Graduate by Hilton Storrs

Stayed at this hotel right on the UConn campus for an ice hockey camp. Walking in you’re greeted into the lobby by a massive husky statue, bar to the left, long sitting table, and the check-in desk to the right. The entire hotel was decorated with items from UConn’s history. The hotel staff were all great. Price is moderate but the convenience of being right on campus is worth it. There is a daily cost to park and also an additional daily destination fee at the time was $15. However, a credit of $15 was applied if you purchased from the bar/restaurant. The lobby area was expansive and a good place for remote workers to camp out. The room we were situated in happened to be a handicapped accessible room but was fine with it and hoping no other guests needed it. Rooms are spacious, welcoming, and clean. I’m not sure if it was this specific room but the room felt “musty” even though the air conditioner was cranking away full blast. To be fair, it was very hot outside. The bathroom area was clean. Water pressure could have been a little better but it was sufficient. Walking around campus was easy. Bikes are available if desired. Overall, a great hotel with a great bar, with great staff.

The food is excellent, offering a comforting, home-style quality. However, the cleaning product used on the tables detracts from the dining experience, as its strong chlorine-like scent resembles that of a bathroom cleaner.

I was thoroughly impressed by both the facilities and the level of service. What truly elevated my experience, was the staff. Everyone I interacted with was incredibly friendly, always greeting me with a smile and ready to assist. But beyond just being courteous, the staff consistently went above and beyond to ensure my needs were met. There were several instances where I required assistance outside the typical scope of hotel service, and each time, the staff stepped up without hesitation, they made me feel genuinely valued as a guest. The hotel’s gym also deserves mention. For its size it’s small, but it has sufficient equipment to support a decent workout and spacious enough to not feel claustrophobic. However, one small issue stood out—the temperature control. When I went for a 32km bike ride, someone had left the thermostat at 72 degrees. With four people in that compact space, it felt hotter than fish grease. I was sweating like a dog 2 minutes into my cardio. For a better guest experience, the temperature gauge should definitely be locked and managed by staff, set between 67-69 degrees, especially during the summer season. Overall, this hotel exceeded my expectations in every way. The combination of excellent facilities and a dedicated, compassionate team makes it a standout choice. I highly recommend this spot to anyone traveling for business or leisure—you won’t be disappointed.

Location was super handy for attending graduation. We could walk over and avoided all the parking. Rooms were clean. Cute in hotel cafe, didn't try it though.

Stayed here for a wedding this weekend The whole staff and especially Colleen, were so accommodating to our large family and wedding party. I highly recommend and appreciate them all! Thank you.

Fantastic hotel in the middle of campus. The location cannot be beat. Has a good restaurant/bar on site as well. Agitated to have some conference rooms and such at the hotel. It’s 100 rooms so it’s not huge and the rate reflects the convenience you get by staying on campus. Not cheap but worth it for a visit!

Excellent service and a warm atmosphere. The room was spacious and clean, and the staff made us feel welcome. A great choice for any traveler.

Lovely stay! The hotel was quiet and beautifully decorated. Housekeeping was prompt, and the breakfast was delicious. I’d love to return in the future.

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.

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.

We had a great experience and very pleasant stay at this Hilton location. Upon check-in at the front desk Juliana greeted as if were family. Look forward to returning.

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.

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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When I was a UConn student not long ago, this place was called the Nathan Hale Inn, after a revolutionary war hero from Connecticut. It also had much more patrician and statesmanlike decor. Now it bears a bland and unimaginative name that some drunk VC bro probably jotted on a napkin after one too many IPAs. I can't imagine what kind of corporate pillaging went down to turn this once-special hotel into what is clearly a cookie cutter design from some national chain. The decor is tacky, like stuff you'd get from Target's back to college section. They probably needed better market research because the theme is aimed more at students than the parents and benefactors who would really shell out for these rooms. The only redeeming quality here is the convenient location.

