Hotel Skyler

hotel skyler never disappoints… comfortable beds, spacious rooms, earth friendly toiletries, free notepads in the room, complimentary wall street journal in the am, scrumptious healthful bfast (scones, muffins, oatmeal, fritattas), and a pot of coffee brewing 24hrs/​day.
walking distance to upstate hospital, SU, crouse.

This place is super cool. We were recently in upstate New York to get hitched!
We split our time between the Hotel Skyler and a different place. Hotel Skyler is really cool. I mean, if you go to their website, they’ll tell you all about how green they are and what the history is.
But when you get there in person? It’s so cool and so obvious. You have to use your room key to turn on the electricity in your room. You can’t leave every light and tv on while you are out and about for 8 hours. If you’re not there, it can’t be on! Our room had 2 tvs (one on the bed side of the wall and one on the sofa side) which was great when my husband wanted to watch something that I didn’t.
The bed is super comfortable and soft. It was perfect for me! Husband wasn’t as thrilled because he prefers a more plywood-​like experience, but he’s weird like that.
The ceiling in our room was curved, with really cool details. And, I know this is weird, but we kept talking about the tile in the shower. It had almost a bamboo look to it. We were *this* close to asking the front desk people about it to see if we can put it in our bathroom at home!
All of the staff we encountered were super nice and accommodating.
Overall, I would absolutely stay here again! It’s neat, it’s green, it’s funky, and it’s near a lot of cool places.

Read Rachel’s review– Room smelled– blinking smoke alarm and creaking ceiling-​horrible lumpy pillows – too bad– beautiful original building–
Fix this place– I won’t return–

What a unique hotel! Beautiful old synagogue converted to a hotel. Stained glass greets you in the lobby at check-​in. My room was huge, with very high ceilings and cool half-​moon windows on one side and an enormous window on the other wall. Bed was comfy with lots of pillows. Bathroom was roomy with a waterfall shower.
LEED hotel features include card-​access power for your room by the door, environmentally friendly touches throughout.
Nice breakfast in the lobby. Staff very friendly.
Only negative is that walls are thin, as it wasn’t built as a hotel, and I heard my neighbor’s TV all night. Note also that the bar is closed despite the website showing a bar!
Overall, wonderful hotel to which I would love to return!

This is a gorgeous hotel with a commitment to sustainability. I came here on a recent trip for work and was delightfully surprised. Rooms seem fairly pricey but we got a great rate on something like Priceline. The staff was very professional, friendly and helpful.
The rooms are spacious with simple and comfortable décor. The main lobby and halls of each floor are artsy and well decorated. I especially enjoyed the stained glass behind the front desk.
They have a terrific complimentary breakfast each morning with an array or oatmeals, cereal, breads, yogurts and more. It’s not your typical continental breakfast. They also let you check out at noon, as opposed to the typical 11:00am.
This hotel is situated about one mile from some fun bars and restaurants. I wish there was more to do closer to the hotel but to be fair, they can’t really do anything about that and I don’t know Syracuse extremely well.
My biggest disappointments were that they advertise a 24-​hour fitness room which is really nothing more than a storage closet-​type room with one cheap elliptical and two old treadmills. Also, it’s near impossible to throw out anything larger than the size of a cup. There are garbage cans nowhere– even in the rooms there are only very, very small baskets. The walls must be incredibly thin because you can hear others watching tv, showering, even coughing. Lastly, I enjoyed the sustainability features but the power in the rooms is a little confusing to figure out, especially after a day of work and travel.

Beautiful repurposed old synagogue, turned into a very friendly and comfortable boutique hotel. Booked on a whim on Hotwire, and was pleasantly surprised with a very comfortable room, shuttle down to Armory Square with a very jovial driver, and an incredible breakfast. Definitely a solid pick, I’d go back.

I stayed here last night while driving from Philadelphia back to Toronto, and I was excited based on all the glowing reviews I had read online. Unfortunately, the hotel didn’t live up to my expectations.
First, the good:
Free parking
Free wi-​fi
Free breakfast
The staff were great
The rooms are huge
The beds are very comfy
The air conditioning is very quiet
On to the not-​so-​good:
The room had an odd smell when I entered it
I found a hair on one of the pillows
The smoke detector (?) is right over the bed and the light flashes every five seconds or so, and there’s no way to turn away from it because it’s right over the bed, so if flashing lights bother you when you’re trying to sleep (I am super sensitive to these things), this is not so good
But what really disappointed me was that the walls are super thin. And not just the walls — the ceilings too. I was on the second floor and I could hear every movement by the people on either side of my room and above me. The floor (my ceiling) literally creaked every time they moved. This woke me up multiple times in the middle of the night and impeded my ability to get a good night’s sleep.
So all in all, I was disappointed by my experience here and would not return… my sleep is too important to me.

The building is gorgeous and they’ve done an excellent job decorating. The room had an extremely comfortable bed and bedding and it smelled unbelievably good during out two night stay. The room was poorly laid out as there was at least 25 square feet of space that was completely unused. The bathroom was sufficient, but that 25 square feet of space could have been used to expand the bathroom and put in a deep soaking tub which could probably raise the rate of the room $ 60/​night. Additionally, the refrigerator was deceptively small and it was extremely difficult to fit a bottle of juice and any restaurant leftovers in it. Overall, the hotel was very nice, but there are definitely improvements to be made.

I love love love this place. It is inviting and comfortable and I cannot get over how great it is to be in a repurposed building. It is affordable and convenient and I have enjoyed every stay there.

