http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-24T23:39:37Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/10/3/92840/9241 <![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/vassar.jpg"><p> ...well sort of.<p> It is officially October, and that means leaf peeping season is officially underway. Most US locales don't go full foliage until sometime around mid October, so you still have time to pick your tree watching hotel.<p> Recently, the NY Times visited Alumnae House, the <a href="http://www.aavc.vassar.edu/house/index.html"><b>Inn at Vassar College</b></a>.<p> The New York property reopened late last year after a big time renovation. At around $100 a night this place is a relative bargain and a nice bat cave for exploring <a href="http://www.hudsonvalley.org/">Hudson Valley</a> during the fall.<p> Free WiFi and a "<a href="http://admissions.vassar.edu/about.html">Vassar</a>" crowd help make this property and interesting jumping off point.<p> Fred Bernstein, the NY Times reviewer, found the dorm style hotel collegiate, markj 2005-10-03T09:30:36-05:00 41.690067 -73.901809 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/