Sophisticated ithaca hotel on cornell university campus 10 minutes to ithaca at the statler hotel youll be right on the campus of cornell university in the lush finger lakes countryside its a 10 minute drive to downtown ithaca and the hotels free shuttle service will get you from the airport and bus station in less than 15 minutes lake and wine trail before swimming or boating on scenic cayuga lake you can check out ithacas bustling shops and cafs its a 25 minute drive to spectacular