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Luxury Hotels Near Universities

Do you have a planned speaking engagement or are you planning a visit to one of the top universities in the U.S and you’re looking for a luxury hotel? There are great 4 and 5-star luxury Hotel options near universities such as Duke, Howard, Princeton, Stanford and many more.

We’ve compiled a list of our suggested luxe hotels that offer a variety of accommodations styles, from high-end flag hotels to small, boutique hotels that offer a unique vernacular of their respective cities.

Graduate Hotel Providence Lobby
Graduate Hotel Providence Lobby – Image courtesy Graduate Hotels

Brown University

Brown University is an Ivy League school located in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown’s alumni include notable individuals, scholars, CEO’s, U.S. Treasury Secretaries, and other individuals who excel in the medical field, math and computer sciences, and technology and innovation.

Duke University

It is noted the students and alumni at Duke University – located in Durham, North Carolina – are committed to lifelong devotion to academics with careers focusing on the arts, sciences, athletics, and education. Duke is a private research university originally founded in 1838 and is considered one of the best higher institutions of education in the nation.

Georgetown University

La Meridien Hotel Arlington Exterior Rooftop Bar
La Meridien Hotel Arlington Exterior Rooftop Bar – Image courtesy La Meridien Hotels

Georgetown University, located in Washington, D.C., is the oldest Catholic and Jesuit university in the United States – established in 1789. Georgetown is known for its alumni who are committed to leadership and careers in global affairs, political science, and public policy.

Howard University

Kimpton Banneker Hotel Lobby Bar
Kimpton Banneker Hotel Lobby Bar – Image courtesy Kimpton Hotels

The historically private and black research university, Howard – located in Washington, D.C. – has produced some of the nation’s most notable doctors, engineers, architects, lawyers, and liberal arts graduates since its founding in 1867.

Harvard University

Harvard University, the private Ivy League institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is well known for having some of the best individuals colleges in the world, schools such as: law, education, medical, engineering, and biological sciences.

Princeton University

Situated in Princeton, New Jersey, Princeton University is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education and part of the Ivy League of colleges. Known globally as highly ranked teaching and research university, Princeton’s alumni includes some of the most notable alumni such as U.S. Presidents, high-profile CEO’s, and literary icons such as F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Stanford University

Nobu Hotel Palo Alto Exterior
Nobu Hotel Palo Alto Exterior – Image courtesy Nobu Hotels

With a campus over 8,000 acres in size and a student population near 17,000, Stanford University is considered one of the country’s top universities for research, innovation, and technology.

Vanderbilt University

Known as a top-ranked institution for liberal arts, sciences, engineering and education, Vanderbilt University – located in Nashville, Tennessee – often ranks in the top 20 of the best colleges in the U.S.

Wake Forest University

Kimpton Cardinal Hotel Lobby – Located in the historic Art Deco R.J. Reynolds Building

Wake Forest University is located in historic Winston-Salem, North Carolina originally founded back in 1834 as a private research university that is part of the Southern Ivy League of colleges. Wake Forest is known for is Medical, Law, Business, and Accounting Schools.

Yale University

Located in New Haven, Connecticut and part of the Ivy Leagues, Yale University has twelve resident colleges with the more popular majors being Economics, Computer Science, Political Science as well as excellent music and drama programs.