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Yale Commencement 2009
       
 


       
       
On-Campus Accommodations
Off-Campus Accommodations
     
      A limited number of dormitory rooms will be available for families and guests of graduates. Reservations are handled by Yale Custodial Services, which will send details to parents of seniors in November. Guests of Graduate and professional school degree candidates may call 203 432-0142 for information.

       

Accommodations
You and other guests will likely share a suite with an unfurnished living room, in-suite bathroom and one or more bedrooms. Bedrooms are furnished with one or two single beds, dressers, desks, and chairs. Rooms will be cleaned and beds made up with linens, blanket, and pillow. Towels and soap will be provided, but no other personal toiletries. Daily maid service is not available.


        Fees
There is a flat rate of $140 per person for one, two, or three nights.

        Dates
Housing is available only on the following days: Saturday, May 23; Sunday, May 24; and Monday, May 25.

        Check-in and check-out
The housing office is located on Old Campus in room MB12 of McClellan Hall. McClellan is a brick building with green shutters, located in the southwestern quadrant of Old Campus near Chapel and High Streets. Guests may check in any time after 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 23. The housing office will remain staffed 24 hours a day until noon on Tuesday, May 26, when all rooms must be vacated. (There will be no exceptions to this check-out date.)

         

Keys

Each suite door and most bedroom doors open with a key, which will be provided at check-in. An electronic access device, which is required to enter the building, will also be provided at check-in.

         

Special needs
Let us know as soon as possible of any medical condition or special needs you or your guests may have. We will attempt to accommodate those needs in our room assignments. Due to limited room availability, however, a guest requiring a lower floor will be housed with one other family member only. Other family members will likely be housed on an upper floor. Please note that elevators are not available in most buildings.

          Reservations
Application forms will be mailed to parents of seniors in November; duplicates may be obtained by calling 203 432-0142. Completed forms with check or money order payable to Yale University should be sent to: Commencement Housing Office, Yale University, P.O. Box 207135, New Haven, CT 06520-7135. Confirmation letters will be mailed the last week of April.

Reservations are on a first-come basis.

          Deadline/Refunds
Reservations with application form and fee will be accepted no later than Monday, April 6, 2009. A $20.00 charge will be applied to refunds for cancellations made prior to May 1; no refunds will be given after that date.
 
       
       

The following list has been assembled for your convenience and is not intended to imply Yale University recommendation or endorsement. Rates for Commencement weekend are grouped below. Please note that many hotels have two- or three-day minimum requirements for Commencement weekend.

$ $120 or less per night
$$ $121—$175
$$$ $176—$250
$$$$ $251 and up

 
New Haven
Branford
East Haven
Guilford
Hamden
Meriden
Milford
North Haven
Orange
Shelton
Stratford
Trumbull
Wallingford
West Haven

Additional Accommodation & Area Information

The area code for all telephone numbers is 203 unless otherwise indicated.
 

     
  777-6221
      Courtyard by Marriott   www.courtyardmarriottyale.com
at Yale
30 Whalley Avenue
$$$$

  562-1111
      La Quinta Inn & Suites   www.lq.com
400 Sargent Drive
$$$

  498-3100
      New Haven Hotel   www.newhavenhotel.com
229 George Street
$$$$

  772-6664
      Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale   www.omninewhaven.com
155 Temple Street
$$$$

  777-5337
      Premiere Hotel & Suites    www.newhavensuites.com
3 Long Wharf Drive
$$$$

  503-3900      

The Study at Yale (formerly Colony Inn)  www.studyhotels.com

1157 Chapel Street

$$$$

 

     
  488-4991
      Best Western Stony Creek   www.bwstonycreekinn.com
Inn & Suites
3 Business Park Drive
$$$
 
  488-8314
    Days Inn and Conference Center   www.thedaysinn.com
375 East Main Street
$

  488-4035
    Holiday Inn Express    www.hiexpress.com/branfordct
309 East Main Street
$$

     
  469-5321
    Quality Inn  hotel-east_haven-connecticut-CT080
30 Frontage Road
$$$
 
     
  453-5600
    Comfort Inn   hotel-guilford-connecticut-CT051
300 Boston Post Road
$$
 
