I had a meeting at Cornell University and needed to be near the campus. Clarion had rooms (Homewood was booked). The room smelled like mold and the hall carpeting was absolutely filthy. The "Ballroom" where I attended a banquet looked alot worse than velvet revolution properties in Budapest...I mean its a real disgrace. The restaurant was not open and the... more

My husband and I and 2 boys stayed here while visiting our son who attends Ithaca College during Columbus Day weekend. It was the only hotel that had availability--now I realize why! Our first indication of how neglected the property was when we drove into the parking lot and saw the horrible condition--holes everywhere-in need of new paving! We should... more

Our daughter booked two rooms at $109 each for the Sunday of Columbus Weekend. She had tried several other Ithaca hotels for Saturday-Sunday, but the very pleasant Clarion-University reservations clerk was the only one to follow-up and ask if she would accept Sunday only. The "niceness" factor definitely lifted this hotel experience. We arrived at 10 a.m. After checking with... more

I put my parents in this hotel when they came to visit and I am mortified. The room smelled terrible--like old cigars. The carpet in the halls was dirty and stained and there was an unpleasant odor permeating the entire hotel. The pool was filthy and I wouldn't walk on the floor in the showers. It was disgusting. This was... more

This hotel is the worse hotel I have ever stayed in. No matter what the other option is..take it, it will be better then this hotel. Clarion is the TOP of the line in their brand..NO WAY, this hotel is worse then anything I have ever seen. The entire hotel smells, the rooms are dirty, stained, and in need of... more

I am a platinum elite member of Choice Hotels, and my wife and I were looking for a place to stay in the Finger Lakes region of New York. The internet description seemed nice, as it listed both an indoor pool and a restaurant within. I booked using my choice hotel points at 20000 per night. When we arrived, we... more

A group of freinds and I checked out this hotel last fall and it seemed as though they were just finishing remodeling some of the rooms. The room my husband and I stayed in this visit to Ithaca was very nice. Clean, updated bathroom. New beds and linens. Towels were soft. The staff was very friendly and helpful. Buffet breakfast... more

We stayed here b/c it was the only room I could get. The whole town was booked up for some reason. For 160.00, I was expecting at least the quality of Holiday Inn. I would have settled for Motel 6 or Super 8. The Ithaca Clarion is the most disgusting, dirtiest, grimiest, $160.00-a-night hotel room I have ever stayed at.... more

I hated the Clarion in Ithaca. Rooms smelled like mold and mildew, anytime you take a shower the fire alarm tries to go off (I say tries because it's too old to actually work), rooms were stained and dingy, nearly everything in the room had a dirt tinge on it, appliances were smoke stained, heavily (non-smoking room), blanket was ratty... more