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    4.2 (18 reviews)
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    Dark and dingy room.

    Start by buying new bedding. Get some lighting in room so it won't look like a hostel in a foreign country instead of a $400.00 per night hotel. Clean carpets and clean sheets will help. I believe the darkness of rooms was on purpose so you couldn't see how ugly and filthy the room was.

    Recycled basketball court floor boards in lobby
    David L.

    In an area without many hotels, The Graduate is a great option - even if you have no connection to UConn. The staff was very friendly, and the 3-year renovation was very well done. The decor / UConn basketball theme is really clever and a nice change from standard hotel chains. On a summer Sunday, the hotel was very quiet and a good place to sleep. The lobby offers several different sitting areas, making it a great place to converse with other couples / groups.

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    Sandip S.

    I stayed there for a night during a visit to the university. Parking was easy. The room was clean and nice and had a nice view. The TV was not working---I called the front desk and someone came very soon and fixed it. I had breakfast there in the morning---it was very reasonable priced and very tasty. They also let me park my car for a few hours after I checked out. Overall, quite happy with the hotel. Will gladly stay there again.

    Mural behind reception
    Susan K.

    The Graduate Hotel in Storrs is part of an expanding portfolio of hotels owned by Nashville-based Adventurous Journeys, a real estate investment, development, and management company founded by Ben Weprin in 2008. This hotel is one of many bearing the same name, and as the name and locations suggest, are all strategically within proximity of a university campus. The hotel, formerly the Nathan Hale Inn, is located on the quiet, residential edge of the University of Connecticut's main campus. Like the other hotels in the portfolio, the guests choose the hotel as part of a visit to the university, whether as potential faculty, students and families, or members of competing athletic teams. While many hotels serving a similar guest profile are at best unremarkable, and at worst dingy, what makes this hotel unique is the effort to reflect the university and surrounding community in the design. Ample opportunity for guests to discover the references can be found in each room. At the Storrs location, the floor at the entrance is composed of planks of thickly varnished wood that brings to mind UConn's highly ranked women's basketball team. Lobby walls are covered with vintage pastoral New England landscape paintings, bathrooms with blue and white (university colors) custom-made wallpaper depicting the UConn's mascot (husky) and campus landmarks. Keycards with student ID theme are tucked into old school library book pockets. As I've stayed at several different Graduate Hotels, I've wondered who is behind the design choices -- they clearly are having fun! I had opportunity to meet a member of the design team during my last visit, and learned that the design concept developed by chance. As I was told, one of the first hotels in the collection (c. 2014) struggled with vacancy. In hopes of getting a positive word out to parents about the hotel, students were invited to use the lobby for quiet study during finals week. Those that took up the offer were greeted with milk and cookies. This proved successful and sparked the idea to make each hotel visibly connected to the community it serves. To facilitate decorative items are purchased in local flea markets and vintage stores, and the design team investigates local and university history. The Graduate Hotel in Storrs is an ideal place for campus visitors... thoughtful introductions to the local community await each turn and glance.

    Richard M.

    Overall: Had an excellent time at this hotel. Stayed at Graduate Storrs for a wedding, which must be popular thing because there were 3 weddings being shuttled to and from this hotel. Room: Clean, spacious, with a hip scholarly decor. Seems like this hotel has been recently renovated, everything is new. Shower was hot with good water pressure. Bed was comfortable. Coffee in the room sucks. Food: There's a nice large bar in the lobby, plenty of beers, it was nice to hang out after the wedding. Breakfast in the morning was good. Not free though. Staff: Very friendly, everyone was nice. Parking: Private lot, you use your room key to get in and out. Location: At UConn. Cost: Seemed reasonable.

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