All suite hotel 20 minutes from downtown with free breakfast 5 minutes to i 90 cresthill suites syracuse is a 5 minute drive from i 90 which connects new yorks major cities the hotel is under a 20 minute drive from syracuse university and from the bars restaurants and shops of historic armory square in downtown syracuse erie canal history if you want to learn about the history of the erie canal the museum is a 15 minute drive and its a 20 minute drive to see the 700 plus animals at rosa