  453-0123
      Guilford Suites Hotel       guilfordsuiteshotel.com
2300 Boston Post Road
$$
 
     
  288-3831     Clarion Hotel & Suites   www.schafferhotels.com
2260 Whitney Avenue
$$$

     
  379-5048
    Candlewood Suites           ichotelsgroup.com
1151 East Main Street
$

  238-2380
      Four Points by Sheraton Meriden   fourpointsmeriden.com
275 Research Parkway
$$
 
  235-5154
      Hampton Inn   www.hamptoninn.com/hi/meriden
at Meriden
10 Bee Street
$$

     
  877-9411
    Comfort Inn  hotel-milford-connecticut-CT401
278 Old Gate Lane
$$

  877-8588
      Fairfield Inn by Marriott   www.marriott.com/bdrsh
111 Schoolhouse Road
$$

  783-9988      

Hilton Garden Inn     www.milford.hgi.com

291 Old Gate Lane

$$$

  874-4400
      Hampton Inn   www.hamptoninn.com/hi/milford
129 Plains Road
$$$

  877-9800
      Hyatt Place Milford    www.milford.place.hyatt.com
190 Old Gate Lane
$$$

  877-6060
      Red Roof Inn   www.redroof.com
10 Rowe Avenue
$

  283-2100       Residence Inn by Marriott   www.marriott.com/bdrri
62 Rowe Avenue
$$$
 
  283-0200
      SpringHill Suites by Marriott   www.marriott.com/bdrsh
50 Rowe Avenue
$$$
 
     
  239-4225
    Holiday Inn   www.holidayinn.com/northhavenct
North Haven
201 Washington Avenue
$$$
 
     
  799-2200
    Courtyard by Marriott   www.marriotthotels.com
136 Marsh Hill Road
$$$
 
     
  925-5900
    Holiday Inn Express (formerly AmeriSuites)   www.hiexpress.com/sheltonct
695 Bridgeport Avenue
$$

  447-1000
      Hilton Garden Inn    www.sheltonhilton.com
25 Old Stratford Road
$$

  926-6868
      Homestead Studio   www.extendedstayhotels.com
Suites Hotel
945 Bridgeport Avenue
$$

  929-1500
      The Shelton
Courtyard by Marriott    www.sheltoncourtyard.com
780 Bridgeport Avenue
$$$

  926-9000
      Residence Inn by Marriott   www.marriott.com
1001 Bridgeport Avenue
$$$
 
     
  377-3322
    Homewood Suites   www.stratford.homewoodsuites.com
by Hilton
6905 Main Street
$$
 
     
  378-1400
    Trumbull Marriott   www.marriotttrumbull.com
180 Hawley Lane
$$$
 
     
  284-9400     Courtyard by Marriott      www.wallingfordcourtyard.com
600 Northrup Road
$$

  284-0001       Fairfield Inn by Marriott     www.marriott.com/hvnfw
100 Chalet Drive
$$
 
  284-2600       Homewood Suites
by Hilton   www.wallingford.homewoodsuites.com
90 Miles Drive
$$$
 
     
  933-0344
    Best Western Executive Hotel    www.bestwestern.com
490 Saw Mill Road
$$$
 
  934-6611
     

Econo Lodge   hotel-west_haven-connecticut-CT002

370 Highland Street
$$
 

  932-0404      

Hampton Inn & Suites (opening winter 2009)

www.hamptoninn.com

510 Saw Mill Road

$$$$

 

     
  800 332-STAY
    Greater New Haven Convention & Visitors Bureau
www.visitnewhaven.com

  773-9494
      New Haven
www.INFONewHaven.com  
 
  800 866-7925
      Coastal Fairfield County
Convention & Visitor Bureau
www.coastalct.com

  432-2300
      Yale Visitor Center
www.yale.edu/visitor

  432-2800
      Yale Center for British Art
1080 Chapel Street
www.yale.edu/ycba

  432-0600
      Yale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel Street
www.yale.edu/artgallery

  432-5050
      Peabody Museum of Natural History
170 Whitney Avenue
www.peabody.yale.edu