<p>Suggestions?</p>
<p>We just stayed at a new Hilton Garden Suites in Ithaca. It had been open less than a week and was working out the bugs, but very nice. It is downtown in walking distance of the Commons, so lots of good restaurants of all varieties and only about ten minutes from Cornell.</p>
<p>Where are you visiting in Rochester? A college? Which one?</p>
<p>Well, here goes. For U of R maybe the Courtyard Rochester Brighton, 33 Corporate Woods, Rochester. RIT maybe the Residence Inn at 1300 Jefferson Rd. Eastman School of Music try Inn on Broadway downtown. In general, for U of R you want to stay someplace in the town of Henrietta. It’s a fairly ugly suburb, but there are lots of hotels (chains). Let me know if you need any other “tour” info! :)</p>
<p>In Ithaca, we stayed at La Tourelle, which is up on the hill just past Ithaca College. Park-like grounds adjacent to Buttermilk Falls State Park (a must-see if you have time), hiking trails, lake views, and one of the area’s better restaurants. They also allow you to bring your dog in a couple of the ground-floor rooms.</p>
<p>Weenie: Thanks. We will be doing a quick visit to University of Rochester.</p>
<p>Try the University Inn in Ithaca. Just stayed there last week. It is a Best Western motel. They provide a complimentary shuttle to and from the campus, which we thoroughly appreciated.</p>
<p>Thanks Cami … do they shuttle to both Cornell and Ithaca College?</p>
<p>I’m not sure about that. You’d have to check with them. I know they are closer to the Cornell campus.</p>
<p>BTW, we stayed at the Wellesley Inn and Suites when we visited Rochester. It was also quite close to the U of R campus.</p>
<p>It is a little pricey but lovely and my daughter and friend felt like royalty. She made me promise that if she ended up at Cornell, we would stay there anytime we visited. THey have almost completed a new “spa” wing. The room we had had two king size beds and a large flat screen TV.</p>
<p>The grounds are lovely as are Cornell’s. It is a little hard to find.</p>
<p>My SIL did a search on B and B’s for her visit to Ithaca. She found one about 3 miles away. Good amenities, etc. She loved it. So some of the other suggestions are great. But you may want to keep B&B’s in mind as an option too.</p>
<p>Try the Henry Miller Inn in Ithaca. It’s a historic house designed by one of Cornell’s first architecture graduates. The owner is extremely helpful with information, down to the smallest details.</p>
<p>The Inn is a block from Ithaca Commons, and a block from the gorge hiking trail (don’t miss it!). You’ll need to take a car or bus to Cornell because of the steep hill. Have a great visit.</p>
<p>Cami: We booked the Wellesley Inn and Suites … there were two, North and South - I booked South as that seems to be closer to the University. Please let me know if that is the “right” one! Many thanks for the recommendation.
Did your child interview at Rochester?</p>
<p>twinmom: Yes, the south one is the right one.</p>
<p>Thanks Weenie!</p>
<p>Yes, he did interview at U Rochester. The interview took about thirty minutes and seemed pretty straightforward. </p>
<p>We were impressed with the school and had the chance to talk to two students who were enrolled in the sciences. By chance, both were vegetarians (we were eating in a restaurant with lots of vegetarian food) so my S. had a chance to ask them about the food as well as the science workload. </p>
<p>It is not one of his ED/EA choices but it will definitely be in the RD pile!</p>
<p>This is for the ole U of R ;)<br>
Try the hampton inn…close to campus. In reality , all the hotels that are downtown Rochester, or nearby are VERY close to the university of rochester, like a 10 dollar cab ride maximum. 5 - minute ride.</p>