Hotels in Charlotte
The massive 700-room Westin Charlotte, 601 S. College St. (tel. 704/375-2600; www.starwood.com/westin) lies in a prime location uptown in the financial district near the Convention Center and the Bank of America Stadium (home of the Carolina Panthers); look for weekend bargains.
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Hilton Garden Inn Charlotte Uptown
Often one of the least expensive options in the pedestrian-friendly Uptown area, this Hilton Garden in has some niceties that its neighbors don't. These include comfortable beds (they all can be adjusted to be firmer or softer, depending on tastes), free Wi-Fi, good-sized rooms with…$Uptown - Hotel
The Ballantyne Hotel and Lodge
Though it opened only in 1997, the 18-hole, par 71 golf course at the Ballantyne Resort quickly established itself as one of the best in the Carolinas. You could say the same for the resort, which has the patrician air of a long-established gentleman’s club and every luxury that golf…$$$Ballantyne - Hotel
The Dunhill Hotel
A sepia-toned beaut, this is the oldest hotel in Charlotte, having opened just two months after the stock market crash of 1929. Thankfully, somehow it survived. At ten stories, it once towered over the city, but today it's hemmed in by soaring glass and steel on all sides. That…$$Uptown - B&B
The Morehead Inn
Weddings take place here. Lots of them. I mention this off the bat because it says a lot about this 1917 inn's romantic ambiance. The floors are burnished wood except where they’re covered by fine oriental rugs; the furniture will be older than you are but it's polished to a fine…$$Dilworth
