Mapes Hotel
300 Watson Street, Ripon, WI
- Somewhere to eat: Mugs Coffee House, about 1 min on foot, and 10 more close by
- Pharmacy: Ripon Drug, about 2 min on foot
Campus visit stays
Ripon, WILiberal arts college
The closest place to stay is Mapes Hotel, about a 5-minute walk from the tour start. 2 places to stay are no more than about a 20-minute walk away (1 within about 5 minutes, 2 within about 10 minutes). Coffee before the tour: Common Grounds, about 3 minutes away.
Minutes run to Evans Admission Center, 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
To the tour start
The hotel has
A short walk away
5 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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300 Watson Street, Ripon, WI
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We haven't yet confirmed the ceremony venue for Ripon College 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.
The closest campuses we cover, with our drive estimate from Ripon College (map distance, no traffic).
Worth doing before you book
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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Mapes Hotel, Ripon Welcome Inn and Suites are no more than about a 10-minute walk from the tour start. In all, 2 places to stay are within about 20 minutes on foot.
Minutes run to Evans Admission Center, 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.
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.
One hotel within a 20-minute drive belongs to a brand that includes breakfast; it is not within a 20-minute walk.
Something wrong here, such as a closed hotel or a moved welcome center? Tell us and we'll look.