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Reviews of Graduate State College

4 out of 5
Graduate State College
125 S Atherton St, State College, PA

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 672 out of 1014 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 239 out of 1014 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 65 out of 1014 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 24 out of 1014 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 1014 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great for our short stay at Penn State. Close to the university, restaurants, etc.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Joshua Myers ( Front Desk Manager) on 27 Mar 2024
Michael, Thank you for the great review. We love to hear from our guest and their experiences here at the Graduate.

10/10 Excellent

Jeff

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean rooms and everything was in good condition. Next to campus so easy walk to on-campus event. In-door parking - considering the proximity to campus was a bonus.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Joshua Myers ( Front Desk Manager) on 21 Mar 2024
Jeff, Thank you or the great feedback. I am happy to hear you enjoyed your stay. We will be looking forward to seeing you again!

8/10 Good

Harris, Chappaqua

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Joshua Myers ( Front Desk Manager) on 22 Mar 2024
Thank you Harris, We are glad you are enjoying your stay, what else could we have done better for you?

10/10 Excellent

Cara Mia

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved our stay at the Graduate in State College! The staff at the front desk was incredibly friendly and helpful. Our room was super clean. We love the ease of parking on the premises as well. Highly recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Joshua Myers ( Front Desk Manager) on 21 Mar 2024
Cara,Thank you for your feedback. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your stay with us. We will be looking forward to seeing you again soon!

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Joshua Myers ( Front Desk Manager) on 19 Mar 2024
John, Thank you for the 4/5. Is there something we could of done better to get the 5/5?

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great boutique hotel conveniently located to Penn State. Huge room, very clean and updated. Staff was friwnsly and knowledgeable.
Response from Joshua Myers (Front Desk Manager) on 12 Mar 2024
Lisa, Thank you for the great review. It is much appreciated. We are happy to hear you had a good time and enjoyed the staff. Looking forward to seeing you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

lisa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel. Clean, friendly staff, excellent location
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Joshua Myers ( Front Desk Manager) on 2 Mar 2024
Lisa, Thank you so much for the score. I am glad to hear that you enjoyed multiple things at the hotel. We do hope to see you again soon!

8/10 Good

Lawrence

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
cold elevators
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Joshua Myers (Front Desk Manager) on 27 Feb 2024
Lawrence, Thank you for the 4/5. I do apologize about the cold elevators. We are getting new ones this year though.

10/10 Excellent

Leigh-Anne

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Check in staff super friendly and helpful. Room ready early, clean and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Joshua Myers (Front Desk Manager) on 27 Feb 2024
Leigh-Anne, Thank you for the great score, we are glad that you had a great check in and a great stay!

6/10 Okay

michelle

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Joshua Myers ( Front Desk Manager) on 24 Feb 2024
Michelle, thank you for the 3/5, what could we have done better to get a full 5?

10/10 Excellent

Andrea, Westlake village

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Joshua Myers ( Front Desk Manager) on 24 Feb 2024
Andrea, Thank you for the high score. What was your favorite part of the hotel?

10/10 Excellent

Slava

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Joshua Myers ( Front Desk Manager) on 21 Feb 2024
Slava, Thank you for your score of 5/5. We are glad that you liked the place. We hope to see you again soon

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Joshua Myers ( Front Desk Manager) on 21 Mar 2024
Jennifer, Thank you, we are happy to hear you enjoyed your stay!

10/10 Excellent

Paul, Media

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Overall good stay. The hotel is nice, friendly staff, and great location. The three areas of opportunity they have are 1) given check in is on the 2nd floor, cars pile up in the narrow entry way; 2) the elevators are very slow, and to make it worse, if you take the stairs before 7:00am, the lobby door is locked, so you have to go outside, then bck up to the lobby: 3) the gym is small, and should be expanded.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Joshua Myers (Front Desk Manager) on 20 Feb 2024
Paul, Thank you for the great feedback. Good News is we are getting new elevators this year, so hopefully that will help speed up the process. We are currently taking care of all necessities for the stay as far as new heating units and elevators before we can move onto other parts of the hotel for updating. Thank you again!

10/10 Excellent

Roger

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location at State College.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Joshua Myers (Front Desk Manager) on 20 Feb 2024
Roger, Thank you for the feedback. We are happy to hear you love the location!

2/10 Terrible

Chetan

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Joshua Myers ( Front Desk Manager) on 21 Mar 2024
Chetan, I am sorry to hear you didn't have a good stay, do you mind informing me what the issues were so I may address them?

