April 29, 2017 is Spring Preview Day for prospective students. Ground should be thawed out by then but don’t expect much greenery yet. Agenda is available at http://admissions.rpi.edu/undergraduate/events/index.html
List of hotels are at http://admissions.rpi.edu/undergraduate/visit/lodging.html. Latham is quick drive via Route 7 to Troy and has a variety of hotels available. Latham also has shopping malls and a large number of restaurants.