Cheap hotels near Columbia University in New York, United States
Holding court in Manhattan’s Upper West Side, Columbia University was founded in 1754 and is the oldest university in New York and the fifth oldest in the United States. Columbia is a member of the prestigious Ivy League of eight northeastern schools.
The school had a few different homes before taking up residence in Morningside Heights in the Upper West Side, including near City Hall and in Midtown (on the site of today’s Rockefeller Center). Today’s campus is an impressive affair, centered around Low Memorial Library and a large common lawn.
Columbia’s main campus stretches from 114th to 120th Streets, between Riverside Drive and Morningside Drive. Its main gates are located at Broadway and 116th Street.
Free guided tours are offered at 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information on visiting Columbia, visit the university’s Web site.
Hotels near Columbia: We list a number of hotels on the Upper West Side and in Harlem.
1Harlem Flophouse Unrated Hotel
242 West 123rd Street Private residence, Upper West Side & Harlem
EuroCheapo Review: The Harlem Flophouse is a jewel of a guesthouse, offering lovely guestrooms in a stunning Harlem brownstone at affordable rates.... read review
$100
891 Amsterdam Avenue, Upper West Side & Harlem
EuroCheapo Review: The mammoth Hostelling International offers comfortable and very affordable beds (and lots of perks) next to Central Park.... read review
$46