10/10 Excellent

Rosemary

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Graduate chains are the best. This one did not disappoint. Helpful staff cool room and yummy breakfast. Would highly recommend
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Joshua Myers (Front Desk Manager) on 10 Feb 2024
Rosemary, Thank you for the kind feedback. I'm glad we did not disappoint you. We will be looking forward to seeing you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Joshua Myers ( Front Desk Manager) on 21 Mar 2024
Maria,Thank you, we are happy to hear you enjoyed your stay!

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Joshua Myers ( Front Desk Manager) on 21 Mar 2024
KimberlyThank you, we are happy to hear you enjoyed your stay!

10/10 Excellent

Joshua, Newtown

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Gentleman at the front desk was top notch. Believe his name was Chris. Extremely helpful and seamless check-in.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Joshua Myers (Front Desk Supervisor) on 30 Jan 2024
Josh, that is great to hear and I'm glad chris gave you a great experience. We will be looking forward to seeing you again soon!

6/10 Okay

jerome

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
We like the location as it is within walking distance to downtown. Very slow elevations only 2 of three were working . Limited bar and restaurant hours. Very tight parking.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Joshua Myers (Front Desk Supervisor) on 30 Jan 2024
Jerome, I do apologize about the elevators. We are currently going to be getting new ones in 2024. It will be towards the end of the 2024. We did try to have the restaurant open all day before, but the business levels did not suffice to the labor, this is why we only do breakfast and dinner. We do hope you will come back and give it another chance :)

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect stay. Love the decor and student theme.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Joshua Myers (Front Desk Supervisor) on 30 Jan 2024
Kelly, You rock for this review. I am glad to hear that you love the decor. My favorite is the Nittanny Lion Lamp. We hope to see you back soon!

6/10 Okay

Aimee

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Overall, our stay was adequate. They did offer complimentary coffee in the morning. The location was perfect for our needs. However, had difficulty with internet connectivity, so could not do work on my computer in the room.
Response from Joshua Myers (Front Desk Supervisor) on 27 Jan 2024
Aimee, I apologize the internet was acting up. Did you call to the desk, we could try and reset the routers for you. I know we have a full house during your stay, and with everyone pulling from the internet might have caused it to slow down.

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
convenient to downtown, cozy atmosphere
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Joshua Myers (Front Desk Supervisor) on 27 Jan 2024
Pamela, We are so happy you enjoyed your stay with us. I think the only thing we would need is a nice fire place in the hotel to make it that much more cozy :). We love the feed back and hope to see you soon!

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Joshua Myers (Front Desk Supervisor) on 25 Jan 2024
Heather you rock for the 5/5. What was your favorite part?

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Joshua Myers (Front Desk Supervisor) on 25 Jan 2024
James, Thank you for the 5/5. What was your favorite part?

10/10 Excellent

Kirk

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Joshua Myers (Front Desk Supervisor) on 16 Jan 2024
Kirk, Thank you for the feed back. Being downtown, makes it nice and easy to go shopping and out for eateries. We hope to see you soon!

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Unique place to stay. Room decor is fun, and the rooms are large. Walking distance to food and bars. Parking included. Would stay here again, hopefully my daughter gets in to Penn State!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Joshua Myers (Front Desk Supervisor) on 16 Jan 2024
John, We will all be wishing your daughter to get into Penn State. We are happy that you enjoyed your stay. Hopefully we will be seeing you soon again!

4/10 Poor

michelle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It’s a cute hotel but I wouldn’t recommend it. There were way too many issues.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Joshua Myers (Front Desk Supervisor) on 16 Jan 2024
Michelle, I am sorry you experienced issues during your stay. Do you mind letting me know what issues you faced? Did you contact the front desk during your stay about these issues so they may be resolved?

8/10 Good

Natasha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Joshua Myers ( Front Desk Manager) on 21 Mar 2024
NatashaThank you, we are happy to hear you enjoyed your stay!What could we do to get a 5/5?

10/10 Excellent

Brian M

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Joshua Myers (Front Desk Supervisor) on 13 Jan 2024
Brian,Thank you for the 5/5. What was your favorite part of your stay?

10/10 Excellent

Arelis

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Joshua Myers (Front Desk Manager) on 3 Feb 2024
Arelis, Thank you for the 5/5. What was your favorite part of your stay?

