Vassar's own visitor page already lists named hotels and group codes for "Commencement 2027" — try Home2 Suites or Hampton Inn & Suites Poughkeepsie, or use Newburgh or Kingston as fallbacks.
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What’s confirmed
Vassar’s own visitor page confirms a Commencement 2027 hotel-block window of May 21-24, 2027. Marist’s own commencement page hasn’t yet published 2027 dates; the most recently confirmed schedule is 2026’s — Graduate Commencement Thursday, May 21, and Undergraduate Commencement Friday, May 22 — shown here as the reference.
Hotels already set up for the occasion
Vassar’s own visitor page names Home2 Suites by Hilton Poughkeepsie and Hampton Inn & Suites Poughkeepsie directly under “Commencement 2027,” with a 3-night block (May 21-24) and a group code — real evidence of how far ahead the college plans its own room blocks.
Two schools, one small market
Vassar and Marist sit a few miles apart in Poughkeepsie, both graduating in the same general late-May window and drawing on the same limited Hudson Valley hotel supply.
If those hotels are full
See sold out, now what for Newburgh and Kingston.
Verified hotel rules
| Hotel | Min. stay | Prepayment | Cancellation / forfeit | Typical rate | How to book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2 Suites by Hilton Poughkeepsie | 3 nights | Not published | Not published | Not published | Online, hotel’s own site |
- Home2 Suites by Hilton Poughkeepsie: Named directly on Vassar's own visitor page under "Commencement 2027," with a 3-night block (May 21-24) and group code VGR. No further commencement-specific policy was independently confirmed this session.
The ring
| Town | Drive time | Typical availability | Rate vs. epicenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newburgh, NY | 25 min | A live per-night Google Hotels count wasn't obtained this session (the search tool's results page failed to load repeatedly). Newburgh is a real, separate Orange County city about 25 minutes away — already verified in this project as the map anchor for the nearby West Point cluster. | Broad chain-hotel tier; not independently rate-compared this session. |
| Kingston, NY | 30 min | A live per-night Google Hotels count wasn't obtained this session. Kingston is a real, separate Ulster County city about 30 minutes north, across the Hudson. | Broad chain-hotel tier; not independently rate-compared this session. |
Both Vassar's and Marist's own campus coordinates 404'd on our mapping tool even after testing; downtown Poughkeepsie was the nearest point that resolved. A live Google Hotels availability check also couldn't be completed this session (the search tool's results page repeatedly failed to load), so availability is described structurally rather than as a live count.
Live availability near campus
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Frequently asked questions
When is Vassar's 2027 commencement?
Vassar's own visitor page confirms a Commencement 2027 hotel-block window of May 21-24, 2027, with the main ceremony historically the Sunday of that stretch, based on the 2026 pattern.
When is Marist's 2027 commencement?
Not yet published on Marist's own site as of this check. The most recently confirmed dates are 2026's: Graduate Commencement Thursday, May 21, and Undergraduate Commencement Friday, May 22.
Is there a hotel already set up for Commencement?
Yes — Vassar's own visitor page lists Home2 Suites by Hilton Poughkeepsie and Hampton Inn & Suites Poughkeepsie by name, with a 3-night block and group code for Commencement 2027.
What if those hotels are full?
See [sold out, now what](/vassar-marist/sold-out-now-what) for Newburgh and Kingston.
Where do Vassar families stay?
Home2 Suites or Hampton Inn & Suites Poughkeepsie, named directly on Vassar's own visitor page with a Commencement 2027 group code.
Where do Marist families stay?
The same Poughkeepsie hotels; Newburgh and Kingston are the verified fallbacks if those sell out.
How we verified this
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