Accommodations

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Off-Campus Housing

The following hotels are convenient to Swarthmore. Discounted room rates are not available, and we cannot guarantee room availability at any of the listings below. The College does not endorse any particular facility. For exact prices and availability, please contact the hotels directly. 

Area Hotels (1-15 miles)

Airport Hotels (7–10 miles)

Regional Hotels (15–25 miles)

​Bed-and-Breakfast

  • AIRbnb
    Rent unique places to stay from local hosts in Swarthmore and Philadelphia.
  • Duling-Kurtz House
    146 S. Whitford Road
    Exton, PA 19341
    (610) 524-1830
    Description: 15 rooms.
  • Hamanassett Bed & Breakfast & Carriage House
    725 Darlington Road
    Media, PA 19063
    (610) 459-3000
    (877) 836-8212 (toll free)
    Description: 7 rooms with private baths and a 2 bedroom 2 1/2 bath cottage. Not handicap accessible.
  • Pendle Hill
    338 Plush Mill Road
    Wallingford, PA 19086
    (610) 566-4507, ext. 137
    Description: Retreat center a five-minute drive from Swarthmore.
  • Pennsbury Inn
    883 Baltimore Pike
    Chadds Ford, PA 19317
    (610) 388-1435
    (610) 388-1436 (fax)
    Description: 6 rooms, all with private baths. Not handicap accessible.
  • Sweetwater Farm
    50 Sweetwater Road
    Glen Mills, PA 19342
    (610) 459-4711
    Description: 7 rooms and 8 cottages.
  • Alpenhof Bed & Breakfast
    2001 N. Ridley Creek Road
    Media, PA 19063
    (610) 891-8222
  • VRBO
    Description: Rent short-term vacation homes in Swarthmore and Philadelphia.

  • Wyndham Alumnae House Bed & Breakfast – Bryn Mawr College
    235 N. Merion Ave.
    Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
    (610) 526-5236
    Description: 7 rooms, all with private baths.

     

Additional Local Accommodations

  • The College maintains a list of local accommodations organized by type and distance from Swarthmore. The College does not endorse any particular facility. For exact prices and availability, please contact the hotels directly. You can explore additional options in Philadelphia at visitphilly.com.
  • You may also wish to consider renting an Airbnb from a local host during Alumni Weekend.
  • If you are interested in camping or are bringing an RV, you may wish to consider the Philadelphia South/Clarksboro KOA Holiday Campground (117 Timberlane Rd, Clarksboro, NJ 08020). Tent and RV sites, cabins, and glamping tents are available. Make a reservation online or call 856-326-2565.
     

On-Campus Housing

Swarthmore is committed to providing summer housing to students pursuing on-campus or local summer opportunities — or who simply have nowhere else to go. Due to the demand for summer housing and essential deferred maintenance projects, on-campus housing for Alumni Weekend will be limited this year. We anticipate that we will not be able to provide on-campus housing to all those who would like it, although we assure you that every available on-campus room will be used. Registration for on-campus housing will open with Alumni Weekend registration in March. Rooms are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis; if you would like to stay on campus during Alumni Weekend, please plan to register early.

As a reminder, on-campus housing is limited to basic dorm rooms, which have only the bare essentials: two sheets, one pillow and pillowcase, one blanket and two towels. Bathrooms are communal, and rooms with private baths are not avail­able. Please note that most dorms do not have air conditioning.