The Graduate Tempe was perfectly located in downtown Tempe. An easy walk to the university and to numerous restaurants and other fun locations. We went there for the location and our expectations were absolutely met; however, it was the design of the interior that ended up being my favorite part of the stay. The mid-century aesthetic was in full effect with many excellent pieces of furniture in the hallways and even in the rooms and numerous local paintings on the walls. The pool was quite nice too.

It is a friendly and creative hotel close to the Arizona State University and at less than 1 mile from Tempe downtown, but there is a free tramway taking you there in few minutes. It is expressely oriented towards inclusion and against any discrimination of races, countries and sexual orientations. It has in the common lot fine decorations, interesting books and a fantastic swimming pool. The rooms are well equipped and artistically arranged.

This was our first time staying at the Graduate Hotel in Tempe, AZ. Check in was very smooth and the room was cozy. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful. The rooms are a bit on the pricey side, but we thought it was worth it due to location, cleanliness, and wonderful staff. We had a small balcony to enjoy. The hotel is right next to a super cute neighborhood, and we were able to take our dogs for a nice walk through the neighborhood. It was wonderful to be able to take our dogs with us on our trip, and parking was plentiful. There is an extra charge ($12 per day) for the on-site parking, but it is worth it as there is limited parking around the area due to the university. Mill Avenue, the downtown college district, is super close and there are multiple public transit options (some are free) to reach that area for shopping, restaurants, breweries, etc. We definitely recommend staying here if you plan to visit Tempe. Thank you to the staff at the Graduate. We hope to visit you again soon!

The view from the balcony was into someone's backyard, so that was a little awkward, but otherwise we loved everything about the hotel, it's location, staff and ease of access.

The size of the room was excellent, the beds super comfy, the view from the balcony was nice.

The fitness room is tiny, the lobby not very welcoming, staff not overly friendly. The girl on reception was supposed to book us for the airport shuttle but when we went to leave we were told that the driver had left and they didn't know why she had booked us at 4.30pm if the driver leaves at 4pm.

The Graduate in Tempe was absolutely excellent! We wanted to stay close to ASU campus and it is practically on campus with beautiful views of Gammage auditorium. It is also located on the new tram line and has a tram pass by approximately every 15 mins which brings you to downtown Tempe (and the tram is free to use). My children enjoyed the pool and the comfortable beds. Our room face ASU and we had a lovely view. The front desk staff could not have been nicer - they helped us out with the shuttle bus and answered our many questions!

The man that drove the shuttle bus was not particularly nice. He complained the entire time about giving us a lift and we had to listen to his political opinions about US politics (which we didn't appreciate) and European politics (about which he was factually incorrect, and we are Europeans so we should know!). I also heard him complaining to another family that he didn't usually take that many people in his shuttle (they were two adult and their 3 children) .... surely, this is his job?!

The location was very good. Quick, easy walk, scooter, or uber ride to restaurants and other sights.

We reserved a king room and ended up with a room that had 2 queen beds. I was not happy with that situation, despite the front desk assuring me we had a nicer room - I was expecting 1 king bed, not 2 queens. Also - it was very cool that the property had a peloton bike in the workout room - but it was broken.

the decor, privacy, and convenience. Great proximity to Mill Avenue. Got to go watch a movie, eat dinner, park really, and get to bed in good time!

The coffee in the room... very bad, instant. And the dairy-free creamer curdled in it.

Loved this hotel! SUPER CUTE, and staff was very nice and helpful. Our room was comfortable. Restaurant on site was delicious and our server made us some great iced coffee!

Front desk staff misinformed us of where the microwave was located and we had to go to 3 different floors to find it, but the fact that there was even a microwave to use overshadowed the misinformation.

The location is perfect for staying overnight after seeing a show at ASU Gammage. The beds are fabulous and the food was really tasty. Great staff!

It would be nice to have refrigeraters and microwaves in the room. The bar was okay, but it would be nice to have a better dining area. $5 for a bottle of water is ridiculous.

Problem with computer system at check in. Not meshing with booking.com or other outside booking companies. Took a couple hours to sort our booking out - but they let us go to our room anyway and gave us free drink vouchers because of the trouble. Eventually all good.