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The Dorm Hotel

2.5 star property

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Property grounds
Reception
Daily to-go breakfast for a fee
Lobby sitting area
Deluxe Quadruple Room | In-room safe, desk, blackout drapes, free WiFi

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included
$136
includes taxes & fees
Oct 1 - Oct 2

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518 Stewart Ave, Ithaca, NY, 14850
  • Ithaca Commons
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Ithaca College
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Cornell University
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Ithaca, NY (ITH-Tompkins Regional)
    ‪12 min drive‬

Room options

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Sophomore Queen | In-room safe, desk, blackout drapes, free WiFi

Sophomore Queen

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(55 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Comfort Twin Room | In-room safe, desk, blackout drapes, free WiFi

Comfort Twin Room

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(18 reviews)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Deluxe Quadruple Room | In-room safe, desk, blackout drapes, free WiFi

Deluxe Quadruple Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Comfort Studio | In-room safe, desk, blackout drapes, free WiFi

Comfort Studio

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(8 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About this property

The Dorm Hotel

Ithaca hotel close to Cornell University
Along with a bar/lounge, this smoke-free hotel has coffee/tea in a common area and laundry facilities. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, tour/ticket assistance, a lobby fireplace, and gift shops/newsstands are onsite.
The Dorm Hotel offers 31 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and blackout drapes/curtains. 50-inch flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The Dorm Hotel features gift shops/newsstands, tour/ticket assistance, and coffee/tea in a common area. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. This business-friendly hotel also offers a fireplace in the lobby, laundry facilities, and a front-desk safe. Limited complimentary onsite parking is offered on request, and a car charging station is available.

The Dorm Hotel is a smoke-free property.

To-go breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:00 AM and 1:00 PM.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Height restrictions apply for onsite parking
  • Onsite parking available only on request
  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Limited onsite parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Daily on-the-go breakfast available 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM for a fee: USD 2.50 to 12 for adults and USD 2.50 to 12 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • TV in common areas
  • Wine tasting room

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • Communal living room
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 50-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Guests will receive an email within 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and lockbox information; front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), lockbox

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for to-go breakfast: approximately USD 2.50 to 12.00 for adults, and USD 2.50 to 12.00 for children

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve onsite parking
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

Parking height restrictions apply

Property is also known as

The Dorm Hotel Hotel
The Dorm Hotel Ithaca
The Dorm Hotel Hotel Ithaca

Reviews

The Dorm Hotel Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 385 out of 461 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 59 out of 461 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 461 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 461 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 461 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

David, Redmond

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good bed, great staff, about a dozen beers on tap
Lobby / lounge area
Stool - the bed was high
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Danilyn

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super convenient and friendly!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Amir

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Kenneth

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The dorm hotel needs to secure their exterior garbage. Rodents and squirrels have eaten thru the plastic trash can lid. If a guest is entering the property thru the compact car space, squirrels exit the garbage can and feel threaten and cornered. This is not unique to the Dorm Hotel, but a systemic problem across Ithaca with plastic lids for cans and dumpsters. If rats cannot feed, rats cannot breed.
exterior trash can in compact car parking space
random Ithaca dumpster in fraternity area
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, attractive design, easy walk to campus or downtown.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tiancheng, Markham

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No1 place to stay if you are visiting Cornell University.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kate

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Cute dorm theme but much nicer than a dorm!

Comfortable bed, very new, very clean. Great in-room amenities such as casting from your phone to the tv screen. But not as much hotel service. Grab-n-go, but no actual breakfast. People who run it are very nice.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Xuemei

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is very close to the west campus. Walking distance to Collge Town restaurants. The room is very spacious. The staff is very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Laurie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The rooms are small but take care of your needs. Very clean, tidy, newly renovated with thought and care to modern needs, capitalize on technology to provide extra comforts.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Great spot near campus
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved it, here! Lots of great dining options within a 10min walk. Lots of hills, in town.. good to walk off those calories and long hours in a car.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Semeka

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dawn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Highly recommend this adorable place!

Adorable place. Walking distance to Cornell campus. Highly recommend.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Jill A.

Liked: Property conditions & facilities

Great location, cute vibe - but over priced

This is at least my fifth stay at this hotel. Location is great and to have offstreet parking is unusual and great. People are always lovely. The rooms are often not super clean (mine had a half a pot of cold coffee this time and dirty counter and table surfaces). This time - it also smelled super chemically - as thought they use unstoppables or like product. Really awful for an asthmatic. The also have a bad back and the mattress is good - but I. Top of a wooden support is not OK for four nights. I really loved it when it was super affordable. Not sure it’s worth similar prices to the Statler Hotel. Lastly - asked for trash removal daily because cooking food. Came once in four days. If there’s a kitchenette - remove the trash daily.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Antoine, Bellevue

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed there many times, super nice and cute little hotel near Cornell
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Michele

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lynette

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

anne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Joanne is great and it's always nice to be greeted by her when we arrive!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tahani

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025