Ed Graf, who along with his late wife Mary Ann founded the Priory Hotel (later leading to the development of the Priory Hospitality Group), passed away peacefully at the age of 86 after a brief illness on September 22, 2025. This article is the news obituatory from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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View SourceThe readers of Pittsburgh Magazine voted three Priory Hospitality Group properties as the Best of the 'Burgh. The Priory Hotel was named Best Boutique Hotel, Mansions on Fifth was named Best (B & B Style) Boutique Hotel, and the Grand Hall at the Priory was named Best Wedding Venue. The rankings appear in the July issue of the magazine.
View SourceThe Pittsburgh Business Times announced that Priory Hospitality Group CEO John Graf has been named among its Pittsburgh area "C-Suite Leaders of the Year" for 2024-25. Graf, President & CEO of PHC since 2013, was cited as providing steady leadership for the local, family owned owner and operator of unique hotels and catering facilities through the COVID-19 pandemic and for his strong investment in their hotel properties coming out of the crisis.
View SourceBoth the Priory Hotel and Mansions on Fifth Hotel were featured in the November 2024 issue of North Hills Monthly Magazine in a feature "Exploring Pittsburgh's Historic Hotels" by Kathleen Ganster. The article focuses on the stunning preservation of the two historic landmarks and their creative reuse as lodging and event spaces. The article starts at page 28 of the electronic version.
View SourceThis article discusses the Mansions on Fifth's role as the launching point for this year's annual East End Garden Tour benefitting the Pittsburgh Symphony. The tours start at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 23 at Mansions' Amberson House.
View SourceWriter Joanne Harrop details the involvement of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation in facilitating the restoration of the Mansions on Fifth and turning it into an operating hotel and event venue in 2010-11.
View SourceGrand Hall at the Priory bride and groom Abby and Brian were treated to some fabulous photos by a Priory Hotel and Grand Hall neighbor, who saw the couple preparing for their wedding intro and asked if they wanted some photos with his 1950's era black Cadillac. The results were pretty spectacular for the young couple!
View SourceJohn appears with local host Eric McKenna to discuss the history of the Priory and Grand Hall as well as Mansions on Fifth, and talks a bit about his philosphy of hospitality.
View SourceAuthor Tanisha Thomas takes a close look at the Priory Hotel's Monks' Bar to see, among other things, whether it is indeed really the smallest bar in Pennsylvania. Verdict? She can't prove it's not! And at 180 square feet with 12 seats, it seems likely it is!
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