Student Enjoying Impromptu Nap in the Stacks

10. 1st Floor, Stimson Hall

On the first floor of Central Campus’ Stimson Hall there lies a faint, ugly gray couch that is accompanied by four soft yet heavily worn, multicolored pillows. An ideal spot for a quick breather.

9. Willard Straight Browsing Library

Upon entering Willard Straight Hall from Ho Plaza, you’ll find the reading room on your left. The room is grand, with portal-forming windows, computer and seating alcoves and two couches on the left side of the room ideal for napping. Perfect for a late afternoon rest while the piano player acts a lullaby.

8. The Arts Quad and The Slope

On warm, clear days during the school year, soak up the sun while napping on the Arts Quad or Libe Slope. Arrange yourself next to an oak and happily pass out on the grass as Frisbees fly over your head.

7. 3rd Floor, Duffield Hall

Venture to the 3rd floor of Duffield Hall, and you will find a quaint seating area, ideal for multiple nappers. Within the seating area lies a few ruby red chairs and two distinctly gray sofas accompanied by matching wood-top tables, optimal for use as footrests. The couches are great for quick, midday refreshers before returning to hitting the books. The space is cozy, as the view, interior light and noise from the sizable atrium next door is minimal.

6. The Cocktail Lounge, Uris Library

Buried within Uris Library is the ever-popular Cocktail Lounge. Within it are numerous study junkies who often sprawl out on the round chairs that can be easily combined for a better nap. Each set of chairs is located within a smaller bay of the Cocktail Lounge — good for avoiding people traffic. Great for a late night nap when pulling an all-nighter.

5. Statler Student Lounge, Statler Hall

A personal favorite, Statler Lounge is the hangout synonymous with the seasoned Hotelie. Located in the bottom floor of Statler Hall, it has plenty of cloth chairs and loveseats that are popular amongst spontaneous nappers looking for immediate rest from working on all-night group projects or homework. Don’t look to sleep for hours, but it is a convenient location that will provide you with much needed rest. The carpeted floor is also a surprisingly popular napping location before evening exams, although their comfort is questionable.

4. 3rd and 4th Floor, Mann Library

On the 3rd and 4th floor of Mann Library’s neo-modern interior, small alcoves in the building’s corners sport upholstered chairs, tables and a couch. The alcove provides separation from the general study areas and book stacks, along with great views. Put everything together, and you have one great nap spot within the Ag Quad

3. Kinkeldy Room, Uris Library

Hidden within Uris Library lies the Kinkeldy Room, a white reading space featuring a multitude of desks and three lone, brown-leather Pembroke chairs and ottomans. With large rolled arms and a brass nail-headed trim, these chairs are simply enchanting. Positioned in front of individual, oval-shaped windows, each chair has serene views of West Campus. Ideal for easily woken power nappers, these chairs are plush with plenty of room for your arms and for midrange, upright, reclining.

2. A.D. White Library, Uris Library

A classic. Two leather vinyl couches occupy the entrance wing of the Andrew Dickson White Library within Uris Library. Ideal for long resting naps, A.D. White’s sofas are nestled in front of two square windows and divided by a magnificent red fireplace. The library is deafly silent, as stone statues and centuries-old portraits surround you with a Harry Potter-like ambiance. The couches are only about five feet wide but are ideally placed behind two broad furnaces that provide ample foot space as you are lulled into sleep by the encapsulating views of West Campus and the Gothics.

1. 5th Floor, Johnson Museum 
 


Simply perfection. Within Cornell’s Johnson Museum lies the greatest nap location in Ithaca. It is simply known as “The Spot.” “The Spot” is one lone gray suede couch on the 5th Floor of the museum within the Asian Art Permanent Collection. Although frequent visitors and security personnel will likely hover over you as you ‘Zzzzz’, this couch is ideal for long, rejuvenating naps. The mix of incredible views of the Ithaca skyline (including Cayuga Lake, Downtown Ithaca and West Campus) coupled with the sumptuous console of the sofa, makes this Cornell napping location truly “The Spot.”