School 31 Lofts

Overall I’d give the stay two stars. It is a unique old school building, with some lovely art deco type updates. Unfortunately, I looked at photos before booking and noted rooms with sofas, chairs, fridges, and hot tubs, and assumed our room would be the same. It was, instead, an extremely small, studio room, with no chairs, no table, no fridge, no room divider between the bath (not a hot tub, nor jetted), nor the toilet. The queen bed sank in the middle, so was extremely uncomfortable for two people, and definitely needs replacing, The room was very drafty, having ill-fitting, non insulated French windows opening onto a non-usable balcony. Check-in is supposed to be automated, so you don’t meet anyone at reception, but share your ID and credit card online and get your room code messaged to you. If you don’t know this before registering, (which we did not), it is disconcerting and inconvenient.

Not ideal for business trip The room was just okay. The blanket on my bed was like a hospital blanket and the shower was broken so I couldn't shower before an important business meeting. I called to see if I could get help and I was told to call back after 9am.

When you book a room here they send you a text with the room number and door code. Well last time I stayed here which was 2023 I was in room 201 this time when I went (2025) I read the old text and went to room 201 and entered the code from the year 2023 and the door opened when I stated to walk in I saw there were clothes on the bed i immediately closed the door and re looked at my phone when i realized my room was 215 after i got in my room i left because I realized if i can get in to someone else’s room they can get into mine and these doors do not have an additional lock inside. I was totally unsafe !!

Great place to getaway! My Fiance and I just stayed here for a Post-Birthday/Anniversary/Valentines Day celebration. These guys did a phenomenal job of accommodating us and really going that extra mile to make our adventure even more memorable.

Not as cool as it looks. Had to climb three huge flights of stairs to get to room. No elevator no luggage racks. Help was offered but didn’t seem fair as concierge was only a little younger than us. Room was ok but kitchen stuff was dirty. No way to cook anything and I had to clean before I put my food in refrigerator. Huge curtains were very dusty but necessary to keep out the lights of the university across the street.

I love this place and it’s the only hotel I will stay at when visiting family in Rochester. My only negative is that this place doesn’t have an elevator for public access which makes it difficult to maneuver luggage upstairs (especially if you have a small child or a disability). But if that can be fixed this would be the best place to stay in Rochester!