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Graduate by Hilton Richmond

4.0 star property

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Welcome to the Graduate Richmond, featuring a striking mural and classic pendant lights above a long reception counter.
Comfortable room with two beds, desk, and TV, offering a view of the surrounding buildings.
Standing tall, the Graduate building showcases a striking grid of windows and contrasting panels.
Relax in this inviting living room with a checkered sofa set, coffee table, and blue sofa.
Enjoy a drink at the Graduate's outdoor bar, offering a view of the city skyline and ample seating.

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Gym
  • Laundry
  • Breakfast available
  • Parking available

Explore the area

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

Room options

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Premium bedding, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk

Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible Bathtub

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk

Room, 1 King Bed, Roll-in Shower

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible Bathtub, Corner

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Suite, 2 Bedrooms, Roll-in Shower

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Junior Suite, 1 King Bed, Accessible Bathtub

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk

Room, 1 King Bed (Graduate)

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(10 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Family Suite, 1 King Bed (Graduate) | Premium bedding, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk

Family Suite, 1 King Bed (Graduate)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Room, 1 King Bed, Corner (Graduate) | Living area | 42-inch TV with cable channels, iPod dock

Room, 1 King Bed, Corner (Graduate)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk

Room, 1 Queen Bed (Graduate)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Studio Suite, 1 King Bed (Graduate) | Living area | 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) | Premium bedding, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk

Room, 2 Queen Beds (Graduate)

7.6 out of 10
Good
(5 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About this property

Graduate by Hilton Richmond

4-star hotel in Downtown Richmond
This smoke-free hotel features 2 restaurants, a 24-hour fitness center, and a rooftop terrace. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include valet parking, dry cleaning, and a 24-hour front desk. Housekeeping is available on request.
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 on request.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a 24-hour fitness center.
Dining is available at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. This business-friendly hotel also offers a 24-hour fitness center, a rooftop terrace, and an arcade/game room. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.

Graduate by Hilton Richmond is a smoke-free property.

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.
ByrdHouse - This restaurant serves dinner and light fare. Open select days.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

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

Restaurants on site

  • Brookfield
  • ByrdHouse

Things to do

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

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (on request)

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • 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
  • Ceiling hoist
  • Elevator (36 inch wide door)
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Thin carpet in room
  • Visual alarms in hallways
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk (30 inches high)
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • 1 building
  • 16 floors
  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2017
  • Smoking not allowed

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 property will be renovating from May 28 2025 to September 30 2025 (completion date subject to change). The following areas are affected:
  • Parking area
  • Select guestrooms

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

Property 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

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. 720 out of 1321 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 280 out of 1321 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 180 out of 1321 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 86 out of 1321 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 55 out of 1321 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

Timothy

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

Great stay

Everything was above board wonderful Hotel will probably stay there again. Definitely tell my friends.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeffery

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

10/10 Excellent

Caitlin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good stay!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Gabrielle

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Not worth the money.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Victor

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The valet parking is a bit pricey but excellent service, courteous, responsive, and very prompt to fetch your car.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Falisha

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

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

Great value, comfort, and location

This was our second time staying st Richmond Graduate, and it was still a great experience! Check-in was pleasant and easy, the room was spotless, and comfortable, and the location is fantastic (near downtown and only a few miles from one of the most unique areas of Richmond, Carytown.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Mary Ellen

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Rooms are on the worn side but you can't argue with the location
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

timothy

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
For a Hilton I was surprised in the condition. Old rugs, and running toilets. Just did not smell fresh and clean. We did eat at the only restaurant inside the facility .The food and service was very good. We appreciated the front end team on reassigning us to an adequate substitute to our original room. For the location , not a very safe area to walk ,especially in the evening. Most stores looked like they have been closed for sometime. This hotel is a place to go if you were driving through and needed to spend a night. Nothing was that horrible just basic and needs a good update. Staff was caring and wanted to do the best possible.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Mary Ellen

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Elizabeth

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The bathroom has a tiny sink with no place to even put a toothbrush. There are not enough outlets conveniently placed for a hair dryer/flat iron. There isnt even a shelf in the bathroom, just the tiny sink. There was definitely room for a vanity, not sure why anyone would design a bathroom like this.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Henry

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was great! The parking is valet only, just FYI.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

richard s

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
hostess' were awesome and very helpful
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kara

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

10/10 Excellent

PAUL

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This property provided a very nice stay for me and my daughter. The staff was attentive, friendly, and helpful. The rooms were decorated in such a fun way and were clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

tracey

This property didn’t live up to the other fantastic Graduate locations.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

MICHAEL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

JUST NO

We had already ordered dinner when about 5-10 minutes later, the chef quit, the bartender informed us that our order would take much longer than expected. And it did. They also didn't have some menu items. For instance, of the few desserts, we wanted the brownie and they said it was unavailable. My daughter ordered ice cream, THAT IS IT. An hour or so later when our food arrived, they also brought cheesecake which WE DID NOT ORDER, none of us like cheesecake. I told the bartender who said they would make sure to take it off and they couldn't take it back. Guess what, they still charged us and by then after waiting for so long, we just paid. The prices were unreasonable. The hotel is not the cleanest. The rooms are old, dusty, and dirty. One of our beds had blood or nail polish on it. The bathroom fan sounded like a jet. Instead of fixing, the maint.guy who SMELLED like cigarette smoke said to unplug it for now, great solution. The fridge was warm. No snack vending machines. No microwaves in the room. Very disappointing for the price we paid.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

María

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Nice hotel and good location. No on-site parking but valet parking is available by paying a fee. Loved the breakfast! My room had a terrible noise (like running water) coming from the room next door. Even when I reported this and someone went to verify it, no additional actions were taken.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Scott

Disliked: Staff & service
I am stopped by a staff person while I walking to the breakfast buffet and asked if I had my receipt. I thought it was included. She was abrupt and simply rude. Other guests were mistaken about a complimentary breakfast. I paid but it was cold and terrible. Next my vehicle was parked directly outside and was told to simply ask for it when I am ready to go. I never received the initial text from the valet. I approach a valet who is eating breakfast at the valet stand and was asked for ID, phone number, room number and tag number. Totally unprofessional.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Auldriona

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stay here was pretty typical. Not all it’s hyped up to be. Breakfast is expensive and not worth it. Very confusing on breakfast process. Illy informed at checkin about breakfast and whether it was complimentary or not. Overall hotel is dark; not very much lighting. Was not informed when booking, that hotel has no parking other than valet. Informed that if we didn’t use and pay valet, we have to park on the street and pay the meter. Not really satisfied with our stay for the price that we paid. Would not recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Tammy

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The service was excellent, but the cleanliness was less than desirable. The chairs in the restaurant were stained, the bathroom wasn’t clean and the carpets were stained,
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025