Bit of a misnomer in the hotel name, its actually south east of the university, more east though a little bit south, but its all good. Actually its very good. This place was recommended to me by a good friend who was getting married on campus and told us not to be fooled by the name, its a very nice best western. Ithaca is not much of a city, more like a large town, or even village, and the hotel is located somewhat close to the sights. Though granted there is not all that much in the immediate area, a pizza shop (i think) and a few craft stores and a nice bagel breakfast and coffee place nearby. The hotel is quite nice, its only 2 floors and can be accessed by the street, so its kind of motel style but nicer; rustic is a good term to describe. While I did lounge out at the pool (outdoors) I did not get to go in for a swim, and I did not check out the gym. Since only 2 floors (i forget if there was a elevator) its very long and narrow, but there is parking all around, so you can get your room key and park close to your room. Rest assured, there was no outside noise, and the bed was average/comfy. There is a "woody nature" theme to this place, some rooms even had fireplaces. The breakfast had basic items, but plenty of them and displayed very nicely. There was not a abundance of seating (its served in the lobby/lounge) but it may have seemed crowded only because it was full of people from the wedding. I believe they had a computer for guest use. According to this site this place ranked middle of the pack for ithaca hotels. Im surprised; there didnt seem to be many of them in this town, I wonder what could have been better then this one, It was a bit more money then typical best westerns but this one was better then best western, it was best eastern.

I booked this place to take a break en route to Niagara Falls. We reached here after a hectic day in Catskill Mountains. Situated on the university campus, the 300 room hotel is spread out over a large area and hence keeps the crowd filtered at different times.

Though the rooms were spread over a large area, the parking areas are conveniently located. Rooms were clean and fresh when we checked in. The rooms had high ceilings and were practical in design. Beds were comfortable with an additional sofa bed to make it comfortable for families with kids. The only hitch we felt was that the bathrooms didn’t have exhaust fans. The staff was friendly and helpful.

During breakfast hours, the staff was very efficient in managing the spills and refills. However it takes a bit of walking in open air to get to the lobby for breakfast, if you are the kind who wears minimal stuff to grab the morning food. Overall, we got good value for money and it suited our travel plan and budget

Please! get new beds we always stay here every thanksgiving. to visit family in Dryden. We had a room with 2 full beds and a sofa sleeper. The beds where in so bad a shape you could feal springs in your back. The rooms are big enough to have 2 Queen size beds in every room and a sofa sleeper. The Heater/AC UNIT from Hell WAS SO LOUD you had to leave the tv on to drown out the noise to try to sleep! The breakfast was good . The workers are nice and kind . The rooms are clean. but old looking.please update its time to. we would like to come back in the summer we hope you update . thank you for your time. The Pigeon Family From East Aurora NY.