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What Commencement Guests Got for Their 'Study' at Yale Stay

Where: 1157 Chapel St. [map], New Haven, CT, United States, 06511

Yale students donned their caps and gowns this past weekend for graduation. To celebrate the Ivy Leaguers, the Study at Yale gave away a graduation present. Unfortunately, it wasn't a new car. But it was still pretty cool: The hotel handed out Moleskine notebooks embossed with the Study logo and with the Yale commencement 2011 insignia.

Moleskine, of course, is the mother of all travel notebooks/journals/etc. It's a favorite for its simple design, durability and infinite uses. All guests who stayed at the New Haven, Connecticut, hotel this past weekend got a big black Moleskine—a big upgrade from the usual hotel pad that falls apart when you use it.

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Could We Be Doing More Studying in the Future?

Where: 1157 Chapel St [map], New Haven, CT, United States, 06511

The Study at Yale is settling in for the 2010-2011 academic year in New Haven, Conn., but could the 124-room Ivy League hotel be gearing up for new locations as well? That's what it sounded like when we chatted with Paul McGowan, the Study at Yale's creator and owner.

The Study at Yale has already impressed us with their spacious rooms, complete with reading chairs and ottomans as well as with their seersucker bathrobes, gingersnap cookies at the front desk and reading glasses on loan. But there are even more little touches at the hotel that we learned about from McGowan.

For instance, during reunion weekends, the hotel's bellstaff will wear hats commemorating the years of the graduating classes being honored that year. The bellstaff also gets in on the college gear year-round by wearing jeans and rugby shirts.

Yet an amenity that definitely scores top marks is the hotel's Daily Events Bulletin Board which is updated every day with the events happening in, on and around campus from athletic games, to talks and seminars and art and music exhibits.

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The Study at Yale Lets You Be More Studious-Looking with Eyeglass Rental

Where: 1157 Chapel Street [map], New Haven, CT, United States, 06511

When the Study at Yale opened near the Ivy League campus two years ago, we got all excited about the fun perks at the hotel like complimentary WiFi,leather reading chairs and the bathrobe which featured a seersucker design stitched with the hotel’s logo--a pair of reading glasses.

Speaking of reading glasses, the hotel has another fun perk, well, actually it's more of a necessity. If you've forgotten your reading glasses on your trip, you can borrow a stylish pair from the hotel who has partnered up with designer Amy Sacks.

And if you like them, you can end up purchasing them from the front desk or ordering a new pair from the Amy Sacks catalogue (Frames range from $60 to $90.) Which means no more desperate purchases of granny glasses from CVS. Now that's service!

Room rates at The Study at Yale start at around $239 a night but popular weekends on campus tend to sell out quick.

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The Study at Yale Passes With Flying Colors, So Says Recent Reviewers

Where: 1157 Chapel St [map], New Haven, CT, United States, 06511

Our inner geeks have been pretty excited about New Haven’s new-ish hotel, the Study at Yale, ever since the place opened last year. But until we pay the hotel a visit ourselves, we’ll have to rely on our steamy fantasy involving a rendezvous with a hunky Visiting Scholar. Er, also, the TripAdvisor reviews, which are impressively positive—13 “excellent” ratings and one “very good.” Apparently even the doormen are “dapper!”

A few highlights:

* “The only other choices near the university are a Courtyard by Marriott that in our experience could use a good cleaning, and the Omni, which is good but overpriced for what it is -- so The Study is a wonderful, welcome addition for visitors who are looking to stay near Yale,” writes TA user Oliver001.

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The Study at Yale Officially Opens With Whiffenpoofs On Hand

Where: 1157 Chapel St [map], New Haven, NH, United States, 06511

A few months ago, The Study at Yale opened on campus at the Ivy League school in October and back then, we were chomping at the bit for some real photos rather than renderings. And now that the hotel has officially opened today we finally got 'em.

A ribbon-cutting is being held today at 4pm to celebrate the opening. Not sure if it will be a kegger because kids are either wrapping up their last exams or they have already headed home for the holidays.

Here's what you can expect:

At 4 pm, New Haven Mayor John DeStefano will join [Hospitality 3's developer Paul] McGowan to cut a ceremonial ribbon at the entrance of the 124-room hotel at 1157 Chapel Street. A reception featuring the Yale Whiffenpoofs*, America's first and oldest collegiate a cappella group, will be held immediately after at The Study at Yale’s restaurant, Heirloom.

The a capella group! Andy Bernard is probably jealous.

The rooms at The Study do sound extremely inviting for an on-campus visit. Each guest room has a leather reading chair and ottoman, an expanded desk area, marble and glass showers and wireless internet. But what really stirs the preppy inside of us is the bath robe. Each room also comes with a custom designed seersucker bathrobe, stitched with the hotel’s logo which is a pair of reading glasses.

More photos after the jump. Thanks Susie!

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Serena and Blair Could Have Spent the Night at The Study at Yale

Where: 1157 Chapel Street [map], New Haven, CT, United States, 06511

The New York Times recently wrote about a new hotel opening in New Haven, Conn., that's actually within the storied Yale campus.

Too bad this hotel just opened, otherwise it could have made a cameo feature in this week's Gossip Girl episode when the kids go to Yale for the weekend.

Nevertheless, the hotel is now open and despite the crap economy, The Study at Yale might actually fare well. The hotel is located on Chapel Street, across from the Yale School of Art and near the School of Architecture, the university art gallery and the Center for British Art.

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Free In-Room Hotel Phone Calls?

Where: 3 Long Wharf Drive [map], New Haven, CT, United States, 06511

We all know everyone avoids using the in-room hotel phones at all costs. We glue our cell phones and Blackberries to our ears in the name of saving money, and blow our wad on the mini-bar instead.

However, until recently, due to egregious roaming charges, International travelers were stuck with in-room phones.

Now, many hotels are offering not only WiFi, but also VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) options. Skype is one of the most popular options, which allows users to download simple software and converse anywhere in the world via headset and mic.

However, some hotels are taking things a step further, and leveraging their networks to offer guests free phone calls. The Residence Inn in New Haven, CT, claims to be the "first outlet to offer free VoIP in its 112 rooms."

Now that rocks.

Reading some recent reviews of the New Haven Residence Inn it looks like the hotel could use a hook or two...

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