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Hampton Inn to convert package-store license to on‑premise wine-and-malt license for guest consumption
Summary
The License Commission approved a change for the Hampton Inn at 65 Prescott Street to surrender its package-store license and adopt an on‑premise wine-and-malt (beer and wine) license so guests may buy alcohol for consumption on hotel property; the change was described as corporate compliance, not an operational expansion into a lounge.
Representatives for the Hampton Inn at 65 Prescott Street told the Worcester License Commission on May 15 that the hotel will convert its package-store license to an on‑premise wine-and-malt license so that alcohol sales are limited to consumption on the property.
Whitney Gillings of Bluebonnet Consulting appeared for the applicant and explained that the hotel currently holds a Section 15 package-store license but that corporate compliance requires an on‑premise (Section 12) license for the hotel’s operations. "We are merely updating that," Gillings said, describing the change as administrative: the hotel will allow guests to purchase beer and wine and consume it in the lobby or in private rooms rather than remove it from the property.
The commission clarified that the request was for wine and malt beverages only and that the hotel does not plan an on‑site full-liquor lounge at this time. The commission noted the applicant's statement that the hotel’s typical operations do not intend off-premises consumption under the on‑premise license and that the license will better align with guest services. Sergeant Needham reported no issues from the police.
The commission approved the change, conditioned on the state’s approval where required and the applicant’s representation that beer and wine sales will be confined to the hotel premises.
