Rooms for graduation

marny1
Thu, 06 Sep 2007 09:12:19 +0000

I made hotel reservation for 2008 Graduation when I dropped my d off for freshman orientation in 9/2004. We reserved only 1 room as the price is nuts- but Norcalguy is right- the dorms are open and made available for graduation. I believe on campus reservations aren’t done until around February.
I followed the website last year, so I don’t think it is too difficult to get dorm rooms, as they still seemed to be available in March. (at least it seemed that way from info on website)
Some Hotels have a “lottery” and will take the reservation 1 year before graduation- I believe Courtyard/Marriott does that.
If you want to stay in a hotel, but can’t deal with $400 bucks a night, you may want to check out the surrounding towns including Binghamton, Cortland etc. I find Cortland is the closest and easiest drive to Ithaca. (about 30-40 minutes).
We’re planning to get dorm rooms for any of the aunts/uncles that may attend graduation.