gawinsan
I am planning to make a trip there... any suggestion on which hotel to stay? drive from NYC (more flexible, 4 hrs drive....) or take a coach? (5 hrs, but no need to drive)...
For hotel, unless you want to stay somewhere specifically close to Johnson or collegetown, I would just hotwire it. I got a good rate at the Best Western, but would need a car to get around.
Not sure how much the coach is, but there is a lot of benefit to not driving for 4 hours and being able to do other stuff. Plus I heard there is wifi on the bus, so it might be a plus. Not sure how much it costs to get to Ithaca, that might be a deciding factor.
If you want to stay closer, there is the hotel (forgot the name) attached to the hospitality school which is right next to Johnson. Other than that I do not know.
Hope you enjoy your trip out to Ithaca.