Jump to the page content

Campus visit stays

Hotels near Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

Carbondale, ILPublic university

Your visit starts atNot pinned down yetMinutes on this page run to the edge of campus. Check your tour confirmation.
CommencementAsk the schoolWe haven't confirmed the ceremony venue from the school's own page yet.
Closest stayHome2 Suites by Hilton CarbondaleAbout a 4-minute walk from campus.
The school's own site
The short answer

The closest place to stay is Home2 Suites by Hilton Carbondale, about a 4-minute walk from campus. 2 places to stay are no more than about a 20-minute walk away (1 within about 5 minutes, 1 within about 10 minutes).

What these minutes run to

We have not pinned down where tours begin here, so minutes run to the nearest edge of the mapped campus. A big campus can add ten minutes or more on foot to the meeting spot. Map dated November 2026. The full method

From the school

Visitor parking on the map: 37 - Visitor, about 1 minute on foot from campus.

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

Where to stay near Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

To campus

The hotel has

A short walk away

10 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.

Room-price links and the Amazon buttons on this page pay us a small commission. The price you see there is unaffected. Thank you!Booking and Amazon links can pay us a commission. Thank you! How this site earns

4 minwalk to campus, about

Home2 Suites by Hilton Carbondale

200 West Elm Street, Carbondale, IL

  • 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: Booby's, about 1 min on foot, and 21 more close by
  • Groceries: Save-A-Lot, about 7 min on foot
  • Train or tram stop: Carbondale, about 2 min on foot
See room pricesWalking routeHotel's own site
15 minwalk to campus, about

Motel 6

Motel · 700 East Main Street, Carbondale

  • Somewhere to eat: Hunan, about 1 min on foot, and 9 more close by
  • Pharmacy: Walgreens, about 6 min on foot
See room pricesWalking route
8 mindrive to campus, about

Best Western Saluki Inn

801 North Giant City Road, Carbondale, IL

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Don Sol Mexican Grill, about 1 min on foot, and 16 more close by
  • Groceries: Kroger, about 6 min on foot
  • Pharmacy: Kroger Pharmacy, about 6 min on foot
See room pricesDriving routeHotel's own site
9 mindrive to campus, about

Quality Inn Carbondale

1415 East Main Street, Carbondale, IL

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Don Sol Mexican Grill, about 2 min on foot, and 13 more close by
  • Groceries: Walmart Supercenter, about 7 min on foot
  • Pharmacy: Walmart Pharmacy, about 6 min on foot
See room pricesDriving route

Graduation weekend at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

We haven't yet confirmed the ceremony venue for Southern Illinois University, Carbondale from its own commencement page, so the walk times here run to campus 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 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (map distance, no traffic).

Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, MO · about a 75-minute drive

Worth doing before you book

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale 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.

Tour Day Hotels is not affiliated with or endorsed by Southern Illinois University, Carbondale or any other college. The gear is sold by Amazon and its sellers, not by us and not by the school; if licensed merchandise matters to you, look for that on the listing. We show no prices because they change by the hour.

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Questions parents ask

Is there a hotel you can walk to Southern Illinois University, Carbondale from?

Home2 Suites by Hilton Carbondale is no more than about a 10-minute walk from campus. In all, 2 places to stay are within about 20 minutes on foot.

Where do campus tours start at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale?

We have not pinned down where tours begin here, so minutes run to the nearest edge of the mapped campus. A big campus can add ten minutes or more on foot to the meeting spot.

Where should we stay for Southern Illinois University, Carbondale 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 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale?

Yes. Within about a 20-minute walk: Home2 Suites by Hilton Carbondale. Free breakfast is each brand's standard, so confirm it for your dates.

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