8/10 Good

Arelis

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was great and room was very clean and nice. I had a great interaction with every staff person but on the last night my niece went downstairs to the bar to redeem the complimentary drink voucher (we received multiple because we were staying multiple nights and had 3 adults in the room) and the woman who helped her told her she could only redeem one at a time - understandable - but she then proceeded to take the remaining 2 drink tickets and told her she couldn’t give them back to her. So rude and unnecessary and most of all wrong because why would they tell us we could have a drink every night if we couldn’t. I would’ve gladly went down to get my own drink if I knew they were going to do that. We had planned to have dinner there that night with friends and decided after that interaction that the restaurant didn’t deserve our business. Side note: the man who was at the bar the day prior was a delight. Choose your staff wisely and train them about your policies or how to handle something when they aren’t sure.
Response from Joshua Myers (Front Desk Supervisor) on 13 Jan 2024
Arelis, I do apologize that they didn't give you back the drink coupons for the ones that weren't used. That should of not happened. I am glad to hear everything else went good during your stay. We do hope to see you again soon and this next time things will run 100% smooth!

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Joshua Myers (Front Desk Supervisor) on 11 Jan 2024
Thank you Thomas for the 5/5. What was your favorite part of your stay?

10/10 Excellent

Tricia, West Orange

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Love the rooms, staff and location. Wish parking was better. Spots are very tight. Most people drive SUVs and large cars.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Joshua Myers (Front Desk Supervisor) on 11 Jan 2024
Tricia, Thank you for the 5/5. I know the parking lot can seem tight at times. Unfortunately with our location its the best we can do for now. We do hope to see you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Sueann

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Joshua Myers (Front Desk Supervisor) on 27 Jan 2024
Sueann, Thank you for the 5/5, What was your favorite part?

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Joshua Myers (Front Desk Supervisor) on 11 Jan 2024
Jennifer, Thank you for the 5/5. What was your favorite part of your stay?

10/10 Excellent

Carlos, Saint Petersburg

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Joshua Myers (Front Desk Manager) on 3 Feb 2024
Carlos, Thank you for the 5/5 review. What was your favorite part of your stay? Did you get to visit the campus? We will be looking forward to seeing you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Bridget

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic all-around!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Joshua Myers (Front Desk Supervisor) on 7 Jan 2024
Bridget, Thank you for the wonderful review. We hope to see you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Trisha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Response from Joshua Myers ( Front Desk Manager) on 7 Feb 2024
Trisha, Thank you for your feedback, what was your favorite part of your stay?

10/10 Excellent

Roberta

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Graduate is a great place to stay. The rooms are spacious and comfortable, the staff super accommodating and the location perfect. I highly recommend!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Joshua Myers (Front Desk Supervisor) on 27 Dec 2023
Roberta, Thank you so much for the kind review. We will be looking forward to seeing you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Heidi

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Joshua Myers (Front Desk Supervisor) on 11 Jan 2024
Heidi, Thank you for the 5/5. What was your favorite part of your stay?

10/10 Excellent

Dorota

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's a great hotel right downtown and in walking proximity to the Penn State Collage. I will be staying there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Joshua Myers ( Front Desk Supervisor) on 19 Dec 2023
Dorota, This is awesome to hear. So glad you enjoyed your stay. We will be looking forward to seeing you again!

8/10 Good

Vikas

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Joshua Myers ( Front Desk Supervisor) on 19 Dec 2023
Vikas, Thank you for the 8/10 rating. Was there something we could of done better to get a 10 from you?

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Joshua Myers ( Front Desk Supervisor) on 19 Dec 2023
Smantha,You are awesome for the score. What was your favorite part of your stay?

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Joshua Myers (Front Desk Supervisor) on 16 Dec 2023
Nicholas Thank you for your feedback. What was your favorite part of your stay?

8/10 Good

Tia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice property with a cute theme.
Response from Joshua Myers ( Front Desk Manager) on 7 Feb 2024
Tia, Thank you for your feedback, what could we have done to get the 5/5 from you?

10/10 Excellent

Juan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Joshua Myers (Front Desk Supervisor) on 14 Dec 2023
Juan, Thank you for the wonderful review. What was your favorite part of your stay?

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Joshua Myers (Front Desk Supervisor) on 13 Dec 2023
Thank you Matthew, What was your favorite part of your stay. All feedback is welcomed and appreciated!

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Joshua Myers (Front Desk Supervisor) on 13 Dec 2023
Amanda, Thank you for your score. We appreciate it. What was your favorite part of your stay?