My stay at the graduate was overall good. The decor was adorable, and you cannot beat the location. Every staff member (other than housekeeping) smiled and were incredibly polite. I stayed for two days. Before my stay I received an email asking if I wanted a late checkout, for a price. I responded yes. The day before checkout I stopped at the front desk to confirm the late check out and to find out what time it was. They had no record of it, but they said they would charge me and I could check out at 3. Great. At 12 on checkout day housekeeping starts banging on my door (and I mean banging- as in get out of here freeloader type knock). I was in the middle of a work project but I opened the door and told the housekeeper I had a late checkout. She argued with me that I did not and the front desk had not told her that- what I am supposed to do with that information? argue more with her? bring her down to the front desk to prove it? I just firmly said "well I do" and went back to work. An hour later she is knocking again claiming the front desk shows me as "checked out". I told her that I was not in fact checked out, I was still in the room. At this point I am dying for a cup of coffee but I have not packed up the room yet and I was sure if I left for a moment she would throw all of my belongings out of the room, she was very aggressive. But I was so close to finishing my work project so I pressed on. At 2 she was back knocking on the door, I have a late checkout I say. Her response- they said they don't have a 3:00 checkout, its a 2:00 checkout (I guess this was after I had checked out, despite not having a late check out etc.) at this point I had HAD it. I called down to the front desk and confirmed that I had a late check out and it was until 3- they said they were so sorry and yes they saw the reservation. In the meantime housekeeping is in the room next to mean banging on the headboards against the wall. It was so bizarre and passive aggressive. I have no idea why my late checkout made her so angry. I had left a $5 tip every day prior and left the room very tidy, I had even made my bed. I was at a loss. I gave up and left the room at 2pm went downstairs and checked out. I really thought (and expected) them to refund me the late checkout fee but they did not, they smiled and said sorry for the inconvenience but at this point it just felt patronizing. I went to the parking lot, opened my car door because it was hot, and finished my work siting in the front seat of my car. Despite paying $412 for the room the night before. Prior to this it had been a lovely stay. The only other comment I will make is that the hotel allows dogs. I assume/ assumed that when hotels allow dogs that there are "dog rooms" and "not dog rooms". I am allergic to dogs but never thought to check. I ended up having an asthma attack in the middle of the night which I thought was strange but it has been hot and I thought maybe I was starting to react in a new way to pollen. I didn't realize it was probably from a dog in my room prior until the next day when I saw a dog bowl by the entrance to the hotel. Having the benefit of my interaction I can say that in the three hours I was being so closely monitored by housekeeping I never heard a vacuum so I am assuming that there is not a thorough cleaning and I had a reaction to a previous dog resident so just be aware if you also suffer from a dog allergy. That said, I would have stayed here again but for being chased out by housekeeping. It was an expensive hotel, over $300 a night, there are much nicer places I can stay at that price point. Final point, I suspect that they charged me twice for the late check out- ironic- but I am not positive. They do not give you a folio, I assumed I would be emailed one after I checked out, and to be honest I was so angry and flustered I didn't think to check. My credit card was charged $130 and I had expected it to be $80. However, you must go through several hoops to get a copy- I have to email my confirmation number, name, credit card the reservation was made under - which I will have to dig out- and then email it to a special folio email address to get a copy. At some point it feels like I am working here too.

What a great hotel - loved the UConn themed ambiance and vibe. Great attention to detail - the lobby had a giant husky, and basketball like floors; the room had lampshades with Welcome Back Kotter (a UConn grad), basketball lamp, wallpaper with women and men basketball teams and baby huskies. All high-end quality, but fun and whimsical. The beds were really comfortable, too, and service was friendly. We were there Sunday and Monday and the restaurant/bar was closed both days, and very few options to eat and drink around town, so that would be one area for improvement. But totally recommend, and would love to check out some of the other Graduate hotels near campuses around the country!

Nice hotel. Loved the interior decoration especially the rugs and Connecticut memorabilia. Large rooms. Gated parking. Only gripes: 1) are the room doors slam unless carefully closed. I was awoken a few times by people noisily closing their doors. 2) Made in China tolietries

I enjoyed my stay here however I leading up to my stay, everything having to do with this hotel was a mess. It is nearly impossible to get a hold of them via the phone. They use a call service so you end up talking to someone *not at the hotel* who cannot help you. Their phone system also doesn't work correctly so if you click an option, it'll say it's invalid then forward you back to a line that tells you it's invalid. I emailed info@graduatestorrs.com to inquire about a wedding block and no one responded. Months later when I finally spoke with someone on the phone, she said that's the general email for the hotel chain and that's why they didn't get it. First, it's obviously not for the hotel chain since the email domain is "Graduate Storrs," and even if it was the wrong email, the professional thing to do is respond back and forward me to the correct person. After calling and clicking different options about 10 times I finally spoke with someone who booked my stay via the phone. She said her reservation email system is down and she couldn't send me an email confirmation until later. Weeks later I still never got one so I called again, having to jump through the same hoops to speak with someone. Again, they told me they would email me my confirmation (and confirmed my email). No email. Finally months later, on THE DAY of my check in, they send me a confirmation. So I drove 20+ hours to get here not knowing if I even had a place to stay. The worst customer service for the hotel industry. Aside from not being able to reach anyone ever, the hotel itself is nice and well priced.

One of the best hotel experiences I have ever had! This was a work trip with a therapy dog (70 lbs) and this hotel could not have welcomed us and my dog, more readily. The entire hotel and every room and detail was exquisite. They allow your dog to join you for meals in a little section away from the tables and other people dining and they even give you a free drink and a free coffee during your stay. I never want to use any other hotel chain again, after this amazing experience.

Very clean, comfortable. Bar and kitchen was closed due to covid. Really nice and classy. I wish the bar was open, as it looks amazing. There is a "make your own" coffee bar.

We love Stacy. Best bartender around! All around great hotel! 10/10 experience! Xoxo gossip girl

FANTASTIC ambiance and decor, friendly staff, super clean rooms, and reasonable prices, all right on the UConn Storrs campus. Terrific place--one of the best hotels I've been to in years. I highly recommend staying here!