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Hotels near Princeton University

Princeton, NJPrivate university

Princeton, NJ4min walk,
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Your visit starts atAdmission Information CenterThe school's visit page, read November 10, 2026
CommencementAsk the schoolWe haven't confirmed the ceremony venue from the school's own page yet.
Closest stayGraduate by Hilton PrincetonAbout a 4-minute walk from the tour start.
The school's own site
The short answer

The closest place to stay is Graduate by Hilton Princeton, about a 4-minute walk from the tour start. 3 places to stay are no more than about a 20-minute walk away (1 within about 5 minutes, 3 within about 10 minutes). Nearest rail stop: Princeton, about 9 minutes on foot. Coffee before the tour: Sakrid Coffee Roasters, about 4 minutes away.

What these minutes run to

Minutes run to Admission Information Center, which the school's own visit page gives as the place to come for a campus visit. We placed it on the map from the street address on the school's page. Map dated November 2026. The full method

5 min10 min20 minN
tour startstay within a 20-min walkother staysDashed rings: walking minutes.

Where to stay near Princeton University

To the tour start

The hotel has

A short walk away

22 places to stay

Reading the cards: minutes are our estimates from map distance, so they say "about". Breakfast, suites and kitchens are what each hotel brand promises across its hotels, not something we checked room by room. The places listed under a hotel are the closest ones within roughly a 10-minute walk of its door.

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6 minwalk to the tour start, about

Nassau Inn

10 Palmer Square East, Princeton, NJ

  • Somewhere to eat: Yankee Doodle Tap Room, about 1 min on foot, and dozens more close by
  • Pharmacy: CVS Pharmacy, about 7 min on foot
See room pricesWalking route
13 mindrive to the tour start, about

Extended Stay America

3450 Brunswick Pike, Princeton, NJ

  • Kitchen in room (in-room kitchens are this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Buffalo Wild Wings, about 5 min on foot
  • Groceries: Wegmans, about 7 min on foot
See room pricesDriving route
14 mindrive to the tour start, about

Crowne Plaza Princeton

900 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, NJ

  • Somewhere to eat: Romeo's Restaurant & Pizza, about 7 min on foot, and 3 more close by
  • Groceries: Asian Food Market, about 9 min on foot
See room pricesDriving route
16 mindrive to the tour start, about

904 Fox Run Drive

Serviced apartments · 904 Fox Run Drive

  • Somewhere to eat: The Original Steak and Hoagie, about 6 min on foot, and 3 more close by
  • Pharmacy: CVS Pharmacy, about 10 min on foot
See room pricesDriving route
20 mindrive to the tour start, about

Candlewood Suites

3000 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence twp

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • All suites (every room is a suite by this brand's standard)
  • Kitchen in room (in-room kitchens are this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: PJ's Pancake House, about 4 min on foot, and 2 more close by
See room pricesDriving route

Graduation weekend at Princeton University

We haven't yet confirmed the ceremony venue for Princeton University from its own commencement page, so the walk times here run to the tour start only.

Rooms close to campus tend to go first for commencement, often months ahead and with a two-night minimum. If the walkable ones are gone, sort the list by the 10-minute drive chip and look one town over. Our graduation weekend guide covers timing.

Seeing another school on this trip?

The closest campuses we cover, with our drive estimate from Princeton University (map distance, no traffic).

The College of New JerseyEwing, NJ · about a 19-minute driveThomas Edison State UniversityTrenton, NJ · about a 25-minute driveRutgers University, New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ · about a 38-minute driveBryn Athyn College of the New ChurchBryn Athyn, PA · about a 61-minute driveDrew UniversityMadison, NJ · about a 74-minute driveCollege of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, NY · about a 76-minute drive

Worth doing before you book

Princeton University gear for the ride home

A hat for the tour, a hoodie for the acceptance letter, a frame for the far end of it all. Each button runs an Amazon search for that item with the school's name filled in.

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Questions parents ask

Is there a hotel you can walk to Princeton University from?

Graduate by Hilton Princeton, Nassau Inn, The Peacock Inn are no more than about a 10-minute walk from the tour start. In all, 3 places to stay are within about 20 minutes on foot.

Where do campus tours start at Princeton University?

Minutes run to Admission Information Center, which the school's own visit page gives as the place to come for a campus visit. We placed it on the map from the street address on the school's page.

Where should we stay for Princeton University graduation?

We haven't confirmed the ceremony venue yet. Book as early as the hotels allow, and widen the search to a short drive if the walkable rooms are taken.

Are there hotels with free breakfast near Princeton University?

6 hotels within a 20-minute drive belong to brands that include breakfast; none of them is within a 20-minute walk.

Something wrong here, such as a closed hotel or a moved welcome center? Tell us and we'll look.