Updated July 26 UMaine System trustees advance proposal for boutique hotel on Orono campus A public-private partnership would allow for the development of an 87-bed boutique hotel using the vacant Coburn and Holmes Halls. Share The University of Maine System Board of Trustees advanced a proposal Monday for a public-private partnership to renovate two vacant buildings on the flagship Orono campus into a $17.2 million boutique hotel. The project would be funded by Radnor Property Group LLC, which is seeking to renovate Coburn and Holmes Halls and build an addition of approximately 24,800 square feet onto Holmes Hall to create an 87-bed boutique hotel.