Morris Inn

This is a beautiful hotel and the rooms were large and comfortable. Staff were all really nice and hotel was convenient to a conference I was attending at the university. Only thing was as I was walking out one morning, there was a staff member feeding a squirrel and luring it over to right by the hotel entrance, so as I was coming out, it looked like the squirrel was coming right for me or trying to get into the hotel. It made me jump. I’d recommend the staff feed the squirrels much further away from the entrance as it made me really uncomfortable. Otherwise a great stay.

First class. Very responsive staff treating guests almost as family. Good restaurant & pub, reasonbly priced for a hotel. Nice rooms with unexpected extras.

Stayed here for a conference and it was a wonderful experience. The staff is extremely courteous and helpful. Beautiful location and nice amenities. The room was very comfortable and was stocked with snacks, beauty products, and even a full size umbrella in case it is raining, which it was. A few things that make me give this place 4 stars instead of 5: if you self park (valet is $ 15) it’s a bit of a walk to the hotel, the breakfast (continental) was not very good at all– I think they charge $ 13 for it and I got two small, not very tasty, pastries, jam, which puzzled me because I don’t know what I would have put it on, mediocre tea, and a small cup of fruit, and my final critique is that you can hear your neighbors if they play music. Overall, my stay was pleasant and my complaints are minor, so I will stick with a 4 star rating. Not a bad place to stay if you are visiting South Bend or Notre Dame.

I came here for work, and this place is amazing!
They recently rebuilt the hotel from the ground up last summer, and after working with buildings for a good chunk of my life, I can confirm that they spared no expense.
Each rooms has a fridge, at least a spa style bathroom, and a lounger to lay out on, with a flat screen tv and in room Ipad.
While the Ipad is a bit gimmicky, it’s a nice touch to be able to see where things are in the campus, and for events, it could be a great way for guests to have messages and reminders automatically sent to their rooms.
The staff was gracious and helpful, while not being overly talkative.
The beds were amazingly comfortable, and I didn’t want to leave in the morning!
Being right on campus is great as well, and the surrounding area is gorgeous. It’s like staying at Hogwarts.
The food is fantastic, and I can’t wait to come back and stay again!

Completely renovated in the past year, the Morris Inn is now a beautiful, updated, welcoming hotel on Notre Dame’s campus. The beds are so effing comfortable that I contemplated skipping breakfast to continue sleeping in. I ALMOST SKIPPED BREAKFAST. If you know me, that is a pretty serious statement. My second favorite part is the giant shower. Standing under the waterfall shower head was such a delight. That sounds a little weird, but it’s true. The room is comfortable, the views of campus are very pretty, even the hotel carpet is fancy without the usual gaudiness.
Morris Inn staff is so genuinely sweet and accommodating that it affects your mood. You find yourself smiling at strangers, holding open doors, and enjoying the entire experience of being here. It’s like a Disney movie, it really is. I wanted to stay here forever because of the cloud of happiness that permeates MI.

The Morris Inn was the last stop on my weekend adventure to Notre Dame for the 9^th annual Edith Stein Project conference. After a long day of philosophical panels and presentations, the conference organizers and friends met at Notre Dame’s on-​campus inn for university visitors.
The lobby is elegantly appointed, and has the feel of a recently renovated space. The furniture was striking, in shades of blue and gold. The Morris Inn restaurant Sorin was a pleasant place for drinks and dessert.
Unfortunately, some members of the group were under twenty one, and it was a pain to have to reorganize the restaurant’s furniture in the overly-​lit entryway portion of the restaurant. I thought the rule was a tad on the absurd side, but I was forced to comply, as Notre Dame in February is covered with two feet of snow, and it wasn’t worth my safety to relocate to a more accommodating bar in South Bend. See my review of Sorin for my take on the bar experience.

I had the pleasure of staying at the Morris Inn for a conference last week. I have stayed at other campus hotels for conferences, so my expectations were not set too high. Upon check-​in my expectations were blown away! I was greeted by a very friendly and warm bell hop asking if I needed help with my luggage. I politely declined and proceeded to check-​in. The process was very smooth and efficient. I had my room key and was off in less than 2 minutes.
Upon entering my room I quickly discovered that this was no ordinary campus hotel room. This was more along the lines of a Westin property. Each room has a complimentary iPad for the guest to use. Upon start up the iPad was customized to welcome me personally. There was information on the hotel as well as things to do in the area and restaurants to eat at. The room was nicely decorated and each had a fairly large flat screen TV in the room. There is complimentary WiFi for each guest which covers pretty much the entire campus. There are snacks available in the room and I must admit the prices were fairly reasonable!
The bathrooms were very nice! The showers are spacious! The only complaint I would have is that since each shower had glass doors there is a small gap between the door and the fixed pane of glass. It was just enough to allow the shower water to splash through, so if you do not put anything on the floor you will be greeted with a nice sized puddle upon exiting the shower!
My only complaint is the valet parking. I know they will tell you that there is free parking just a short 5 minute walk from the hotel, but there is more than enough parking for the hotel guests in the parking lot right next to the property. From what I could see there was no reason to make this parking lot valet other than making more money off of their guests. Coming from the Chicago area $ 15 was very reasonable, I equate valet parking with limited availability in parking… I did not see that here.
If you are visiting Notre Dame and need a nice place to stay close to campus this place is awesome! However, I would have given this property 4.5 stars if Unilocal would provide that option due to the unnecessary valet parking.

not sure why everyone is hating on the morris. it’s a great place with quaint rooms. the tvs are excellent and have around 7,000 channels.
plus, the bar, leahy’s and restaurant, sporin’s, are excellent.
stop hating, people.

Pretty nice for a hotel … in 1955. Small rooms and small beds and something quaint.
The bar down stairs in adequate and the food is well above average.