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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Question from a prospective parent: where do families stay for orientation if all the nearby affordable hotels are taken over for student housing?
https://www.utimes.pitt.edu/news/pitt-leases-3-buildings[/quote]

I read the article.  According to the article, Pitt is leasing the Hampton Inn and bought another hotel a few years back.

So there are still several public hotels right near campus.  If those are too expensive, it's quite possible to drive into Oakland from neighborhoods that are 20-30 minutes away.

One that I looked at was a hotel near the Heinz History Center in the Strip District.  Some people recommend hotels on the South Side.  There also is a hotel on the river bank by the Bates Street exit.

There was an ordinary Red Roof in Monroeville that I stayed at occasionally.  If you stay that far out, you need to make allowances for commute time and rush hour.  The Squirrel Hill Tunnel is a bottleneck between you and Pitt.

I used to commute to Pitt one summer from further out than Monroeville.  It's not a big deal.[/quote]

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