Kent State University, Kent Campus:
https://www.kent.edu
Dinning options for lunch on campus:
https://www.kent.edu/dining
Starbucks Coffee, first floor of the university library (the tallest building)
Hotels:
Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center at Kent Downtown
group code: KSUSTAR (for a flat rate of 139$ per night)
deadline for reservation is July 11.
https://kentstatehotel.com
Or a direct link to the group-rate reservation:
KSUSTAR meeting group reservation link
Hampton Inn by Hilton:
SR-43&I-76 intersection, probably need a car.
Bus#90 stop in the front of hotel to/from Kent Student Center and Downtown,
Bus time is about 10 minutes. Student Center is two buildings away from Physics.
Downtown bus station is right outside KSU gate toward downtown.
It is a busy SR-43 toward I-76 (caution if use bus when going from Kent to hotel).
group code: LHHKSS (for a flat rate of 120$ per night)
Deadline is July 10.
https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/cakkthx-hampton-kent-akron-area/
Holiday Inn Express at Kent
https://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/kent/cakkn/hoteldetail
Downtown Kent (restaurants, shopping and events)
https://mainstreetkent.org
A list of the restaurants outside (within 1/2 hour) of Kent Downtown we have been to:
the most fun place on the earth (Kent anyway):
Mike's Place (see Leszek)
A sushi takeout in a strip mall, what can be worse?
Its Omakase is one of the best and budget friendly:
Phoenix Express in Stow
Indian Restaurants:
The Spice Delight
Blu Basil (Hudson)
Saffron Patch in the Valley (Akron)
A little bit further north, authentic upscale Chinese restaurant,
even if you are from Beijing, you will not be disappointed at
their Peking Duck:
Lao Sze Chuan
Need to go further south for Amish country, but this huge restaurant
gives you a flavor of it close to Kent:
Hartville Kitchen
BBQ place gets 4.9 ratings by 500+ google users
A stational foodtruck (hut) for ordering and a train-car turned smokehouse
on a corner lot
Joe's BBQ
Thai Food Truck (owner is also a private chef):
Fifth Flavor
Another Thai:
Lemongrass Grill (Munroe Falls)
Good pubs and restuarants with water view:
The River Merchant (river front)
Burntwood Tavern (Cuyahoga Falls river front)
The Lake House (10 minutes north of campus)
Steakhouses:
Rosewood Grill (Hudson)
Alexander Pierce Restaurant (Akron)
Italian:
Bistro on Main
Local favorite Chinese restaurant:
China City
The Blue Door Cafe & Bakery (French),
small and popular place for breakfast
(kind of far from Kent for breakfast, but also serve dinner TFSS)
Finally, Boba tea shops (my daughter likes those teas):
Cha Li Tea Shop
Lu Cha (Stow)
HA!Tea
Ming's Bubble Tea (Kent)
