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Hotels near Roanoke College

Salem, VALiberal arts college

Your visit starts atAdmissions Guest 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 stayRowland HotelAbout a 5-minute walk from the tour start.
The school's own site
The short answer

The closest place to stay is Rowland Hotel, about a 5-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, 2 within about 10 minutes). Coffee before the tour: Allsports Cafe Salem, about 6 minutes away.

What these minutes run to

Minutes run to Admissions Guest 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

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

Where to stay near Roanoke College

To the tour start

The hotel has

A short walk away

35 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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11 mindrive to the tour start, about

Quality Inn Salem - I-81

151 Wildwood Road, Salem, VA

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Angelle's, about 1 min on foot, and 8 more close by
  • Groceries: Food Lion, about 3 min on foot
See room pricesDriving route
11 mindrive to the tour start, about

Motel 6

Motel

  • Somewhere to eat: Garcia's Bistro, about 1 min on foot, and 8 more close by
  • Groceries: Food Lion, about 5 min on foot
See room pricesDriving route
17 mindrive to the tour start, about

Residence Inn Roanoke Airport

3305 Ordway Drive, Roanoke, VA

  • 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: Zaxby's, about 5 min on foot, and 1 more close by
See room pricesDriving routeHotel's own site
19 mindrive to the tour start, about

Mainstay Suites Airport

MainStay Suites · 5080 Valley View Boulevard North, Roanoke, VA

  • 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: Olive Garden, about 8 min on foot, and 2 more close by
See room pricesDriving route
20 mindrive to the tour start, about

Home2 Suites by Hilton Roanoke

4830 Valley View Boulevard Northwest, Roanoke, VA

  • 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: Abuelo's, about 4 min on foot, and 11 more close by
  • Groceries: Walmart Supercenter, about 9 min on foot
See room pricesDriving routeHotel's own site

Graduation weekend at Roanoke College

We haven't yet confirmed the ceremony venue for Roanoke 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.

Seeing another school on this trip?

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

Hollins UniversityRoanoke, VA · about an 18-minute driveVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA · about a 51-minute driveRadford UniversityRadford, VA · about a 70-minute drive

Worth doing before you book

Roanoke College 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 Roanoke College from?

Rowland Hotel, The Lofts at Downtown Salem 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 Roanoke College?

Minutes run to Admissions Guest 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 Roanoke College 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 Roanoke College?

17 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.