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Graduate by Hilton Richmond

4.0 star property

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Reception
Family Suite, 1 King Bed (Graduate)
Seasonal outdoor pool, pool loungers
Terrace/patio
Lobby

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Gym
  • Bar
  • Laundry

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301 West Franklin Street, Richmond, VA, 23220
  • Virginia Commonwealth University
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Altria Theater
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Greater Richmond Convention Center
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Richmond, VA (RIC-Richmond Intl.)
    ‪14 min drive‬

Room options

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk

Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible Bathtub

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk

Room, 1 King Bed, Roll-in Shower

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk

Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible Bathtub, Corner

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk

Room, 1 King Bed, Roll-in Shower, Corner

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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42-inch TV with cable channels, iPod dock

Suite, 2 Bedrooms, Roll-in Shower

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk

Junior Suite, 1 King Bed, Accessible Bathtub

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk

Room, 1 King Bed (Graduate)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Family Suite, 1 King Bed (Graduate)

Family Suite, 1 King Bed (Graduate)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk

Room, 1 King Bed, Corner (Graduate)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk

Room, 1 Queen Bed (Graduate)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk

Room, 1 Queen Bed (Graduate)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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42-inch TV with cable channels, iPod dock

Studio Suite, 1 King Bed (Graduate)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Room, 2 Queen Beds (Graduate)

Room, 2 Queen Beds (Graduate)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Property entrance

The Commonwealth

  • Pet-friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Air conditioning
4.5 out of 5, Wonderful, (1238)
The price is AU$303
for 1 room
includes taxes & fees
6 May - 7 May
The Commonwealth

About the area

Richmond

Graduate by Hilton Richmond is centrally located in Richmond, a 4-minute walk from Virginia Commonwealth University and 7 minutes by foot from VCU Institute for Contemporary Art. .This hotel is 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Altria Theater and 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Greater Richmond Convention Center.

What's nearby

  • Virginia Commonwealth University - 4 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Altria Theater - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Greater Richmond Convention Center - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • The National - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Virginia Museum of Fine Arts - 4 min drive - 4.0 km

Getting around

  • Richmond Main Street Station - 4 min drive
  • Richmond Intl. Airport (RIC) - 14 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Chipotle Mexican Grill - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪The Patio Thai - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Jimmy John's - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪NuVegan Cafe - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪GWARbar - ‬6 min walk

About this property

Graduate by Hilton Richmond

Hotel with a 24-hour fitness center, a quick walk to Virginia Commonwealth University
Graduate by Hilton Richmond offers 205 air-conditioned accommodations with iPod docking stations and laptop-compatible safes. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. Televisions come with premium cable channels. Refrigerators and coffee/tea makers are provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, designer toiletries, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Richmond hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, desk chairs, and phones. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a 24-hour fitness center and a seasonal outdoor pool.
Make yourself at home in one of the 205 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and iPod docking stations. Your pillowtop bed comes with premium bedding. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature designer toiletries and hair dryers.
Enjoy recreational amenities such as a 24-hour fitness center and a seasonal outdoor pool. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, an arcade/game room, and a television in a common area.
Enjoy a satisfying meal at Brookfield serving guests of Graduate by Hilton Richmond. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
Brookfield - This restaurant serves breakfast, dinner, and light fare.
Byrd House - This restaurant serves dinner and light fare. Open daily.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Valet parking on site (USD 37 per day; includes in/out privileges)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee: USD 3 to 20 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Brookfield
  • Byrd House

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym
  • Arcade/game room
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Seasonal outdoor pool
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Pool loungers
  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Lift
  • Pool hoist on site
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Thin carpet in room
  • Visual alarms in hallways
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking
  • Wheelchair-width doorways

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 42-inch TV with premium cable channels
  • IPod dock

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Late check-out subject to availability

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Renovations and closures

The following facilities are closed seasonally each year. They will be closed from September 14 to May 15:
  • Swimming pool
The property will be renovating from July 4 2025 to September 22 2025 (completion date subject to change). The following areas are affected:
  • Parking area
  • Select guestrooms
  • Swimming pool

Alternate facilities will be available offsite during the renovation.

Renovation work will only be conducted during business hours. Every effort will be made to minimize noise and disturbance.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 75 per pet, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only
2 total (up to 75 lbs per pet)
Pets cannot be left unattended
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately USD 3.00 to 20 per person
  • Valet parking fee: USD 37 per day (in/out privileges)
  • Pet fee: USD 75 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector

We should mention

The seasonal pool will be open from May to September

Property is also known as

Graduate Richmond Hotel
Graduate Richmond
Graduate by Hilton Richmond Hotel
Graduate by Hilton Richmond Richmond
Graduate by Hilton Richmond Hotel Richmond

Graduate by Hilton Richmond Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 718 out of 1306 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 275 out of 1306 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 172 out of 1306 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 82 out of 1306 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 59 out of 1306 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Carrie

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cindy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent visit overall. The hotel was full and only had 2 elevators working, so it was always a wait for the elevator. Bed and shower were awesome! Walkable to Altria Theatre and downtown restaurants. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Rennae

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness

No coffee!!

Dirty towels, parking was a ripoff, and no coffee in the room. We had to ask for the trash instant coffee that was supposed to be in the room, and they never delivered it. Had to go to front desk to get it and then it was disgusting. No lobby coffee except for the ripoff cafe. Im a Hilton honors member, love all hilton properties, but this one was not up to par. Hated just about everything about this hotel. Should have paid the extra few bucks for the jefferson down the street.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Hailey

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Aaron

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Lauren

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Tommy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Worth the money
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Marissa

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The water was out my entire stay, inconvenient but not the hotels fault as a main water line busted. Otherwise the hotel was nice, carpets had some stains and elevators only one would work the area not much around and valet is 37 dollars a night that isn’t really in any of the details before staying
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Krysta

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Staff is great, rooms fine, there’s just no water to shower so that sucks. Maybe they’ll give us a discount or a future stay coupon or something :)
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Klevis

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Sam

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pradeep

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sherry

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Wonderful hotel convenient to everything. Nice staff and good restaurant/bar. Only issue was the non working elevator which led to very long waits for the one working elevator.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Savon

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
One of my favorite hotels in Richmond.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

KA KEI

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A good stay at Graduate by Hilton Richmond

Concierge is helpful. Room is clean and tidy. Streets surrounding are beautiful. Nothing more can be asked at this rate!
Stayed 13 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter, Yorktown

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Close to the Altria Theater which is what we needed!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

SHERWOOD

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Bree

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome service
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Ricky

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024