Loved my three nights stay at the Graduate! From the warm greeting, I received when I checked-in to the tacky trendy in the dessert decor, to the awesome location, everything is casual cool fun at the Graduate! You can stay at nicer hotels that are more corporate, but the boutique feel makes the experience 10X more fun especially when you're traveling for work. We spent one day using the conference room and they had the best cookies at our refreshment bar which I ate possibly by the dozen.
One huge downside though was the weight room which was basically a closet with a treadmill and a few weights. Don't get me wrong, I know that hotels don't often have the most amazing workout gyms, but this was beyond sad. Luckily one of our managers arranged for us to experience rooftop yoga with Core Power and it really made my morning!
If you're in town checking out the university or simply looking for a reasonably priced hotel with lots of charm, be sure to consider the Graduate!