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Hotels near Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, NYPrivate university

Your visit starts atAdmissions Visitors ParkingNamed on the map. Your tour confirmation has the final word.
CommencementAsk the schoolWe haven't confirmed the ceremony venue from the school's own page yet.
Closest stayHilton Garden Inn TroyAbout a 15-minute walk from the tour start.
The school's own site
The short answer

The closest place to stay is Hilton Garden Inn Troy, about a 15-minute walk from the tour start. 4 places to stay are no more than about a 20-minute walk away. Coffee before the tour: Simply to Go, about 4 minutes away.

What these minutes run to

Minutes run to Admissions Visitors Parking, a building on this campus that the map names as admissions or a visitor center. We have not yet matched it against the school's visit page, so check your tour confirmation for the meeting spot. Map dated November 2026. The full method

From the school

Visitor parking on the map: Visitors Parking, about 3 minutes on foot from the tour start.

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

Where to stay near Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

To the tour start

The hotel has

A short walk away

17 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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18 minwalk to the tour start, about

Best Western

1 4th Street, Troy, NY

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Dinosaur BBQ, about 1 min on foot, and dozens more close by
  • Groceries: Provisions Community Food & Storehouse, about 3 min on foot
  • Pharmacy: CVS Pharmacy, about 3 min on foot
See room pricesWalking route
18 mindrive to the tour start, about

Golden Inn and Suites

Motel · 706 Loudon Road, Latham, NY

  • Somewhere to eat: Sushi X Lounge, about 1 min on foot, and 13 more close by
  • Groceries: Asian Grocery, about 2 min on foot
  • Pharmacy: CVS Pharmacy, about 6 min on foot
See room pricesDriving route
18 mindrive to the tour start, about

Monte Mario Motel

Motel · 947 New Loudon Road, Latham, NY

  • Somewhere to eat: Karavalli, about 9 min on foot
  • Groceries: Dollar General Market, about 5 min on foot
  • Pharmacy: Walgreens, about 3 min on foot
See room pricesDriving route

Graduation weekend at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

We haven't yet confirmed the ceremony venue for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (map distance, no traffic).

University at AlbanyAlbany, NY · about a 19-minute driveExcelsior UniversityAlbany, NY · about a 23-minute driveUnion CollegeSchenectady, NY · about a 34-minute driveWilliams CollegeWilliamstown, MA · about a 57-minute driveEmpire State UniversitySaratoga Springs, NY · about a 58-minute driveBennington CollegeBennington, VT · about a 61-minute drive

Worth doing before you book

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from?

4 places to stay are no more than about a 20-minute walk from the tour start; none are inside 10 minutes.

Where do campus tours start at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?

Minutes run to Admissions Visitors Parking, a building on this campus that the map names as admissions or a visitor center. We have not yet matched it against the school's visit page, so check your tour confirmation for the meeting spot.

Where should we stay for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?

Yes. Within about a 20-minute walk: Best Western. Free breakfast is each brand's standard, so confirm it for your dates.

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