Overnight accommodations are only available for summer orientation.

On-campus accommodations in Capstone House, a residence hall with suite-style rooms and baths, are available if you and/or your parents arrive the night before your Summer Orientation session. Sheets, pillow, blanket, and towels are provided. Fees for overnight accommodations are $25 per person per night. The preferred check-in time is between 2 p.m. and 9 p.m. The online Orientation Date Request on VIP includes Overnight Reservation information; if you are mailing in your Orientation Date Request, be sure to also complete the Overnight Reservation and include all applicable fees. Summer overnight accommodation costs are separate from housing fees for the fall semester.

Students requesting accommodations who are not accompanied by a parent will be assigned a roommate from among other students of the same gender. If a student and parent wish to stay together, one room should be requested. Two rooms should be requested if the student and parent(s) wish to stay in separate rooms. A parent requesting a room separate from their student may be assigned another parent to share the room. All rooms are reserved for the night before your scheduled orientation session unless otherwise specified. If you need to arrive the night before Placement Testing or stay additional nights, be sure to indicate the relevant dates on your Orientation Date Request/Overnight Reservation Form. Due to space limitations, there is a three-night limit for on-campus accommodations. Children under 14 cannot be housed on-campus unless accompanied by a parent.

If your family prefers to stay off-campus, the Columbia area has a variety of hotels and inns.

		*THE INN AT USC 1619 Pendleton Street www.innatusc.com (803) 779-7779		Hampton Inn 822 Gervais Street (803) 231-2000, 1-800-HAMPTON
		*Clarion Townhouse Hotel 1615 Gervais St. www.clarionhotelcolumbia.com (803) 771-8711, 1-800-277-871		Homewood Suites by Hilton 230 Greystone Boulevard (803) 239-4663, 1-800-445-8667
		*Courtyard By Marriot, Columbia 630 Assembly Street (803) 799-7800, 800-321-2211		Marriott 1200 Hampton Street (803) 771-7000, 1-800-228-9290
		*The Inn at Claussen's 2003 Greene Street (803) 765-0440, 1-800-622-3382		Holiday Inn Two Notch Rd. & I-77 1-800-Holiday (803) 736-5600
		Comfort Suites Downtown 501 Taylor Street (803) 744-4000		*Rose Hall B&B 1006 Barnwell Street (866) 771-2288 (803) 771-2288
		Embassy Suites 200 Stone Ridge Dr. (803) 252-8700, 1-800-362-2779		Radison Hotel 1-20 at Bush River Rd. (803) 731-0300, 1-866-246-1829
		Country Hearth Inn & Suites 621 S. Assembly Street 803-252-2000		The Whitney 700 Woodrow Street (803) 252-0845, 1-800-637-4008 www.whitneyhotel.com
		Rodeway Inn 1301 Main Street (803) 779-7790, 1-800-800-0835		Columbia Travelodge 2210 Bush River Road (803) 798-9665, 1-800-578-7878
		Riverside Inn 111 Knox Abbott Dr./Cayce www.RiversideInnColumbia.com (803) 939-4688, 1-866-988-3335
* within walking distance to USC campus NOTE: Hotel Listing is not inclusive and does not imply endorsement by the University of South Carolina nor the Office of Student Orientation and Testing Services.