Hotel
A hotel block has been reserved at the Hilton Garden Inn (130 E. Seneca Street, Ithaca, New York, 14850).
Transportation to Ithaca
By Air: Ithaca is serviced by the Ithaca-Tompkins Regional Airport (10 minutes from downtown Ithaca and Cornell's campus); we are also within 1 hour of Syracuse Hancock International Airport, Elmira Corning Regional Airport and Greater Binghamton Airport.
By Bus: There are a number of direct buses from NYC to Ithaca, including the Campus2Campus and Big Red Bullet; both are clean and reliable.
Transportation Around Ithaca
Shuttle: The Hilton offers a shuttle, which can provide transportation to-and-from Ithaca-Tompkins Regional Airport as well as Cornell University's campus; to schedule the shuttle, call the Hilton at 607.277.8900.
Bus: TCAT, Ithaca's bus system, is convenient and reliable; the TCAT site offers an interactive map and trip planner. Route 10 provides a loop between downtown and campus, a stop for which is located one-block from the Hilton. The bus costs $1.50 per ride.
Walking: If the weather is nice, one can walk between downtown and Cornell's campus. The route includes either a steep hill (streets) or many stairs (gorge trail); however, Jason will be happy to walk anyone back downtown thru Cascadilla Gorge following meetings both days but he strongly recommends wearing good walking shoes as the route includes many uneven stairs.
Restaurants
Breakfast: While you can find breakfast in many places around town, the two most convenient options will be Collegetown Bagels (one block from the Hotel, at the corner of Seneca and Aurora Streets) and Manndible (in Mann Library)
The Hilton is located across the street from the Commons and a block from a number of restaurants on the Aurora Street between Seneca and State Streets. More information on restaurants coming soon.