Owned by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the beautiful Carolina Inn is a full-service, historic hotel built in 1924. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the AAA Four-Diamond hotel is a Chapel Hill landmark. With over 12,000 square feet of meeting space, ballrooms, and parlors, the Carolina Inn is a long-time favorite of Chapel Hill residents and alumni for grand and intimate occasions. Executive Chef Brian Stapleton continues the Inn's tradition of culinary excellence in the Mobil Four-Star Crossroads Restaurant, which offers contemporary american cuisine with a southern influence. Each guestroom is equipped with working desks, dataports, two telephone lines, voice mail, individual climate control, complimentary USA Today delivered to guestrooms Monday - Friday, On Command movies, Nintendo, WebTV, electronic locks, express check in/out service, coffee maker, hair dryer, iron and board, and warm chocolate chip cookies upon arrival. Additionally, the hotel offers dry cleaning, self and valet parking, concierge, a gift shop, and room service.
Amenities Description
Hairdryers Available; Meeting/Banquet Facilities; Free Newspaper; Room Service; Safe Deposit Box; Television with Cable
Location Description
The Carolina Inn is centrally located in downtown Chapel Hill, 18 miles west of the RDU Airport. Situated on the corner of Cameron Avenue and S. Columbia Streets, the hotel is within walking distance of the UNC Chapel Hill campus, town center, and the Morehead Planetarium, PlayMakers Repertory Theater, Kenan Stadium, and Ackland Art Museum.Downtown 1 BLK.
Horace Williams Private Airport 8 BLK.
Raleigh Durham Intl Airport 12 MI, E.
University of North Carolina 1 BLK.
Directions
From the North - Take I-85-US 15 to 501 South. Take 510 South to Franklin St. and after three and a half miles make a left onto Columbia St. The hotel will be one and a half blocks down.
From NC 86 South - NC 86 South becomes Columbia St. at the corner of town.
The hotel will be one and a half blocks down Columbia St.
From the South - Take US 15 to 501 North. 501 North to NC 86 North which becomes Columbia St. The hotel will be one and a half blocks on the left after reaching UNC Campus.
From the East - Take I-40 West to Exit 273 B to NC 54 West. Follow NC 54 West for four miles becoming Raleigh Rd. Make a right onto Columbia St. and the hotel is the first block on the left.
From the West - Take I-40 East to the NC 86 Exit. Make a right after exiting onto Airport Rd. At the center of town the road changes to Columbia St. The hotel will be one and a half blocks ahead.
From Raleigh Durham International Airport - Take I-40 West and follow the From the East directions.
Attractions
Duke University Medical Ctr. - 0.0 Miles N.
Durham Regional Medical Ctr. - 0.0 Miles N.
Smith Center - 0.0 Miles N.
V.A. Medical Center - 0.0 Miles N.
