Georgetown's Commencement Weekend runs May 20-23, 2027, with individual school ceremonies spread across the weekend at Healy Lawn. The university's own on-campus hotel, the Hoya Hotel in the Leavey Center, reopens summer 2026 after a full renovation — its own site said "Reservations are available starting August 19th, 2026." Georgetown also runs its own Commencement Housing program with a hard, first-come-first-served reservation window.
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A brand-new on-campus option, for the first time
Georgetown’s own hotel in the Leavey Center closed for a full renovation and reopens as the Hoya Hotel in summer 2026 — 146 rooms across five stories, managed by Crestline Hotels & Resorts. Its own site confirmed reservations opening August 19, 2026. This will be its very first graduation weekend under the new name, so no commencement-specific booking policy has been published yet.
Georgetown’s own Commencement Housing
Separately, Georgetown runs its own on-campus Commencement Housing program — residence hall rooms rented to visiting families through the Hoya Housing Portal. This isn’t rolling availability: for the 2026 cycle, the reservation window opened Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at noon ET and closed Friday, April 24, 2026 at noon ET, with rooms assigned first come, first served. Rates ran $140 to $280 per room, inclusive of taxes, for two- to four-night packages — no single nights, no early arrival or late departure.
Why the neighborhood itself is tight
Georgetown is a small, low-rise historic neighborhood, not a district built up with hotel towers. That structural limit is why the university runs its own guest-housing program in the first place, rather than pointing families exclusively to commercial hotels.
If everything close to campus is full
Read sold out, now what for Arlington, VA and Bethesda, MD — both real, independently-verified options just outside DC.
Verified hotel rules
| Hotel | Min. stay | Prepayment | Cancellation / forfeit | Typical rate | How to book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hoya Hotel at Georgetown (on-campus, in the Leavey Center) | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Online, hotel’s own site |
- The Hoya Hotel at Georgetown (on-campus, in the Leavey Center): Reopening summer 2026 after a full renovation (146 rooms across five stories, run by Crestline Hotels & Resorts) — the hotel's own site states "Reservations are available starting August 19th, 2026." No commencement-specific policy had been published as of this check, since this is the property's first graduation weekend under its new identity.
The ring
| Town | Drive time | Typical availability | Rate vs. epicenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington, VA | 12 min | Checked live for a representative May 21-23, 2027 commencement weekend (Google Hotels, July 2026): 1,705 results, no sold-out signals. | Broad chain and boutique-hotel tier; not converted from the local currency the research tool returned (see note below). |
| Bethesda, MD | 14 min | Checked live for the same May 21-23, 2027 weekend (Google Hotels, July 2026): 3,460 results, no sold-out signals — the deepest inventory of the two. | Broad chain-hotel tier; not converted from the local currency the research tool returned (see note below). |
Availability was checked live via Google Hotels for a representative commencement weekend in July 2026; the tool returned prices in a non-US currency by IP geolocation, so we're reporting confirmed inventory and hotel tier rather than a converted dollar figure we can't stand behind.
Live availability near campus
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Frequently asked questions
Is there a hotel actually on Georgetown's campus?
Yes — the Hoya Hotel, in the Leavey Center, reopened summer 2026 after a full renovation (146 rooms, run by Crestline Hotels & Resorts). It's the property's first graduation weekend under its new identity, so no commencement-specific policy has been published yet.
What is Georgetown's Commencement Housing program?
On-campus residence hall rooms rented to visiting families. For the 2026 cycle, the reservation window opened Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at noon ET and closed Friday, April 24, 2026 at noon ET, assigned first come, first served — not open-ended booking.
What did Commencement Housing cost?
The most recently published rates (2026 cycle) ranged from $140/room for two nights up to $280/room for four nights, inclusive of taxes. Georgetown's own program states it's "unable to offer single-night stays or accommodate early arrivals or late departures."
What if both of those are full or the windows have closed?
See [sold out, now what](/georgetown/sold-out-now-what) for Arlington and Bethesda, both real, independently-verified options just outside DC.
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