We stayed here b/c it was the only room I could get. The whole town was booked up for some reason. For 160.00, I was expecting at least the quality of Holiday Inn. I would have settled for Motel 6 or Super 8. The Ithaca Clarion is the most disgusting, dirtiest, grimiest, $160.00-a-night hotel room I have ever stayed at.... more

I hated the Clarion in Ithaca. Rooms smelled like mold and mildew, anytime you take a shower the fire alarm tries to go off (I say tries because it's too old to actually work), rooms were stained and dingy, nearly everything in the room had a dirt tinge on it, appliances were smoke stained, heavily (non-smoking room), blanket was ratty... more

I cannot IMAGINE HOW this hotel stays in business. The ad says "UPSCALE HOTEL", upscale it is NOT. Instead it is dark, dingy and VERY dirty. Everywhere we looked we saw dirt of some kind; in the lobby, the hallway, the elevator, and mostly in our room. The mattress was worn out and lord knows what was living in it.... more

This was a nasty, dirty, damp hotel. The carpet, furniture, blankets/bedspreads were stained. The room smelled musty. The bathroom had duct tape on the mirror. The room had not been vaccumed prior to check in. Dirty inside windows. The back entry was unlocked the entire time we stayed there. Old mattresses were in the one entry halllway. You had to... more

I was able to take 48 hours off from work to drive out to Ithaca to (finally!) spend a day with my fiance - she is serving out a summer internship with the Hangar Theatre Company. I was surprised at the lack of affordable hotel rooms in Ithaca during their tourist season. The Clarion was the only option available under... more

Was up for Cornell Homecoming weekend and stayed at the Clarion with some buddies. Hotel is dated and ugly. Exterior looks like a prison. Lobby is decent, but needs a freshening. Layout is as one would find at a motel, you can park your car around the hotel building and enter via back and side entrances near your room. Thus,... more

Terribly dissappointed. Our non-smoking room reaked of smoke. The bathroom counter had cigarette burn stains all over it. The room was stuffy and warm, but we were told that once they switched from air conditioning to heat we were out of luck. There was not even any ventilation for releif. The door we were told to use to enter and... more

I stayed at the Clarion in Itaca with my wife and 4 year old daughter in July. It happened during the Finger Lakes Winefest so it was one of the few available choices. The room was spacious, everything worked and it was reasonably clean. Beyond that, it nees to be refurbished NOW! The rooms and hallway had that 30 year... more

From the moment we drove up to the battered building, we were rethinking our decision. Unlike the pictures on the website, the outside was in great need of attention. It wasn't construction in progress, it was just beat up. I felt a little better when I walked into the lobby where I found a nicely decorated well kept entrance and... more