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Hotels near Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, NYLiberal arts college

Your visit starts atCarol And James Kautz Admission HouseNamed 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 stayAlumnae HouseAbout a 13-minute walk from the tour start.
The school's own site
The short answer

The closest place to stay is Alumnae House, about a 13-minute walk from the tour start. 2 places to stay are no more than about a 20-minute walk away. Coffee before the tour: The Retreat, about 1 minute away.

What these minutes run to

Minutes run to Carol And James Kautz Admission House, 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 Vassar College

To the tour start

The hotel has

A short walk away

20 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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13 minwalk to the tour start, about

Alumnae House

Vassar College · 161 College Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY

  • Somewhere to eat: Julie's Restaurant & Catering, about 2 min on foot, and 16 more close by
See room pricesWalking route
11 mindrive to the tour start, about

Home2 Suites

  • 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: Smoothie King, about 2 min on foot, and 8 more close by
  • Groceries: Price Chopper, about 7 min on foot
See room pricesDriving route
12 mindrive to the tour start, about

Residence Inn Poughkeepsie

2525 South Road, Poughkeepsie, NY

  • 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: Bonsai, about 2 min on foot, and 12 more close by
  • Groceries: Price Chopper, about 6 min on foot
  • Pharmacy: CVS Pharmacy, about 4 min on foot
See room pricesDriving routeHotel's own site
12 mindrive to the tour start, about

Homewood Suites by Hilton Poughkeepsie

900 Thomas Watson Drive, Poughkeepsie, NY

  • 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: La Luna, about 2 min on foot, and 10 more close by
  • Groceries: Price Chopper, about 8 min on foot
  • Pharmacy: CVS Pharmacy, about 2 min on foot
See room pricesDriving routeHotel's own site
17 mindrive to the tour start, about

Ulster Inn

Motel

  • Somewhere to eat: Bagels & Bites, about 8 min on foot, and 3 more close by
  • Groceries: Pavero Cold Storage, about 6 min on foot
See room pricesDriving route
17 mindrive to the tour start, about

Elms Apartments

Serviced apartments · 45 Main Street, Highland, NY

  • Somewhere to eat: The Sandwhich Shop, about 1 min on foot, and 5 more close by
  • Groceries: Pavero Cold Storage, about 6 min on foot
See room pricesDriving route
18 mindrive to the tour start, about

Inn at Bellefield / Hyde Park

Residence Inn · 25 Old Vineyard Place, Hyde Park, NY

  • 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: Ristorante Caterina de' Medici, about 4 min on foot, and 3 more close by
See room pricesDriving routeHotel's own site

Graduation weekend at Vassar College

We haven't yet confirmed the ceremony venue for Vassar 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 Vassar College (map distance, no traffic).

Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, NY · about an 8-minute driveState University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, NY · about a 24-minute driveUnited States Military AcademyWest Point, NY · about a 49-minute driveBard CollegeAnnandale-On-Hudson, NY · about a 55-minute drive

Worth doing before you book

Vassar 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 Vassar College from?

2 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 Vassar College?

Minutes run to Carol And James Kautz Admission House, 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 Vassar 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 Vassar College?

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

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