Beautiful rooms, clean & quiet. Breakfast looked amazing (we missed it but they were sweet & let us grab & go items before it opened). Front desk staff was very attentive & nice. Would stay here again when visiting Syracuse

Highly recommend for anyone visiting Syracuse Univ or any of the area hospitals. Room was spotless, bedding very comfy and a/​c unit was quiet. Lobby pleasant, complimentary breakfast was a huge time and $ saver. Staff was very accommodating. This hotel is closer to Syracuse University than the parking lot the school sends you to. We kept our car at the hotel and just a short walk to the campus. Very happy with this choice.

I made my reservation through hotels tonight. Without knowing what the hotel Skyler was or how the accommodations stacked up I book the room.
I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the rooms the comfort of the beds and the overall parents of the hotel.
As a sidenote, it is interesting to know that the hotel Skyler is a converted synagogue. With that knowledge the conversion from synagogue to hotel has been done elegantly and with style.
Enjoy your stay at the hotel Skyler. Be aware that they only have 58 rooms so if you’re planning on a function be prepared to book in advance. On my stay in February 2015 only about half the rooms were booked.
I wish the hotel it’s management employees much success.

These were nice accommodations close to Syracuse U. The bed was nice and soft, and the bathrooms and showers had plenty of space for 2 two run around in the morning. I am sad that there seems to be no gym or pool, but all in all it was a great place to stay and we will be back.

Its clean mod, nice, and convenient to the University. Parking and quiet! I shall return!

Vaulted ceilings clean atmosphere friendly chw c know in. Near food experiences. We were just driving Through Syracuse with a newborn and we’re looking for a nicer hotel. Found the place

It’s a good hotel. It is clean, cozy, modern and small. I like that there is no charge for the business center. The exercise room has 3 pieces of equipment.
The lobby is cute, with the bar. For a boutique hotel, I expect a Manager’s Cocktail hour; some danishes or something for breakfast; maybe some cookies at check-​in; and maybe some OJ for breakfast. None of that exists, unless you want to buy it.
The location is amazing if visiting Syracuse University.
The bedroom was ok. It was exactly what we expected. Standard size, standard bathroom, standard toiletries. Interestingly, or oddly, there was only a ¼ walls for the shower with no door. So, if you are tall, like me, and do not like to stand directly under the shower head, the odds are really good a lot of water is going to escape the confines of the shower area.

Beautiful hotel with the most comfortable beds on the planet. Unless you somehow got to sleep on a cloud.
Only complaint: Wish there was more info and historical photos about when the building was a synagogue!

Syracuse University arranged a one-​night stay for me here last weekend for an event I was attending. Albeit short, my stay was pleasant in every way.
We arrived around 10pm Friday night, and check-​in was seamless. Your room key gives you access to the expansive parking lot behind the hotel– a nice perk. The room key also serves to trigger the electricity in your room. I had no problem connecting to the free Wi-​fi– no login necessary.
The school had a social that evening in the bar/​lobby area, which turned out to be a really neat space. The bartender was friendly and attentive, and there is a TV if you’re into watching TV at the bar.
Overall, our room was spacious, clean and comfortable. Our king bed was VERY comfortable, with plenty of pillows. We had a corner room, which was very quiet. The bathroom was well-​designed and spotless. I enjoyed the eco-​conscious toiletries as well.
We checked out early (~8:30am) the next morning, and were able to store our bags while we were out during the day. I managed to misplace my bag tags, but the front desk person remembered me from that morning and was able to retrieve my bags no problem. Great service!
I would recommend this hotel to anyone staying in Syracuse! The only bit of advice I would offer is that if you are not familiar with the area, this place is on a one-​way street. We had to loop around the block to get to the entrance.

I hate Syracuse almost much as I hate Buffalo. I find the city to be miserable and ugly and dirty. Although pricey, this hotel is truly a gem and a fresh breath of air amid a hideous environment, and I find it worth the extra cash.
I was in Syracuse to take my Boards Exam and I wanted to stay the night before with my significant other to avoid any last minute car problems or weather issues and arrive on time. This hotel was less than three miles away from the testing center, close to the mega-​mall, and had decent reviews so we went with it.
The lobby and entrance is beautifully designed. It’s very bright and open and looks great. The bar is small, but I didn’t drink, so I can’t comment on the bar service or anything. The snacks they offer in the little fridge section are pricey and we didn’t purchase anything, but they had hummus and little things like that.
Our room was very open and spacious and I absolutely LOVED the bathroom design. It was very clean.
My only complaint is the maids for room service knocked on my door twice on Thursday morning before check out time. That’s annoying, but not so annoying I need to give this hotel anything less than four stars.
The wifi was great and I had a steady internet connection the whole time. It was fast enough for me to use all my review websites with ease. The room had a mini fridge and a flat screen TV and such.
Very comfy, clean, and cozy and I would book with them again, if god forbid, we needed to be in Syracuse again.

I didnt want to write this because i want to be able tomget a reservation whenever I want one. Just two, blocks from the Varsity, and just one block further from the Sheraton, the place is a good value, with clean rooms, they are LEED certified (I could care less about that but the greenies might like it and pay a bit more than the crapholes further down the hill).
They are owned by the chain that also has the Genesee Inn and The Parkview. All 3 share a car service from the airport at has limited hours and does a continual loop.
The rooms were comfortable, clean, nice towels, spacious. The reviewer that ranted about the blinking smoke detector and the one that dinged them because she didn’t remember her arrival date and was charged per the no show policy are unfairly dragging down the rating so meh to them… trust me on this place!