<p>Another option: You can stay in the dorms. [Residential</a> Life: Commencement and Reunion Housing](<a href=“http://reslife.brown.edu/commencement/index.html]Residential”>http://reslife.brown.edu/commencement/index.html)
Alums there for reunions tend to favor this as they get to “relive” Brown more, but a number of parent/family groups do this too. The cost is a bit high for just a spartan room and linens (if you have been there to move in your student, then you know what it looks like!) Usually reasonably clean. (and no bed bug fears) Since your senior is going to be packing up, unlike the alums you likely will have access from them to better pillows, extra towels or blanket, maybe a bathrobe without having to bring it, if you need it. (remember that bathrooms are shared down the hall.) And the dorms tend to be much quieter during commencement than other times you may have been around Brown. The biggest advantage is the convenience! No car needed really, and more important no parking hassle, walk back to your dorm room for a nap, change clothes, whatever. If you can’t do stairs, make sure you request re that.
Because they don’t take reservations until later in the Spring, you might still want to get a cancellable reservation somewhere else if you are uncertain.</p>