiate Hotel, this building was Wittel Hall. Built by the Wittel family in the early 1940s, it served as Auburn’s first private dormitory for women.

Two generations of the Wittel family cared for this special place. Today, we’re honored to carry that spirit of family hospitality forward.

Then: Wittel Hall

A home for generations of Auburn women, filled with friendships, milestones, and memories.

Now: The Collegiate Hotel

A thoughtfully renovated boutique hotel celebrating Auburn’s past, present, and future through one-of-a-kind art and historic touches, with contributions from Auburn alumni, artists, and the Wittel family.

Brian and Kim Wirth enjoying cocktails on the CoHo rooftop overlooking Auburn’s Samford Hall

Make yourself at home

Good company.
Great conversation.
A little CoHo.

We created the CoHo with faith, family, and friends at its heart. From the front porch to the rooftop patio, there’s room to slow down, share a drink, and enjoy being together.

Whether you’re here for a stay or stopping by for a visit, we hope we get to meet you.

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Your next Auburn memory starts here

Come for Auburn.
Stay for the welcome.

We’d love to be part of your next chapter in Auburn. Until then, a warm War Eagle from our family to yours.

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